Okay, so maybe there is nothing to the recent observation that a Pathfinder photo of a Martian rock has strange tube-like structures that could be fossils. But one of these days, one of these stories about life in the universe is going to be right. And then everybody who DIDN’T get all excited is going to feel pretty silly, aren’t they?

Plus lots of other stories and GEEKOUT. 

News stories discussed:

Incredible 'Hypatia' Stone Contains Compounds Not Found in the Solar System

You’re Descended from Royalty and So Is Everybody Else

Curiosity Rover Spots Weird Tube-Like Structures on Mars

The World Needs More Scientists: How We Can Train Millions in Virtual Labs

A crowdfunding platform aims to solve the puzzle of aging

The First Mind-Controlled VR Game Will Hit Arcades in 2018

Pulse 47: CRISPR Made Spectacular Advances in 2017, More to Come in 2018

GEEKOUT: 

NAD+ update.  

Also:

Engadget’s picture of a 50 qubit quantum computer looks steampunk awesome: 

https://goo.gl/zDKKUS

WT 393-705