Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tiên tiến Hàn Quốc (KAIST): Thay vì tiêu diệt các tế bào ung thư như các phương pháp truyền thống, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra cách “dạy” chúng trở lại trạng thái bình thường.

 

TÁI CẤU TRÚC TẾ BÀO Ung Thư THÀNH TẾ BÀO BÌNH THƯỜNG?

Một bước tiến cực kỳ hứa hẹn trong nghiên cứu y học đến từ Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tiên tiến Hàn Quốc (KAIST): Thay vì tiêu diệt các tế bào ung thư như các phương pháp truyền thống, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra cách “dạy” chúng trở lại trạng thái bình thường.

Những điểm chính từ nghiên cứu:

Công nghệ BENEIN: Đội ngũ nghiên cứu phát triển mô hình tính toán phân tích dữ liệu di truyền đơn bào để tìm ra các "công tắc" điều khiển bản chất tế bào.

3 "Chìa khóa" phân tử: Việc ức chế đồng thời 3 yếu tố MYB, HDAC2 và FOXA2 đã giúp tế bào ung thư đại trực tràng tái định hình, chuyển thành các tế bào ruột bình thường, không còn tính ác tính.

Đã được xác minh: Thử nghiệm thành công trên cả tế bào phòng thí nghiệm (in vitro) và mô hình động vật (in vivo).

Ý nghĩa:

Phương pháp "Liệu pháp đảo ngược ung thư" mở ra một hướng đi hoàn toàn mới cho tương lai: Thay vì dùng hóa trị hay xạ trị để tiêu diệt (vốn dễ gây tác dụng phụ), y học có thể điều chỉnh mã di truyền để điều hướng tế bào ung thư trở về trạng thái lành tính.

Nghiên cứu hiện ở giai đoạn tiền lâm sàng và đang tiếp tục được mở rộng.

The Sanborn Hybrid 3 project in Kern County, California, is a massive 1.42 GW solar-and-battery facility being developed by Terra-Gen. It is expected to begin commercial operation by December 2026 and connect to the California grid.

 

The Sanborn Hybrid 3 project in Kern County, California, is a massive 1.42 GW solar-and-battery facility being developed by Terra-Gen. It is expected to begin commercial operation by December 2026 and connect to the California grid.

The project will have about 1,400 MW of grid injection capacity, connecting to the regional transmission system through the 500-kV Windhub Substation. Its solar generation will be paired with large-scale battery storage to provide electricity when demand rises.

Sanborn Hybrid 3 could require roughly 2.5–3 million solar panels, although the final number may change as construction progresses. The facility is being developed alongside existing renewable-energy infrastructure in Kern County's high-desert region.

The batteries will store excess solar electricity during the day and release it during California's evening peak-demand hours. Once operational, the project will become one of the largest new renewable-energy additions to California's grid in 2026.

Sources:
U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA
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Launch of Starship 14 on September 28, 2026

 

SpaceX Starship Flight 14 - Launch

Launch Window: September 28th from 07:15 to 08:30 CDT (12:15-13:30 UTC)

Mission: Starship launch of 26 Starlink v3 satellites into low-Earth orbit

Launch location: Pad 2, Starbase, Earth.

Target orbit: Low-Earth Orbit (LEO); 275km circular, 32º inclination orbit

Booster: B21-1

Ship: S41-1

Booster recovery: Splashdown off the Gulf Coast of Texas

Ship recovery: Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile

Rocket trajectory: Southeast passing between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula

Payload mass: Between 44 and 52 metric tons, depending on the exact mass of Starlink v3 satellites.

Stats:

- SpaceX's 722nd launch overall.

- SpaceX's 113th launch this year.

- SpaceX's 8th and last launch of this month.

- Earth's 233rd orbital launch of the year.

- Starship's 14th launch and 1st orbital flight.

- Starship's 3rd launch from Pad 2 at Starbase.

- SpaceX's 423rd launch dedicated to Starlink and the 1st Group 31 mission.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde, at the foot of the famous avenue.

 

For one afternoon, the Champs-Élysées became a church.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde, at the foot of the famous avenue. The crowd, estimated at 700,000 by the Vatican, stretched all the way back to the Arc de Triomphe and beyond. Giant screens were set up between the trees so everyone could follow.

The stage alone was huge: 164 by 98 feet (50 by 30 meters), raised 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground, under a golden cross 13 feet (4 meters) tall. Behind the altar, a giant rose window design echoed the stained glass of Paris's Gothic churches.

The numbers behind the scenes were just as big. About 12,000 volunteers helped run the day, and around 500,000 communion wafers were prepared.

The Mass was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The first American pope gave his homily in French. He spoke about the thirst for meaning that lives in every heart, and warned that material things can never fully satisfy it.

The setting made the moment even stronger. The Place de la Concorde is where King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were guillotined during the French Revolution. Its centerpiece, the Luxor Obelisk, is more than 3,000 years old. This time, it stood above a sea of people singing hymns.

Forever Paris

Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession 27 September in the Marian shrine of Lourdes

 

Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession 27 September in the Marian shrine of Lourdes, saying that he had come as "a pilgrim among pilgrims."

Photos: OSV News/Reuters

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Princess Nobuko (widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa) has become the first baptized Catholic to head her own independent branch within Japan’s Imperial Family.

 

In a quiet but significant milestone for the world’s oldest continuous monarchy, Princess Nobuko (widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa) has become the first baptized Catholic to head her own independent branch within Japan’s Imperial Family.

On September 30, 2025, Japan’s Imperial House Economy Council approved the establishment of a new imperial house under Princess Nobuko, granting her formal standing, an independent residence, and budget — the first such creation since 1990.

Born in 1955 into the prominent Catholic Asō family (sister of former Prime Minister Tarō Asō), she was baptized as a child and raised in the faith.

This marks a historic moment in a nation where Catholics make up less than 1% of the population, yet the faith has deep roots dating back to St. Francis Xavier’s missionary work in the 16th century and the heroic “Hidden Christians” who preserved it through centuries of persecution.

Princess Nobuko’s quiet witness brings a Catholic presence to the heart of Japanese tradition, reminding us of the universal call of Christ that reaches every culture and corner of the world.

What a beautiful sign of hope! Do you see this as an opportunity for greater dialogue between faith and Japanese culture? Share your thoughts below.

#japan #catholic #princess #catholicfaith #catholicchurch #FaithInAction

EV with more than 62,000 miles on the odometer may still have a battery far from the "end of its life." Some vehicles in this dataset were still retaining roughly 92% to 97% of their original capacity.

 

A lot of people assume EV batteries lose a large amount of capacity quickly, and that buying a used EV automatically means getting a worn-out battery.

Real-world data tells a different story.

An analysis by Swedish used-car platform Carla included 9,953 EV battery tests conducted between 2022 and 2026, using diagnostics from AVILOO, a company specializing in battery health testing.

The striking result? 94% of the vehicles tested still had more than 90% battery health, while more than half retained at least 95%. Only 13 vehicles out of nearly 10,000 tests recorded battery health below 80%.

Looking specifically at EVs that had traveled more than 100,000 km (62,000 miles), the published results for 20 models ranged from roughly 91.8% to 97.3% of their original capacity.

Some of the results included:

Kia e-Niro: 97.25%

Hyundai Kona Electric: 97.18%

Kia EV6: 95.95%

Volvo XC40 Recharge: 94.70%

Polestar 2: 94.35%

Tesla Model 3 LFP: 93.34%

Volkswagen ID.3: 91.79%

Put simply, an EV with more than 62,000 miles on the odometer may still have a battery far from the "end of its life." Some vehicles in this dataset were still retaining roughly 92% to 97% of their original capacity.

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