Hawaii Science Journal

"Is consciousness controlled deep in the brain?" Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 07 April 2025, 2027 UTC. Content and Source:  https;//www.scientificamerican.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). Please check slider at bottom of post to realign or center this article.   April 7, 2025 —A new way to predict solar flares, the origin of consciousness in deep brain regions, and crucial weather satellites are not being maintained.   — Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor TODAY'S NEWS A global mosaic, captured by the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-21 satellite, created from overhead swaths over 24 hours between Dec. 5 and Dec. 6, 2022. NOAA STAR VIIRS SDR team Amid Trump's cuts to budgets and personnel, NOAA announced it will  stop maintenance on the Joint Polar Satel...

"New method lets scientists 'cut and paste' inside proteins." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 07 April 2025, 1531 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.science.org. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com)).   Brought to you by NOMIS &  Science  Young Explorer Award  View this email in your browser 7 April 2025 Today’s  The Life Academic  takes a look at the winners of this year’s Breakthrough Prizes. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including a heart monitor inspired by a sea creature and a way to help decide how to save insects. Chemical Biology    |   Science New method lets scientists ‘cut and paste’ inside proteins Thanks to advances in gene editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9, it has become easier than ever for sc...