{"id":3150,"date":"2026-07-05T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/?p=3150"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:07:50","slug":"links-for-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/?p=3150","title":{"rendered":"Links for July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/local\/hamilton\/article\/a-new-therapeutic-approach-developed-by-mcmaster-researchers-could-help-prevent-brain-cancer-heres-how\/\">A new therapeutic approach developed by McMaster researchers could help prevent brain cancer.<\/a>  Targets inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2), one of two enzymes researchers say is \u201cvital\u201d to metastases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"link-7c8e949c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/06\/us\/research-universities-fewer-phds-science.html\">Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a \u2018Generation of New Talent&#8217;. Some of the nation\u2019s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.<\/a><br>25% decline in PhD science students over the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"link-7c8e949c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/archaeology\/2026-07-03\/ty-article-magazine\/new-theory-of-smallest-human-not-a-hunter-but-eater-of-lizard-leftovers\/0000019f-22df-d4c2-abbf-36ff9da20000\">New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, But Eater of Lizard Leftovers<\/a>.<br>Homo floresiensis had been on Flores for at least 700,000 years and apparently over 1.2 million, did not have fire.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/discover\/homo-luzonensis-small-ancient-human-species-philippines.html\"><em>Homo luzonensis<\/em>: A small, ancient human species from the Philippines<\/a>.  <br><em>Homo luzonensis<\/em>, discovered on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Just 13 fossils of this ancient human species have been found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" \" id=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/oss\/article\/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition\/injections-mots-c-can-make-you-live-longer-if-you-are-mouse\">Injections of \u2018MOTS-c\u2019 Can Make You Live Longer. If You Are a Mouse.  Discovery may become a springboard for developing drugs with a potential effect on aging and longevity.<\/a><br>Results were unclear: <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7817689\">MOTS-c is an exercise-induced mitochondrial-encoded regulator of age-dependent physical decline and muscle homeostasis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" \" id=\"page-title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"230\" class=\"wp-image-3157\" style=\"width: 550px;\" src=\"http:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/41467_2020_20790_Fig4_HTML.m.jpeg\" alt=\"Lifespan curve; P\u2009=\u20090.05 until 31.8 months of age. Overall curve trended towards increased median and maximum lifespan (P\u2009=\u20090.23). Data expressed as mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SEM. Log-rank (Mantel\u2013Cox) test was used \" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/41467_2020_20790_Fig4_HTML.m.jpeg 658w, https:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/41467_2020_20790_Fig4_HTML.m-300x125.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" \" id=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therevelator.org\/why-ocean-cleanup-has-not-solved-plastic-pollution\/\">Why &#8216;The Ocean Cleanup&#8217; Hasn\u2019t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis<\/a><br>The Ocean Cleanup: 117.3 million pounds of waste at $72 million<br>Ocean Conservancy\u2019s International Coastal Cleanup: 400 million pounds waste at $6 million (volunteers at beaches)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosbiology\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pbio.3003052\">The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer.<\/a>  The growing awareness of epigenetic changes in cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/when-we-fight-we-win-why-i-am-suing-northwestern-university-and-the-us-government\/\">When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University\u2014and the US Government. Steven W. Thrasher on the Fight For Academic Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_Set_Radio\"><em>Jet Set Radio<\/em> game<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MindRover\"><em>MindRover<\/em> game<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roger Lootine, RIP.  I remember his cartoons at Fremd, he continued with it and was a cartoonist. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lambiek.net\/artists\/l\/lootine_r.htm\">Link to info about his career in MN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qilin\">qilin (English: \/t\u0283i\u02c8l\u026an\/ <em>chee-LIN<\/em>) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blakesnow.com\/the-greatest-college-application-essay-ever\/\">The greatest college application essay ever<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new therapeutic approach developed by McMaster researchers could help prevent brain cancer. Targets inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2), one of two enzymes researchers say is \u201cvital\u201d to metastases. Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a \u2018Generation of New Talent&#8217;. 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