Scientists Sequence of the Naked Mole Rat, a Cancer Resistant Rodent
The naked mole rat isn’t a particularly handsome devil, but there’s more to life than being pretty–like living ten times longer than other mammals your size, withstanding extremely harsh conditions without breaking a sweat, or beating cancer. The naked mole rat does all of these things without really trying, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that British researchers are sequencing the un-cuddly rodent’s genome looking for clues to its longevity and fortitude. Read more here
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Naveen Jain is a Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Technology Pioneer. Naveen is founder of Moon Express, Intelius and InfoSpace. Naveen is a Trustee of the Board at the X PRIZE Foundation where he is focused on finding entrepreneurial solutions to address the global challenges in education, poverty, agriculture, health, and clean water. He is a Trustee of the Board of at Singularity University, an interdisciplinary university whose mission is to educate and inspire leaders to address humanity’s grand challenges through innovative technologies. Naveen serves as a Director on the Board of Flow Mobile, a company dedicated to bringing innovative mobile broadband service to under-served and un-served rural towns across the country. He is a member of Pacific Council on International Policy. Naveen Jain has been awarded many honors for his entrepreneurial successes and leadership skills including “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, “Albert Einstein Technology Medal” for pioneers in technology, “Top 20 Entrepreneurs” by Red Herring, “Six People Who Will Change the Internet” by Information Week.