First Missing US Scientist Found Dead A Year After Vanishing — Unsettling Discovery Circumstances Here

First Missing US Scientist Found Dead A Year After Vanishing — Unsettling Discovery Circumstances Here

The saga surrounding the cluster of US scientists, engineers, and lab-adjacent workers who’ve either gone missing or turned up dead in recent years just took yet another unsettling turn. Authorities in New Mexico have confirmed that human remains discovered by a hiker in the rugged terrain of Carson National Forest belong to Melissa Casias, a…

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Crypto treasuries and blockchain are paving the way for decentralized science

Crypto treasuries and blockchain are paving the way for decentralized science

Crypto treasury companies and blockchain technology are creating alternative pathways to fund early-stage scientific and medical research. Biomedical and scientific companies are turning to blockchain technology and crypto treasury strategies to fund research, overhauling traditional capital formation and research funding structures that can delay life-saving cures by decades. Portage Biotech, a biomedical technology company, pivoted…

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Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Crypto-funded DeSci group HydraDAO said its researchers restored mobility in rats with severed spines within five days using a novel PEG-chitosan compound. Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) HydraDAO claims that its researchers were able to use a novel technique to repair severed spines in rats. In a May 5 X post, decentralized science (DeSci) project HydraDAO…

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