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Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official data published Friday.
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Coronavirus Is Bad. Comparing It to the Flu Is Worse
The whataboutism of infectious disease is as dangerous as it is hackneyed.
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Apple får millionbøde for at gøre iPhones langsommere
Apple erkendte i 2017 at have gjort iPhones langsommere – det skulle forlænge deres levetid.
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A Device That 'Prints' New Skin Right Onto Burns Just Passed Another Animal Trial
Like a tape dispenser for wounds.
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Landmark Relic of Silent Film Hauntingly Upscaled to 4K by Artificial Intelligence
You're waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away.
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2020 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #6
A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Feb 2, 2020 through Sat, Feb 8, 2020 Editor's Pick New Report Details How Fossil Fuel Industry's Climate Destruction Also Exacerbates Human Rights Abuses "Even in the face of the clearest scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels is literally setting the planet on fire, t
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Infographic : Brain Aneurysm
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Why Don't People Care That Men Don't Choose Caregiving Professions?
People attribute the lack of women in STEM fields to external factors but attribute the lack of men in helping professions to internal ones — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Why Don't People Care That Men Don't Choose Caregiving Professions?
People attribute the lack of women in STEM fields to external factors but attribute the lack of men in helping professions to internal ones — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Trump Points His Finger, and a Life Is Ruined
Trump Vindman Sondland
In 2018, Donald Trump waited to move against Attorney General Jeff Sessions until the day after the midterm elections—but he didn't wait a day longer than that. No sooner were the elections over than Trump dismissed Sessions, who had upset the president by recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Sessions, Trump believed, was "supposed to protect" him. The first senator to endorse Trump's
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Antarctica Sets Record High Temperature: 64.9 Degrees
"This is the foreshadowing of what is to come," a researcher said. "It's exactly in line of what we've been seeing for decades."
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UBTECH shows off its upgraded Walker robot at CES 2020
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Apple pushes recycling of iPhone with 'Daisy' robot
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Depopulation Dividend for a Shrinking Japan (12 months old)
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Spacecraft will take first-ever images of Sun's elusive poles
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Jair Bolsonaro pressed forward with a "dream" initiative sending a bill to the Brazilian Congress that would open indigenous reserves in the Amazon and elsewhere to development, including commercial mining, oil and gas exploration, cattle ranching and agribusiness
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I'm currently writing an essay about automation and I'm looking for sources to use
Hello Reddit, I'm not going to bore you with the details, but I'm currently writing a project about how the rise of automation will affect the future of employment. I'm looking for sources that I can use and in particular, sources that: Give predictions about automation's effect on specific industries, give examples of automation that have already taken place and sources that oppose the view that
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~ a layer of living algae on the fabric of garments that absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen, turning the carbon into sugar. One large T-shirt – nearly a square metre of material – generates about as much oxygen as a six-year-old oak tree ~
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How To Make Aerogel
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We Could Soon Turn Any Blood Type Into Universal Donor Blood
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Molecular 'switch' reverses chronic inflammation and aging
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In 2019 solar and wind power generation beat coal in Europe and continues to grow
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This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 8)
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Tesla Remotely Removes Autopilot Features From Customer's Used Tesla Without Any Notice
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NASA brings Voyager 2 fully back online, 11.5 billion miles from Earth
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Spacecraft will take first-ever images of Sun's elusive poles
Nature, Published online: 08 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00365-1 European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will contribute to a 'golden age' of solar science.
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Coronavirus: Brazil evacuates 34 nationals from Wuhan
Group will be held in quarantine on an airbase in the mid-western state of Goiás Brazilian nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the city at the centre of the coronavirus crisis, will land shortly in national territory and will be taken to an airforce base where they will be quarantined for 18 days. The rescue comes after a video plea made to the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro last week. One of tho
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Compassion meditation can increase optimism towards a transgressor, according to a new psychology study
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Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it's introduced
An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Wisconsin to Maine might be successful because it's not a fussy eater, according to biologists. The rusty crayfish is native to Ohio but is thriving as far away as Canada.
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Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options
Scientists are working to gain a better understand of the growing number of worldwide patented innovations available for gene therapy treatment.
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Linguistics: The pronunciation paradox
Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves despite years of practice. A new study of shows that everyone believes their own pronunciation to be best.
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Where's Xi? China's Leader Commands Coronavirus Fight From Safe Heights
Xi Jinping has backed out of the spotlight as the country faces its worst crisis in years, reflecting the political risks he faces if efforts to contain the virus fail.
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VIDEO Kold, mørk og våd vinter: Men du bliver ikke forkølet af kulden
Det er ikke selve kulden, men virus, der gør dig syg.
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Fast screening for potential new catalysts
The success of the energy transition depends significantly on efficient electrocatalysts, for instance for fuel cells or the reduction of CO2. Special alloys made from five or more elements are promising candidates. A team of researchers has developed a concept in order to quickly screen an abundance of possible element combinations to identify which are worth optimizing.
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Flipped Truck Stalls Parker's Crew | Gold Rush
After a flipped truck stalls their progress, Parker is forced to shut down a plant for the day. Stream Full Episodes of Gold Rush: https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/gold-rush/ Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldRush/ https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gold_Rush https://twitter.com/Dis
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DARPA Is Using Gamers' Brain Waves to Train Robot Swarms
High Stakes A team of artificial intelligence researchers at the University at Buffalo plans to study the brain waves and eye movements of around 25 people, Digital Trends reports , while they play a video game. They'll then use the information they glean from the gamers to build an advanced AI — so that it can then coordinate the actions of entire fleets of autonomous military robots. Play On Th
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Madonna in full meltdown a moment to be cherished | Rebecca Nicholson
The Palladium paid a ripe price for bringing down the curtain on her show Madonna's Madame X era is the gift that keeps on giving. On Wednesday night, her residency at the London Palladium descended into the kind of chaos that turned it into one of those gigs you can only have dreamed of being at, like Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival or the Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall
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Forced responses: Feb 2020
This month's open thread on climate solutions.
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This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 8)
GENE EDITING CRISPR'd Cells Show Promise in First US Human Safety Trial Megan Molteni | Wired "The highly anticipated results showed that the procedure is both safe and feasible; the CRISPR'd cells went where they were supposed to go and survived for longer than expected. They didn't cure anyone's cancer, but they didn't kill anyone, either, which means the results hold significant promise for th
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New Book Food or War Outlines How to Avoid a Soylent Green Future
Julian Cribb's sobering new book gives dire climate change warnings but also reasons for hope — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Can Avoiding Caffeine Boost Your Athletic Performance?
The ergogenic effects of caffeine on muscle strength and aerobic endurance are significant but do you have to forego your morning cup of joe for a while to really feel those — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Four rare mountain gorillas 'die in Uganda lightning strike'
The four killed by suspected electrocution include a pregnant female, a conservation group says.
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For Kid's Coughs, Swap The Over-The-Counter Syrups For Honey
For parents desperate to calm a kid's hacking cough, so the whole family can get some sleep, turns out there's evidence that a common kitchen ingredient works better than OTC medicine. (Image credit: Rachen Buosa/Getty Images/EyeEm)
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Will "deep diving" ever be possible?
This concept has many names but I've seen this one the most. Basically the ability to completely immerse in a VR environment and being able to taste, smell touch etc. Like the signals being sent directly to your brain so you can't even tell that you are in a simulation. We've seen quite a few movies about this concept and I would like to know if something like that can be made in our lifetimes. s
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As the effects of climate change become more evident, more than half of U.S. adults (56%) say climate change is the most important issue facing society today, yet 4 in 10 have not made any changes in their behavior to reduce their contribution to climate change
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Financial institutions who hold $20 trillion in assets still struggle with how to manage financial risks posed by climate change, but they continue to make strides in areas like governance and strategy around the climate change challenge
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Powerful Radio Signal From Distant Galaxy Seems To Have A Pattern
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Georgetown University has pledged to scrub out investments in fossil fuels from its nearly $2 billion endowment over the next decade. Georgetown will cease any new investments in companies whose primary business is the exploration and extraction of coal, oil and natural gas
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The ESA is upgrading the ISS's internet connection to earth to speeds of up to 50 Mbit/s for downlink and up to 2 Mbit/s for uplink
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Simple, solar-powered water desalination
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A $64 million investment in coal???
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'Contact is limited': inside the world's coronavirus quarantines – video
People who are being held in facilities in dozens of countries explain what daily life is like and their hopes for returning home soon. China's Hubei province, where the coronavirus originated from, is under lockdown to limit contagion. The death toll has risen to 724, with 86 more people dying in mainland China, according to officials. This is the highest one-day jump so far Coronavirus: two dea
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Pro-Trump Trolls Flooded the Iowa Caucus Phone Lines
Google photo sharing, Wacom tracking, and more of the week's top security news.
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India's Data Protection Bill Threatens Global Cybersecurity
Banning re-identification discourages researchers from finding weaknesses, and encourages criminals to exploit them.
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'The Witcher' Might Get Better in Season 2
The show's second season provides Netflix an opportunity to expand some characters' stories.
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A Horse Has 5 Toes, and Then It Doesn't
As a horse's hoof forms, scientists say something profound is occurring in its anatomical development.
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Ugens debat: Mere medvind til elbilerne, tak
Der har været blæst om elbiler, siden komikeren Jan Gintberg skrev et indlæg i Politiken om, hvor svært det er at være afhængig af sådan én, når man har et stort kørselsbehov. I Motorbloggen på ing.dk og i debatten blandt læserne mødte Gintberg både forståelse og kritik – det sidste for sit valg …
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How Quickly Can Iran Make a Nuclear Bomb?
With an international deal in serious jeopardy, Iran is not racing to build nuclear weapons—but its capabilities are growing — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Weekend reads: Highly cited scientist was manipulating citations; 'botched and unnecessary' operations; a flawed coronavirus study
Before we present this week's Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: the retraction of a preprint on coronavirus; a finding of … Continue reading
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US citizen first foreigner to die of coronavirus
British nationals at French ski resort diagnosed after contact with recent visitor to Singapore
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If China valued free speech, there would be no coronavirus crisis
Country could have contained spread of disease if only it had learned lessons from Sars outbreak The death of the whistleblower Chinese doctor Li Wenliang has aroused strong emotions across China. Social media is awash with posts mourning the death of a martyr who tried to raise alarm over the coronavirus but was taken into a police station instead for "spreading false rumours" and "disrupting so
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Coronavirus Presents First Test Of New Rules For Naming A Disease
To avoid giving offense or creating stigma, the WHO guidelines recommend against naming new pathogens — the emerging coronavirus, for instance — after people, places, ethnic groups, animals or foods.
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Trump's Bizarre Plan to Make Architecture Classical Again
In 1962, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then an assistant secretary at the Labor Department, prepared a memo on the use of federal office space for President John F. Kennedy. Into this document he tucked a succinct yet deeply considered set of recommendations for the design of U.S. government buildings. These "Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture" were adopted as official policy shortly thereaft
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Scientists are racing to model the next moves of a coronavirus that's still hard to predict
The challenge of constructing models to understand and slow the growth of a frightening outbreak
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The Weinstein Trial and the Lies of Due Process
On yesterday morning's episode of The New York Times 's podcast The Daily , the reporter Megan Twohey interviewed Donna Rotunno, one of the lead attorneys on Harvey Weinstein's defense team. Rotunno made an argument both striking and old: The real problem with the way Americans treat sexual-misconduct claims is that they give accusers too much power. "There is absolutely no risk for a woman to co
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Impunity Is Triumphing Over Integrity
T hree months ago , a group of obscure diplomatic and national-security professionals walked into a public spotlight that none of them ever sought. Called to testify in the congressional impeachment inquiry, they upheld their constitutional oath and told the truth, at considerable risk to themselves and their career. They displayed no signs of partisanship. They showed no prejudice as to the outc
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The Good Place Felt Bad in the End
This article includes spoilers through all four seasons of The Good Place . I did not expect, watching a candy-colored fantasy sitcom's final episode , to think of one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Yet when The Good Place 's Chidi (played by William Jackson Harper) explained to his soul mate, Eleanor (Kristen Bell), that he wanted to leave heaven and be annihilated, my mind went to strang
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What do a coyote and badger tell us about animal relations?
A zoologist explains why footage showing the two animals working together, might be more common than you think.
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How AI Is Tracking the Coronavirus Outbreak
Machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of symptoms, such as fever or breathing problems.
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16 Best Weekend Deals on Outdoor Gear, Tech Essentials, and More
Looking for sales? We've rounded up quite a few of our favorites on jackets, packs, headphones, and more.
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How to Get Your Yahoo Breach Settlement Money
If you had a Yahoo account from 2012-2016, you probably have $100 coming your way.
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Cadillac Brings Super Cruise to the New 2021 Escalade
Adding the sort of self-driving feature to the ever-popular SUV means more drivers can hit the highway, no hands needed.
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What is coronavirus and how worried should we be?
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor? Find all our coronavirus coverage here How to protect yourself from infection It is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shopped in the
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Daily briefing: Scientist banned from journal for citation abuse
Nature, Published online: 07 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00368-y One of the world's most highly cited researchers has been barred from two journals. Plus, T-shirt weather in Antarctica breaks temperature records and three ambitious projects that aim to directly detect dark matter.
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Arctic ice melt is changing ocean currents
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A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of rapid sea ice melt, a new study from NASA shows. The current is part of a delicate Arctic environment that is now flooded with fresh water, an effect of human-caused climate change.
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1987: Cowi undersøger bro over Gibraltarstrædet
En 26 km lang hængebro over strædet mellem Spanien og Marokko er teknisk mulig, men bliver næppe til noget inden år 2000, vurderede civilingeniør fra det danske ingeniørfirma i 1987.
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Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style
What is the point of debate when one side the argument is objectively true? There is none. That is, unless the incorrect arguer has the ability to influence the masses. When a relatively famous musician began spewing flat Earth views on social media, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson knew he had to jump in the ring and defend science with science. General belief systems aren't a threat, but it's
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The Shameful Final Grievance of the Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self evident." Say these words, and many Americans will be able to recite what follows: "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The opening words of the Declaration of Independence—and easily its most remembered part—are widely celebrated a
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Why Democrats shouldn't reject the GOP's climate "innovation agenda"
But they do need to keep pushing for far faster and bolder policies, too.
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A dark web tycoon pleads guilty. But how was he caught?
The FBI found Eric Marques by breaking the famed anonymity service Tor, and officials won't reveal the vulnerability they used. That has activists and lawyers concerned.
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All about the laser (and microphone) atop Mars 2020, NASA's next rover
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 20 feet (7 meters) away. It might help scientists find signs of fossilized microbial life on the Red Planet, too.
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Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record
The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and penguins.
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US Trial Shows 3 Cancer Patients Had Their Genomes Altered Safely by CRISPR
A very small first step.
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For en måned siden kendte de ikke Corona-sekvenserne – I dag kan dansk beredskab tjekke patienter på seks timer
PLUS. På blot to måneder har corona-virussen 2019-nCoV haft held med at nå rundt til langt over 20.000 mennesker, primært i Kina. Sideløbende har det danske beredskab arbejdet bag kulisserne på først og fremmest at kunne stille en tidlig diagnose.
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'Size 0' eller runde hofter? Test, om du kender kropsidealerne gennem tiden
Tynd, trænet eller fyldig? Idealer skifter og varer sjældent mere end et årti.
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Lyme disease cases may rise 92 per cent in US due to climate change
Climate change could nearly double new cases of Lyme disease by the end of the century in the US, even if the world manages to limit warming to levels agreed under the Paris climate deal
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Bubble butt eller lille 90'er mås? Derfor ændrer kropsidealer sig hele tiden
Det er din sociale klasse, der afgør, hvad du finder tiltrækkende
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The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
Hong Kong and West Berlin stand about as far apart as two cities can be. Yet for most of the second half of the 20th century, they were doppelgängers in an important way: Each was a focal point of Cold War tensions, linked by the shared stresses of being a battleground for two diametrically opposed ideologies. During the final dozen years of the last century, the unwinding of the Cold War changed
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A World Without Privacy Will Revive the Masquerade: As the growing scale of facial recognition shows, more data can always be extracted.
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The Mirror of Erised IRL. Dumbledore's warnings should be heeded.
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D.C. has chance to decriminalize 'magic' mushrooms
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Coronavirus Live Updates: An American in Wuhan Dies of the Virus
The death appeared to be the first of a U.S. citizen from the disease and prompted further questions about Beijing's handling of the outbreak.
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Locusts: global swarming
Many African farmers face ruin as a result of this year's infestations
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China's ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
Residents say they are trapped in their own homes as the country grapples with the expanding outbreak Construction workers are putting together the final touches on the Changying coronavirus isolation ward in Beijing, drilling holes in a brick wall for a heavy gate and setting up CCTV cameras trained on each of the units – small rectangular rooms with a bathroom and a window. It took a week to bu
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Albatrosser avslöjar tjuvfiskare
Albatrossen kan glidflyga långa sträckor utan ansträngning. Genom att sätta GPS-sändare på dem har en grupp franska forskare använt sig av dem för att avslöja tjuvfiskare.
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Robotar som svettas ska klara värmen
Alltfler robotar utformas så att de liknar människor, och det människoliknande i robotars konstruktion har nu tagit ytterligare ett steg: svettfunktionen har kopierats.
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Everybody vs. Pete
Tonight was Pete Buttigieg's turn to experience the unique treatment a front-runner receives during a presidential-primary debate. Buttigieg's Democratic rivals greeted the co-winner of the Iowa caucuses with a pile-on as the race shifted to New Hampshire. Multiple candidates onstage belittled his relative lack of governing experience as the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. "We have a newcome
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Why is there less snow on Scotland's mountains this year?
Enthusiasts say they have noticed a difference in conditions on the hills in recent years.
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The research centre dedicated to the science of cracks
Strathclyde University is claiming a world-first with a research centre that simulates and analyses fissures.
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Neandertals Tooled Around with Clams
Neandertals ate clams and then modified the hard shells into tools for cutting and scraping.
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High-resolution structural insights into the heliorhodopsin family [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Rhodopsins are the most abundant light-harvesting proteins. A new family of rhodopsins, heliorhodopsins (HeRs), has recently been discovered. Unlike in the known rhodopsins, in HeRs the N termini face the cytoplasm. The function of HeRs remains unknown. We present the structures of the bacterial HeR-48C12 in two states at the…
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In situ genetic engineering of tumors for long-lasting and systemic immunotherapy [Engineering]
Cancer immunotherapy has been the subject of extensive research, but highly effective and broadly applicable methods remain elusive. Moreover, a general approach to engender endogenous patient-specific cellular therapy, without the need for a priori knowledge of tumor antigen, ex vivo cellular manipulation, or cellular manufacture, could dramatically reduce costs and…
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Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity [Ecology]
When plants establish outside their native range, their ability to adapt to the new environment is influenced by both demography and dispersal. However, the relative importance of these two factors is poorly understood. To quantify the influence of demography and dispersal on patterns of genetic diversity underlying adaptation, we used…
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Structural dynamics of the human COP9 signalosome revealed by cross-linking mass spectrometry and integrative modeling [Biochemistry]
The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is an evolutionarily conserved eight-subunit (CSN1–8) protein complex that controls protein ubiquitination by deneddylating Cullin-RING E3 ligases (CRLs). The activation and function of CSN hinges on its structural dynamics, which has been challenging to decipher by conventional tools. Here, we have developed a multichemistry cross-linking mass…
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Unfolding of monomeric lipoprotein lipase by ANGPTL4: Insight into the regulation of plasma triglyceride metabolism [Medical Sciences]
The binding of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) to GPIHBP1 focuses the intravascular hydrolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins on the surface of capillary endothelial cells. This process provides essential lipid nutrients for vital tissues (e.g., heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue). Deficiencies in either LPL or GPIHBP1 impair triglyceride hydrolysis, resulting in severe…
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Connect-seq to superimpose molecular on anatomical neural circuit maps [Neuroscience]
The mouse brain contains about 75 million neurons interconnected in a vast array of neural circuits. The identities and functions of individual neuronal components of most circuits are undefined. Here we describe a method, termed "Connect-seq," which combines retrograde viral tracing and single-cell transcriptomics to uncover the molecular identities of…
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PD-1+ stemlike CD8 T cells are resident in lymphoid tissues during persistent LCMV infection [Immunology and Inflammation]
The migratory patterns of virus-specific CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection are not well understood. To address this issue, we have done parabiosis experiments during chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection of mice. We found that despite the high frequency of virus-specific CD8 T cells in both lymphoid and…
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The histone demethylase JMJD2B regulates endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition [Cell Biology]
Endothelial cells play an important role in maintenance of the vascular system and the repair after injury. Under proinflammatory conditions, endothelial cells can acquire a mesenchymal phenotype by a process named endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT), which affects the functional properties of endothelial cells. Here, we investigated the epigenetic control of EndMT….
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Understanding the genetic architecture of human retinal degenerations [Commentaries]
Overview of Inherited Retinal Degenerations Inherited retinal degenerations are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of blinding diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of the neuroretina and/or the retinal pigment epithelium. Currently, over 300 genes have been implicated in retinal degenerations (RetNet: https://sph.uth.edu/RetNet/). While mutations, or causative variants,
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The role of worldviews in the governance of sustainable mobility [Sustainability Science]
Sustainable development aims for a viable interaction between human and physical nature. However, how do we perceive the social and natural world, rationalize our behavior, and modify our ways of life? Here, we apply the idea of worldviews to cognition and rationality in transport since a transition to sustainable mobility…
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Neandertals Tooled Around with Clams
Neandertals ate clams and then modified the hard shells into tools for cutting and scraping. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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There's a Vaccine For Climate Disinformation. Here's How to Use It
Prevention is better than cure.
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This Weekend We Might See a 'Snow Supermoon'. Here's What That Means
It'll be one of the biggest full moons this year.
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The 120-year old cold case for the Grignard reaction is finally solved
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Future of transportation in 80 years?
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The feds just blessed a custom self-driving vehicle for the first time – Federal car safety agency waives rules requiring side mirrors and a windshield.
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The $3.8-trillion municipal-bond market has found a new tool in its effort to understand the effects of climate change: satellites orbiting Earth. Data and information from sources such as Google Earth could help municipal bond investors evaluate and price the risks posed from a warming climate
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NASA: Boeing Starliner test nearly ended in "catastrophic failure"
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Canadian construction company Pomerleau becomes the world's first to trial Boston Dynamics Spot on a construction site.
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The Pangolin (skældyr) Is Now a Potential Suspect in Spreading The Wuhan Coronavirus to Humans
Here's what you need to know.
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Mindfulness helps obese children lose weight
Mindfulness-based therapy may help reduce stress, appetite and body weight in children with obesity and anxiety, according to a study published in Endocrine Connections. They reported that obese children on a calorie-restricted diet alongside mindfulness therapy lose more weight and are less stressed and hungry, than children on a calorie-restricted diet alone.
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Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.Published today in IOP Publishing's Biofabrication, leading researchers define the status, challenges and opportunities in the field, and forecast the required advances in science & technology to overcome the challenges to a range of bioprinting techniques and applications.
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Major cancer institute sued by its own researchers over 'tapering' funding
Gradual drawdown of funds before 2023 closure of branch breaks their contracts, San Diego researchers assert
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New Report on 138 Coronavirus Cases Reveals Disturbing Details
A highly contagious patient, virus transmission inside a hospital and unexpected turns for the worse have emerged as part of the epidemic in China.
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Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.
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Inundated With Flu Patients, U.S. Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus
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C.D.C. and W.H.O. Offers to Help China Have Been Ignored for Weeks
Privately, Chinese doctors say they need outside expertise. But Beijing, without saying why, has shown no interest so far.
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The best way to reheat pizza
Take a good look at it. It won't look half as good in the morning. (Brent Hofacker via Depositphotos/) Order pizza, and there's a good chance it's gone within hours. Something about that round wheel of dough, melted cheese, warm tomato sauce, and seemingly countless topping possibilities is simply irresistible. If only pizza would stay that way forever. Still, it's hard to resist the temptation o
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It's difficult to make predictions about the novel coronavirus, especially about its future
The challenge of constructing models to understand and slow the growth of a frightening outbreak
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Publisher Correction: Processive extrusion of polypeptide loops by a Hsp100 disaggregase
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How to Watch Tonight's Democratic Debate in New Hampshire
Fresh off the caucus debacle in Iowa, seven candidates take the stage in tonight's debate.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Where Working-Class Voters Stand
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