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7 Essential Books About Pandemics
As the world grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, these works remind us that humans have faced deadly plagues for millenniums.
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A Person Can Carry And Transmit COVID-19 Without Showing Symptoms, Scientists Confirm
It appears to be an anomaly.
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As Fears of a Pandemic Mount, W.H.O. Says World Is Not Ready
The announcement comes as infections surge in Iran, Italy and South Korea. But the number of cases in China has begun to decline — for now.
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As Global Coronavirus Cases Climb, More Areas on Lockdown
An increase in confirmed infections, particularly in Italy, Iran, and South Korea, has led to heightened measures to prevent the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
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COPD patients' hospital stays 67% shorter due to one additional staff meeting, study finds
The average length of stay for patients with COPD at the hospital with ICCs was 3.37 days, compared to 5.55 days in the hospital without them. Additionally, in the hospital with daily ICCs, patients aged 40 to 69 years old had a 67% shorter admission, and patients aged 70 to 99 years or older had a 36% shorter length of stay compared with patients at the hospital without those meetings.
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Coronavirus deals fresh blow to Italy's struggling economy
Exports and tourism have helped sustain growth but virus could hurt both sectors
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Coronavirus live updates: stock markets tumble amid global investor alarm
Concerns mount that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped as deaths outside Asia continue to rise. Follow latest news Coronavirus outbreak is pandemic 'in all but name', says expert Stocks fall as virus fears hit global markets Iran denies cover-up after reports of 50 deaths What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms? 11.39pm GMT Italy has moved all Serie A football games and
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Coronavirus May Disrupt the 2020 Election. We Need a Plan
Quarantines and fear could decimate voter turnout. Congress needs to fund mail-in ballots nationwide now.
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Coronavirus outbreak causes supply problem for India's drugmakers
Epidemic drives up ingredient prices and exposes pharma groups' dependence on Chinese materials
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Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom
The spread of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 is a public health emergency with economic and social ramifications in China and across the world. While the impacts on business are well documented, education is also facing the largest disruption in recent memory.
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Coronavirus/drugmakers: nil pill
A shortage of drug ingredients from China could last for months
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Coronavirus: China postpones National People's Congress
Cases outside China jump, but WHO experts in Beijing say country has seen 'steep decline' in infections Coronavirus – live updates China has delayed its annual parliamentary meeting as authorities struggle to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has spread to more countries and prompted fears of a global pandemic. For the first time in decades, Beijing on Monday postponed the key political eve
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Coronavirus: China uses facial recognition and infrared scanners
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Coronavirus: Chinese carmakers struggle with disruption
Annual motor show is delayed, production lines are only just restarting and dealerships are empty of customers
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Coronavirus: World must prepare for pandemic, says WHO
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But the UN health body says the coronavirus outbreak does not yet meet the criteria for a pandemic.
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Covid-19: Our chance to contain the coronavirus may already be over
We don't know the sources of many of the covid-19 cases in South Korea and Italy, suggesting the virus is now spreading untraceably among communities
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French Officials Say Country Has Eliminated COVID-19 Outbreak
French health officials declared an end to the country's COVID-19 outbreak on Monday. France had confirmed 12 cases of the coronavirus since it first reached the country on January 24. Unfortunately, one of those patients died from their infection. But the French-language news outlet Le Parisien reports that the remaining 11 have all made complete recoveries — meaning there are no longer any COVI
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Global inventories at 7-year low prior to coronavirus hit
Manufacturers' vulnerability to supply chain shock intensified by rundown in stock levels
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Iran faces further isolation after jump in coronavirus deaths
Neighbouring countries close borders and some flights are stopped as crisis grows
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Is COVID-19 getting deadlier?
A bout of cases outside of China could give further clarity on the virulence of the disease.
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Markets face fresh jolt of coronavirus nerves
Investor optimism over the impact of the health crisis has collided with reality
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Oil and Asian stocks fall on global spread of coronavirus
Gold gains on signs that outbreak is gathering pace in Italy, Iran and South Korea
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Report: Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Infections May Be Undetected
A new report by researchers at Imperial College London suggests that nearly two-thirds of new COVID-19 cases have gone undetected. In a statement, lead researcher and author of the report Sangeeta Bhatia explained how they reached the (reasonably worrisome) figure: "We compared the average monthly number of passengers traveling from [outbreak epicenter] Wuhan to major international destinations w
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South Korea places more than 7,000 soldiers in quarantine
Military confirms 11 soldiers tested positive for virus and 350 more suspected
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The Chinese super-regulator taking on the coronavirus
Guo Shuqing's legacy will hinge on whether he can counter outbreak's economic impact
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The Coronavirus Is Now Tanking the Stock Markets
As the ongoing coronavirus outbreak continues to spread within more countries, it's wreaking similar havoc on the global economy. Markets around the world have been in decline, culminating with a significant plummet in the U.S. stock market on Monday, according to The New York Times . Fears of an economic downturn emerged nearly as soon as the virus COVID-19 did, but the sudden drop appears linke
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The Coronavirus Stalls Milan, Italy's Economic Engine
Milan is not a closed city, but it is a drastically slowed one, after a spike of cases in the region, raising anxiety about a broader slowdown.
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The WHO still isn't describing covid-19 as a pandemic
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Using the word 'pandemic' to describe the novel coronavirus outbreak could cause fear, according to Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization
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There's One Factor That Can Tell Us if The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Slowing Down
It's called the "basic reproduction number".
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Westerdam Passengers at Low Risk of Coronavirus Infection, C.D.C. Says
The agency does not know why one passenger's test results were positive, but said there is no risk to fellow travelers.
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When coronavirus is not alone: Team of complexity scientists present 'meme' model for multiple diseases
Interacting contagious diseases like influenza and pneumonia follow the same complex spreading patterns as social trends. This new finding, published in Nature Physics, could lead to better tracking and intervention when multiple diseases spread through a population at the same time.
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Why Some COVID-19 Cases Are Worse than Others
Emerging data as well as knowledge from the SARS and MERS coronavirus outbreaks yield some clues as to why SARS-CoV-2 affects some people worse than others.
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You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus
In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy developed what at first seemed like the common cold. When his symptoms—sore throat, fever, and cough—persisted for six days, he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. There his cough worsened, and he began gasping for air. Despite intensive care, the boy died. Puzzled by his rapid deterioration, doctors sent a sample of the boy's sputum to China's De
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A plan to save Earth's oceans
At least 26 per cent of our oceans need urgent conservation attention to preserve Earth's marine biodiversity, a new study has found. Experts have said the international community needed to rapidly increase marine conservation efforts to maintain the health of the world's oceans.
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Airline stocks plunge as coronavirus hits Italy
Fears that European travel will slow sharply hits hoteliers and tourism businesses
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As oceans warm, fish flee
New research shows that nations in the tropics are especially vulnerable to the loss of fish species due to climate change. But none of the 127 international fisheries agreements have language that prepares countries for the exits of stock, climate change or range shifts.
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Australia bush fires burned a globally unprecedented area of forest
Australia's recent extreme wildfires burned 5.8 million hectares of forest, destroying about one fifth of the forest biome in eastern Australia over four months
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Australia fires were far worse than any prediction
The 'breathtaking scale' of the Australian bushfires were way beyond anything climate science predicted, say scientists.
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Bliver Corona-vaccinen 'bare' endnu en influenza-vaccine? To eksperter forklarer
PLUS. Overlæge Anders Fomsgaard og projektleder Dennis Christensen fra Statens Serum Institut besvarer fem spørgsmål om vacciner i relation til SARS-CoV-2-virusset.
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Bushfires burned a fifth of Australia's forest: study
Australia's wildfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests, making the blazes "globally unprecedented" following a years-long drought linked to climate change, researchers said Monday.
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Climate change could turn into a "catastrophic" threat to national and global security in the coming decades. "Even at scenarios of low warming, each region of the world will face severe risks to national and global security in the next three decades,"
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Climate change will cause a loss of olive production in Andalusia
A study led by the University of Cordoba estimates close to a 30% decrease in production in the province of Seville, which will most suffer the effects of climate change
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Climate change: Schools failing us, say pupils
Educated people cause most harm to the planet so schools must change, say teenage climate campaigners.
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Coconut oil could be the next disastrous biofuel. Coconut trees produce a diverse range of products, with oil being the most common one. Now, there could be a new use on the horizon: biofuel.
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Dramatic Melting of Antarctica Under Record Heat Caught by Shocking NASA Satellite Images
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Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End
Despite claims to the contrary, this would have a significant effect in addressing the climate crisis — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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High temperatures add more stress to Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Ocean temperatures across parts of the Great Barrier Reef have been above or close to thresholds where there is a high risk of coral bleaching for several weeks. During this time, temperature readings from marine weather stations operated by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have shown sea surface temperatures throughout most of the Reef at 1 to 2.5°C above average.
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Klimaminister: Grøn energi fjerner klimaeffekten af energieffektiv overskudsvarme
PLUS. Både Danmarks elforbrug og fjernvarme forventes i fremtiden at være baseret på vedvarende energi. Energieffektiviseringer vil derfor være overflødige, fordi overskudsvarme blot vil erstatte øvrige typer vedvarende energi. Forsker kalder det for et meningsløst argument.
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Morrison admits there are climate costs, but won't say what 3C heating would do to economy. Pollution has dipped slightly on the back of new clean energy and a sharp fall from agriculture due to the drought, but the decline was almost entirely wiped out by surging industrial pollution.
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NASA, New Zealand partner to collect climate data from commercial aircraft
NASA is partnering with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency, Air New Zealand and the University of Auckland to install next-generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry receivers on passenger aircraft to collect environmental science data over New Zealand.The program is part of NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite Sy
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New NASA Photos From Antarctica Reveal Shocking Levels of Ice Melt
It happened really quickly.
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Preparing plants for our future climate
Planning is something we all do. As individuals, we may be planning for next weekend or our future retirement.
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Quadrupling turbines, US can meet 2030 wind-energy goals
The United States could generate 20% of its electricity from wind within 10 years, without requiring any additional land, according to Cornell University research published in Nature Scientific Reports.
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Queensland approves massive 1,200MW wind farm in state pine forest
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Researchers examine nations losing fish species due to climate change
As ocean warming causes fish stocks to migrate toward cooler waters to maintain their preferred thermal environment, many of the nations that rely on commercial fish species as an integral part of their economy could suffer.
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The Pentagon aims to bridge the divide between climate believers and deniers
. @USArmy scientists at the @ArmyResearchLab are working to find a way to transform biomass into a small-scale fuel source that could help reduce the volume of energy supplies Soldiers carry in the field. Read about their efforts here: https://t.co/y4y2sBFEhC — U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives (@ArmyOEI) December 17, 2019
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We really can control the weather – but it may not be very useful
Researchers have finally demonstrated that cloud seeding leads to a measurable increase in precipitation, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is worth doing
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Wildfire cycles and climate change
A study led by HAN Yongming from the Institute of Earth Environment (IEE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a linkage between glacial cycles and inland Asian high-intensity wildfire events by analyzing high-resolution soot deposition over the last 2.6 million years.
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Astrology, Tarot Cards and Psychotherapy
With psychotherapists' encouragement, troubled people are seeking solace in pseudoscientific practices such as astrology and tarot cards — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Indian scientists decry 'infuriating' scheme to study benefits of cow dung, urine, and milk
A new program to study Indian cows is aimed at confirming Hindu beliefs, researchers say
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Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash
A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth.
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Studie: Hver fjerde Twitter-besked om klima stammer fra bots
De mange bots på Twitter er i langt de fleste tilfælde skeptiske overfor videnskabelig evidens, når de interagerer på det sociale medie.
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The evidence for evidence-based therapy is not as clear as we thought
Over the past decade, many scholars have questioned the credibility of research across a variety of scientific fields. Some of these concerns arise from cases of outright fraud or other misconduct. More troubling are difficulties in replicating previous research findings. Replication is cast as a cornerstone of science: we can trust the results originating in one lab only if other labs can follow
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Selfies are common, but selfie editing is a danger
For teen girls, selfie editing and time invested in creating and selecting the perfect selfie are both related to self-objectification, a new study shows. The study finds that taking and sharing selfies on social media is not linked to poor body image or appearance concerns. When adolescent girls spend too much time agonizing over which photo of themselves to post, or rely heavily on editing apps
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A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of fracturing a bone than the general population. And if they do break one it also takes longer than normal to heal.
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A simple retrofit transforms electron microscopes into high-speed atom-scale cameras
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have developed a way to retrofit the transmission electron microscope — a long-standing scientific workhorse for making crisp microscopic images — so that it can also create high-quality movies of super-fast processes at the atomic and molecular scale.
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An 'exceptionally stable' single-atom catalyst
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have shown that single platinum atoms trapped in C12A7 crystals act as a stable and effective catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes, an essential process in the production of many kinds of fine chemicals. Their approach could become a versatile route for developing other single-atom catalysts for wide-ranging industrial applications.
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Ancient DNA from Sardinia reveals 6,000 years of genetic history
A new study of the genetic history of Sardinia, a Mediterranean island off the western coast of Italy, analyzed genome-wide DNA data for 70 individuals from more than 20 Sardinian archaeological sites spanning roughly 6,000 years from the Middle Neolithic through the Medieval period.
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Ancient origins of allosteric activation in the oldest kinases
One of the key features in the evolution of more complex organisms is the emergence of allosteric regulation. Allostery is a process by which a protein's activity can be modulated by binding an effector molecule distal to the active site.
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Anonymous no more: combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked graves
A method developed by a team of geneticists, archaeologists and demographers may make it possible to identify thousands of individuals whose remains lie in unmarked graves.
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Antibodies: the body's own antidepressants
Antibodies can be a blessing or a curse to the brain — it all depends on their concentration.
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Boost soybean yields by adapting photosynthesis to fleeting shadows, according to model
Today a team from the University of Illinois reports a new mathematical computer model that is used to understand how much yield is lost as soybean crops grapple with minute-by-minute light fluctuations on cloudy and sunny days.
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Computer vision boosts pest control efficacy via insect sterilization
One of the strategies used for biological control of the South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus is sterilization of males by X-ray or gamma-ray irradiation. The aim of the procedure is to bring about a decrease in the wild population of these insects.
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Computer-based simulator tests insects for effects of new pesticide
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have used a novel combination of techniques to compare the effects of two families of pesticides used in agriculture, and found that at low dosages the newer pesticide is less toxic than a currently used neonicotinoid one.
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Could this plaque identifying toothpaste prevent a heart attack or stroke?
For decades, researchers have suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body — in particular, heart attacks and strokes. Results of a randomized pilot trial of Plaque HD®, the first toothpaste that identifies plaque so that it can be removed with directed brushing, showed that it produced a statistically significant reduction in C-reactive protein, a sens
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CRISPR gene cuts may offer new way to chart human genome
In search of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers say they have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR to make cuts in DNA around lengthy tumor genes, which can be used to collect sequence information.
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Design of the W7-X fusion device enables it to overcome obstacles
Advanced design of the world's largest and most powerful stellarator demonstrates the ability to moderate heat loss from the plasma that fuels fusion reactions.
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Directing nanoparticles straight to tumors
Modern anticancer therapies aim to attack tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. A team of researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and FU Berlin has now produced tiny nanoparticles that are designed to specifically target cancer cells. They can navigate directly to the tumor cells and visualize those using advanced imaging techniques. Both in Petri dishes and animal models, t
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Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests
But pigs didn't give humans typhoid
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Feed supplement for dairy cows cuts enteric methane emissions by 25%
The addition of 3-Nitrooxypropanol to the feed of dairy cows reduced their enteric methane emissions by about 25% in a recently published study—one in a series of Penn State studies of the investigational substance in the United States—which might be an early step toward it being approved for use in this country.
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Forest 'duff' must be considered in controlled burning to avoid damaging trees
Many decades of forest fire prevention and suppression has resulted in a thick buildup of organic matter on the forest floor in many regions of the United States, according to a Penn State researcher, whose new study suggests that the peculiar way that these layers burn should be considered in plans for controlled burns.
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Going super small to get super strong metals
Metals get stronger as the size of the grains making up the metal get smaller — up to a point. If the grains are smaller than 10 nanometers in diameter the materials are weaker because, it was thought, they slide past each other like sand sliding down a dune. But in samples of nickel with grain diameters as small as 3 nanometers, and under high pressures, the strength of the samples continued to
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'Grand Challenge' review stresses global impact of microplastics
'Grand Challenge' review, commissioned to mark AGU's 100th anniversary, stresses that microplastics are not just an ocean problem.
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Having an eye for colors: Printable light sensors
Cameras, light barriers, and movement sensors have one thing in common: they work with light sensors that are already found in many applications. In future, these sensors might also play an important role in telecommunications, as they enable data transmission via light. Researchers have succeeded in making decisive progress: printable light sensors that can see colors.
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'Lab in your phone' lets you play the scientific life
The scientist inside your phone is having a stressful day. Trying to finish a research paper while keeping a batch of cells alive, the last thing they need is "something funky" in their petri dish.
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Living cell imaging technique sheds light on molecular view of obesity
Researchers have developed novel probes to track cellular events that can lead to obesity. These probes will help to improve techniques to efficiently test the viability of new drugs to treat obesity and obesity-related conditions.
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'Make two out of one' — division of artificial cells
Scientists uncover a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells.
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Mechanism of jasmonate-promoted root hair growth in Arabidopsis
Root hairs are tubular polarized extensions of root epidermal cells and are crucial for plant anchorage, nutrient acquisition, and environmental interactions. The plant hormone jasmonate has been reported to promote root hair growth. However, it remains unclear about the molecular mechanisms underlying the stimulation of root hair development by jasmonate.
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Mirrored chip could enable handheld dark-field microscopes
Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you'll discover a beautifully detailed world of microscopic organisms set in bright contrast to their midnight-black backdrops. Dark-field microscopy can reveal intricate details of translucent cells and aquatic organisms, as well as faceted diamonds and other precious stones that would otherwise appear very faint or even invisible under a typical brig
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Nations seek biodiversity accord to stave off mass extinction
Nature experts and government delegates gather this week in Rome to thrash out an international deal for endangered species, trying to avoid a mass extinction event caused by human activity.
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Nearly 50 rhinos killed in Botswana in 10 months as poaching surges
At least 46 rhinos have been slaughtered in Botswana in 10 months, a government official said on Monday as the southern African wildlife haven reported a surge in poaching of the endangered species.
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New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—a debilitating and fatal neurological disease for which there is no cure. The novel treatment slowed disease progression, improved muscle function and extended lifespan in mice with an aggressive f
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New method gives glaucoma researchers control over eye pressure
Neuroscientists have developed a new method that permits continuous regulation of eye pressure without damage, becoming the first to definitively prove pressure in the eye is sufficient to cause and explain glaucoma.
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New study offers clues to origin of laws
The study found that despite living in separate countries and legal codes separated by thousands of years, people have a universal intuition about whether a punishment fits a crime.
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New tech takes radiation out of cancer screening
Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive technology that could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation. The system, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, uses harmless microwaves and artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect even small, early-stage tumors within minutes.
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New tool for an old disease: Use of PET and CT scans may help develop shorter TB treatment
Experts believe that tuberculosis, or TB, has been a scourge for humans for some 15,000 years, with the first medical documentation of the disease coming out of India around 1000 B.C.E. Today, the World Health Organization reports that TB is still the leading cause of death worldwide from a single infectious agent, responsible for some 1.5 million fatalities annually.
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New tool raises awareness of fish farming practices and parasites
A unique tool has been created which helps fish farmers to identify the risk of parasite infection associated with their current farming practices.
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Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease
The Neolithic revolution, and the corresponding transition to agricultural and pastoralist lifestyles, represents one of the greatest cultural shifts in human history, and it has long been hypothesized that this might have also provided the opportunity for the emergence of human-adapted diseases. A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution led by Felix M. Key, Alexander Herbig, and Johanne
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Pupils in UK special schools 'treated differently' again, following the removal of standardized assessments
Following the recent withdrawal of standardized assessments, children with intellectual disabilities at special schools in the UK are again being treated differently to children at mainstream schools, says a new study from researchers at The Open University.
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Quokkas: What happened to the 'happiest animal in the world'
Australia, recently devastated by severe wildfires, is no stranger to the consequences of climate change, habitat destruction and invasive species.
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Quoth RFK Jr.: Vaccines and glyphosate are responsible for the obesity epidemic!
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. published an article claiming that vaccines and glyphosate are responsible for the obesity epidemic. Too bad he cited the work of two longtime antivaccine cranks to support his bogus claim. He's really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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Raketmand død: Kollision med stige ødelagde faldskærm
Tredje gang gik det galt for raketbygger Mike Huges, da hans hjemmebyggede damp-raket fik ødelagt faldskærmsystemet under take-off. Huges blev 64 år.
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Releasing brakes: Potential new methods for Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapies
Testing of small molecules in mouse models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise for restoration of muscle structure and function.
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Research: Algal bloom neurotoxin found during non-bloom periods
A potent neurotoxin that has long been associated with mass die-offs of marine mammals during harmful algal blooms has been detected in bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon estuary.
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Researchers ID protein function in parasites that cause sometimes fatal diseases
In the quest to develop more effective treatments for parasitic diseases like African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis, scientists look for weaknesses in the organisms' molecular machinery. These weaknesses can then be targeted with drug therapies designed to kill the parasites.
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Scientists develop a composite membrane for long-life zinc-based flow batteries
Researchers led by Profs. LI Xianfeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a composite membrane for long-life zinc-based flow batteries.
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Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution
Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of riceare turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water tothe guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales.
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Seaweed from a billion years ago
Researchers suggest it is related to modern land plants.
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Shining a new light on biomimetic materials
Researchers have merged optical, chemical and materials sciences to utilize light to control the local dynamic behavior within a hydrogel, much like the ability of the iris and pupil in the eye to dynamically respond to incoming light.
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Social determinant screening not enough to capture patients at risk of utility shut-off
Researchers at Boston Medical Center have found that only a fraction of patients at risk of having their utilities shut off were identified through social determinants of health (SDOH) screening. Published in The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, the research showed that among the patients who received a utility protection letter in 2018, 70% were screened for SDOH and only 16% screened posit
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Soft robot fingers gently grasp deep-sea jellyfish
Marine biologists have adopted "soft robotic linguine fingers" as tools to conduct their undersea research. In a study appearing February 24 in the journal Current Biology, scientists found that jellyfish held by ultra-soft robotic fingers expressed significantly fewer stress-related genes than when braced by traditional submersible grippers. Shaped like the famous noodles, this new robotic techno
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Specific gut bacteria may be associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Researchers have found a specific bacterial profile in the gut of people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a chronic and progressive disease that causes constriction of arteries in the lungs. The unique bacterial profile predicted pulmonary arterial hypertension with 83% accuracy.
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Spinal deformities in Sacramento-San Joaquin delta fish linked to toxic mineral selenium
Native fish discovered with spinal deformities in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011 were exposed to high levels of selenium from their parents and food they ate as juveniles in the San Joaquin River, new research has found.
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Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the largest study to investigate this, published in the European Heart Journal. The study of more than 418,000 people in nine European countries investigated ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke separately.
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Swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams
Researchers have developed the first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee and validated it on a swarm of 100 autonomous robots in the lab.
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Tackling a top killer of New Jersey's bald eagles: electrocution
A female bald eagle took flight in September 2014 from the Maurice River in New Jersey's Cumberland County, soaring westward thousands of feet over the Delaware Bay. Nicknamed Millville after her hometown, she made her way to the upper Chesapeake Bay, 50 miles away, according to GPS tracking.
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Technology in higher education: learning with it instead of from it
Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students can reference a digital copy of the topics discussed in class. However, lecture-based teaching traditionally leaves students as consumers of information solely with little room for student creativity or interaction.
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The combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco' super-glue
Plant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in strength with Superglue, without the need for toxic solvents.
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The Pentagon Just Simulated a Nuclear War With Russia
War Games The Pentagon performed a training exercise last week in which it simulated a nuclear exchange with Russia, according to National Defense Magazine . "They attacked us with a low-yield nuclear [warhead], and in the course of the exercise we simulated responding with a nuclear weapon," an official told the magazine under condition of anonymity. Simulated Conflict It's common for the Pentag
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The 'purrfect' music for calming cats
Taking a cat to the vets can be a stressful experience, both for cat and owner. However, a study published in this month's issue of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery has shown that playing cat-specific music during the visit can help.
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The race is on to replace the hypodermic needle. No one likes getting a shot. Hypodermic needles hurt. A quarter of adults and half of children fear shots. New research proposes a needle that's far more humane—and it's inspired by some of the shrewdest animals in nature.
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The seismicity of Mars
Fifteen months after the successful landing of the NASA InSight mission on Mars, first scientific analyses of ETH Zurich researchers and their partners reveal that the planet is seismically active. The recorded data enables a better understanding of the interior of Mars, the primary goal of the InSight mission.
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The Strange Influence the Sun Has on Whales
The first clear evidence that some animals have a magnetic sense came from a simple-enough experiment—put an animal in a box, change the magnetic fields around it, and see where it heads. German scientists first tried this in the 1960s, with captive robins. When it came time to migrate, the birds would hop in a particular direction, as if they innately knew the way to fly. But when the team alter
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There's a better way to think about being kept waiting at work
Generally, abstract thinking leads to better outcomes, such as more creativity, wider vision and feeling more powerful. However, in the paper published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior (2020), Efrat-Treister, and UBC researchers Michael Daniels and Sandra Robinson demonstrate that abstract thinking can also lead to undesired outcomes in stressful situations, such as waiting.
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This massive project management training bundle is your ticket to a 6-figure career
The Complete Project and Quality Management Certification Bundle examines the most popular project management methodologies. Courses offer full examinations of Agile, Scrum, PMP, Six Sigma and more. The 8-course, 114-hour package is on sale for just $29.99. A successful project manager always has one clear objective: The triumphant completion of a goal. Of course, determining just the right way t
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Threatened birds and mammals have irreplaceable roles in the natural world
A new study led from the University of Southampton has shown that threatened birds and mammals are often ecologically distinct and irreplaceable in their environment.
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Too much of a good thing may lead to too much of a liver as well
UC San Diego researchers suggest that prolonged exposure to a pair of antioxidant proteins may contribute to enlargement of the liver and fatty liver diseases.
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Trajectory of fast-swimming magnetotactic bacterium is series of complex loops
A scientific team from the Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Aix-Marseille in Saint-Paul lez Durance, in collaboration with researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam and the University of Göttingen, determined the trajectory and swimming speed of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetococcus marinus, known to move rapidly. The actual speed is 400-500 μm/s
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Transport protein efficiently uses three independent lifts to shuttle the goods
The structure of a transport complex used by bacteria to import aspartate has been mapped in unique detail by University of Groningen scientists. The proteins were imaged using cryo-electron microscopy. The results reveal that the transporter works very efficiently. This is especially interesting as a similar transporter is vital for signal transduction between human brain cells. The study results
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Undulatory topographical waves for flow-induced foulant sweeping
The stingray, which spends much of their time partially buried on the ocean floor, uses its paired pectoral fins to stabilize their movement through the water and sweep away sandy foreign particles from its surface. A research team, affiliated with UNIST has drawn inspiration from such natural processes to create innovative solutions to prevent the adhesion of contaminants to device surfaces.
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USask computer-based simulator tests insects for effects of new pesticide
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have used a novel combination of techniques to compare the effects of two families of pesticides used in agriculture, and found that at low dosages the newer pesticide is less toxic than a currently used neonicotinoid one.
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USU herpetologist reports surprising evolutionary shift in snakes
A multi-national team of scientists reports a case of a vertebrate predator switching from a vertebrate prey to an invertebrate prey for the selective advantage of obtaining the same chemical class of defensive toxins.
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Want to catch a photon? Start by silencing the sun
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have created a 3D imaging system that uses light's quantum properties to create images 40,000 times crisper than current technologies, paving the way for never-before seen LIDAR sensing and detection in self-driving cars, satellite mapping systems, deep-space communications and medical imaging of the human retina.
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Watching magnetic nano 'tornadoes' in 3-D
Scientists have developed a three-dimensional imaging technique to observe complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and 'tornadoes' thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
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What's Next for Psychology's Embattled Field of Social Priming
A promising field of research on social behaviour struggled after investigators couldn't repeat key findings. Now researchers are trying to establish what's worth saving — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Worms discovered in the brain of lizard embryos for the first time
Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way.
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Aarhus-forskere ser som de første allergi-udløsende antistof: Nu skal det gøre medicinen bedre
PLUS. Ved hjælp af elektronmikroskopi har forskere fra Aarhus Universitet formået at vise, hvordan immunstoffet IgE ser ud og bliver påvirket af medicin. Det kan måske bane vej for mere effektiv astmamedicin.
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Forskning: Gråhvaler strander, når det stormer på Solen
Hvalen bruger Jordens magnetfelt til at finde vej, og det ændrer sig under solstorme.
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Research finds support for 'Trump effect'
In the years since the 2016 presidential election, many have speculated Donald Trump's racially inflammatory speech empowered people with latent prejudices to finally act on them — a phenomenon known as the 'Trump effect.' Now, a new study from a team of political scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found empirical support that suggests Trump's inflammatory remarks on the c
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Research identifies how new cancer treatments can activate tuberculosis infection
Researchers at the University of Southampton have identified how new checkpoint inhibitor treatments for cancer can activate tuberculosis in some patients.
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Scientists have genetically engineered a symbiotic honeybee gut bacterium to protect against parasitic and viral infections associated with colony collapse.
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Solar storms may leave gray whales 'blind' and stranded
A new study offers some of the first evidence that gray whales might depend on a magnetic sense to find their way through the ocean. This evidence comes from the discovery that whales are more likely to strand themselves on days when solar storms disrupt Earth's magnetic field.
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Engaging with schizophrenia — experts argue for new approaches to treatment
A better understanding of the lived experience of people with schizophrenia would enable clinicians to help patients live with their condition, alongside treating symptoms with medication and psychotherapy, say experts at the University of Birmingham.
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3 "symptoms" of atheism, as described by a Christian minister
A recently published article claims to identify the symptoms of "low-level atheism." Among these symptoms are worrying, cursing, and not tithing. There is a solution to all of this though, not being an atheist. Sending in money is also involved. Alaskan minister Tad Lindley recently published an essay pointing out the symptoms of low-level atheism. This groundbreaking work, destined to be the fou
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4 ways the way we make things can change for a sustainable world
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A combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco-glue'
In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers at Aalto University, the University of Tokyo, Sichuan University and the University of British Columbia have demonstrated that plant-derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) can form an adhesive that fully integrates the concepts of sustainability, performance and cost, which are generally extremely challenging to achieve simultaneously.
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A decade of questions about the fluidity of cell identity
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00479-6 A method for directly converting connective-tissue cells into neurons opened up a new branch of research into cell-based therapies and called into question long-held beliefs about how development affects a cell's identity.
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A fraying equity risk thesis
Mike Mackenzie's daily analysis of what's moving global markets
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A study of economic compensation for victims of sexual violence in Europe
A study carried out by researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the efficiency of the Spanish system of economically compensating the victims of sexual violence. This work has been undertaken within the framework of FAIRCOM, a European project coordinated by the UC3M.
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A year of surprising science from NASA's InSight Mars mission
NASA InSight Mars Martian
A new understanding of Mars is beginning to emerge, thanks to the first year of NASA's InSight lander mission. Findings described in a set of six papers reveal a planet alive with quakes, dust devils and strange magnetic pulses.
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A.I. speeds up battery testing for electric vehicles
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to slash battery testing times—a key barrier to longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles. Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, including driving range, charging time, and the lifetime of the car. Now, AI has made the dream of recharging an EV in the time it takes to stop at a gas station a more
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Ability to control spin of atom-like impurities in 2-D material hexagonal boron-nitride demonstrated
A team of international scientists investigating how to control the spin of atom-like impurities in 2-D materials have observed the dependence of the atom's energy on an external magnetic field for the first time.
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ACR releases reproductive health guideline for patients with rheumatic diseases
Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) published the 2020 Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. This is the first, evidence-based, clinical practice guideline related to the management of reproductive health issues for all patients with rheumatic diseases. With 131 recommendations, the guideline offers general precepts that provid
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Aedes aegypti Odorant Binding Protein 22 selectively binds fatty acids through a conformational change in its C-terminal tail
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60242-9
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AI Antibiotic Drug Discovery
The use of artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process is not new, but it is advancing in significant ways. Several weeks ago the BBC announced the first AI developed drug to be taken to human trials. Now they are announcing the discovery of a new antibiotic using AI. Let's talk about drug development to see how advances in AI are impacting this process. Finding a drug that is useful me
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Alcohol ads lead to youth drinking, should be more regulated, experts say
The marketing of alcoholic beverages is one cause of underage drinking, public health experts conclude. Because of this, countries should abandon what are often piecemeal and voluntary codes to restrict alcohol marketing and construct government-enforced laws designed to limit alcohol-marketing exposure and message appeal to youth.
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All Those Low-Cost Satellites in Orbit Could Be Weaponized by Hackers, Warns Expert
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Altered chromatin landscape and enhancer engagement underlie transcriptional dysregulation in MED12 mutant uterine leiomyomas
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14701-6 Somatic mutations in MED12 have been implicated as the causal genetic lesion in the majority of uterine leiomyomas. Here, the authors profile the chromatin landscape of matched normal and leiomyoma tissues and find that changes in enhancer acetylation, enhancer-promoter interaction strength, differential enh
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Americans Are Perceived as Distant and Cold
Originally published in April 1955 — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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An alternative approach to nuclear fusion has yielded promising results.
Radical hydrogen-boron reactor leapfrogs current nuclear fusion tech A lot of fusion experiments are using the lasers to heat things up to crazy temperatures — we're not. We're using the laser to massively accelerate the hydrogen through the boron sample using non-linear forced. You could say we're using the hydrogen as a dart, and hoping to hit a boron , and if we hit one, we can start a fusi
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Analysis | The Health 202: Artificial intelligence use is growing in the U.S. health-care system
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Andreas Mogensen kommer aldrig til Månen – men hvem havde regnet med det?
PLUS. ANALYSE: Danmarks beskedne bidrag til ESA sender den danske astronaut bagest i køen til fremtidige rummissioner, fortæller han. Det burde ikke overraske nogen, men forskningsministeren vil tage sagen op med ESA's generaldirektør.
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Animal that doesn't need oxygen to survive discovered
It was thought all animals needed oxygen to survive, but a parasite that infects fish has completely lost the ability to use oxygen to generate energy
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APS tip sheet: Listening to bursting bubbles
Sound signatures from violent fluid events, like bubbles bursting, can be used to measure forces at work during these events.
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APS tip sheet: The neutron's electric dipole moment
Techniques for studying the neutron's electrical charges have reached a new level of sensitivity.
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Are stem cells really the key to making humans live longer?
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Arizona physicians pioneer groundbreaking technology to help dialysis patients
Phoenix-area kidney specialist Randy Cooper, MD, will present his initial four-year data on a new type of dialysis access called Ellipsys at the upcoming American Society for Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), February 21-23, in Las Vegas.
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Artists Explore the Many Uncanny Valleys of Tech Work
From San Francisco's de Young Museum to the pages of a new wave of memoirs, the creative class grapples with the role of human labor in the tech industry.
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As vegan activism grows, politicians aim to protect agri-business, restaurateurs
The vegan movement—as diverse as it is—is increasingly active and vocal, as several events have shown recently.
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Astronomy Expands Its Scope From the Heavens to Humans
Every 10 years, astronomers weigh in on the state of their field. For the first time, they're tackling Earth-centric issues like gender bias and diversity.
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ATLAS experiment searches for natural supersymmetry using novel techniques
In new results presented at CERN, the ATLAS Experiment's search for supersymmetry (SUSY) reached new levels of sensitivity. The results examine a popular SUSY extension studied at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC): the "Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model" (MSSM), which includes the minimum required number of new particles and interactions to make predictions at the LHC energies. However, even thi
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Australia's Bushfires Completely Blasted Through the Models
The wildfires weren't just unprecedented—scientists didn't think such catastrophic conflagrations would happen until the end of this century.
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Author Correction: Bile acid metabolites control TH17 and Treg cell differentiation
Nature, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2030-5 Author Correction: Bile acid metabolites control T H 17 and T reg cell differentiation
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Author Correction: Demographic characteristics of free-roaming dogs (FRD) in rural and urban India following a photographic sight-resight survey
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58147-8
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Author Correction: Establishment of sperm cryopreservation and in vitro fertilisation protocols for rats
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60648-5
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Author Correction: Hidden diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest: the discovery of Jurasaidae, a new beetle family (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) with neotenic females
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60629-8
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Author Correction: MUC1-C regulates lineage plasticity driving progression to neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14808-w
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Author Correction: Vocal state change through laryngeal development
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14760-9
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Billion-year-old fossil seaweeds could be ancestors of all land plants
Green seaweed fossils found in a billion-year-old rock are the oldest complex plants discovered, and may have given rise to plants that evolved to live on land
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Biocarbon from peanut hulls and their green composites with biobased poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT)
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59582-3
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Biologist exits prestigious post years after violating sexual-harassment policy
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00491-w The incident raises important questions about how institutions handle accusations of harassment that occurred at different universities — particularly in the #MeToo era.
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Blockchain: Where does the real potential lie?
The hype around blockchain technology has been sufficiently steady since its arrival. But UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan reveals the real potential in this relatively new technology is far from its connection to cryptocurrency. To tap this potential, it's necessary to move away from the individualistic intentions to which blockchain so often applies. For example, taking root in areas that have
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Book Excerpt from Drugs Without the Hot Air
In Chapter 14, author David Nutt describes the opioid crisis currently besetting the US.
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Brain waves show who'll respond to Zoloft
A new method for interpreting brain waves could potentially help determine the best depression treatment, according to a new study. The researchers used electroencephalography, a tool for monitoring electrical activity in the brain, and an algorithm to identify a brain-wave signature in individuals with depression who will most likely respond to sertraline, an antidepressant marketed as Zoloft. T
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Breaking the color barrier: behind the long fight to diversify space
The film Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier dives into the under-reported history of efforts to include people of color in the space race Most children who rise through the American education system are familiar with the US space program – or at least the story of the program's achievements: John Glenn's orbit of the earth, John F Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of t
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Britain's top cop calls for law on police use of AI
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Buzz off, honey industry: National parks shouldn't be milked for money
Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native plants.
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California's Snowpack Shrivels, Raising Fears of Future Wildfires
Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies have so far received a bounty of snow. But new research portends a dry future ahead for 40 million people in the western U.S. and Mexico.
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Camera trap study captures Sumatran tigers, clouded leopards, other rare beasts
Scientists deployed motion-sensitive camera traps across a 50-square-mile swath of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in southern Sumatra and, over the course of eight years, recorded the haunts and habits of dozens of species, including the Sumatran tiger and other rare and endangered wildlife. Their observations offer insight into how abundant these species are and show how smaller creatures av
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Can you solve it? Leap year logic
Quadrennial questions UPDATE: Solutions now up here. It's not often a leap year comes around. About once every four years, in fact. To celebrate this year's bonus day, which falls on Saturday, here are three puzzles about dates and births. Continue reading…
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Canadian mining giant withdraws plans for C$20bn Alberta tar sands project citing climate change concerns
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Can't quit smoking? It might be to do with how sad you are
Emotions have a powerful part to play in both our behavioural choices and our health. Experiencing a range of positive emotions has been associated with lower levels of inflammation , for example, and emotional control has even been linked to higher performance in sportspeople . Negative emotions, too, can have a serious impact on behaviour: research has investigated the emotional triggers of sel
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Cardiologists: Big data advances research, but shouldn't do so at the cost of privacy
Your doctor protects your sensitive health data. But in a new publication, experts assert it's important to check if that app you just downloaded will, too.
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Chemistry Kits From Mel Science Are Perfect for the Mad Scientist in Your Life
Futurism fans: To create this content, a non-editorial team worked with an affiliate partner. We may collect a small commission on items purchased through this page. This post does not necessarily reflect the views or the endorsement of the Futurism.com editorial staff. As any scientist – amateur or otherwise – will tell you that science is happening all around us . But any decent scientist needs
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Chevrolet Introduces Its First EV In China: Menlo EV. $25,580 price tag, 410km range and charges to 80% in 40 minutes
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Childhood physical abuse linked to heavy cigarette use among teens who smoke
A new study in kids at risk for maltreatment shows that physical abuse, especially when they're toddlers or teens, dramatically increases the odds that their adolescent experimentation with cigarettes will lead to a heavy smoking habit.
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China's Yutu-2 Rover Spots Unexpectedly Young Rocks on the Far Side of the Moon
China's Chang'e-4 lander made history when it completed the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon in January 2019. After the landing, Chang'e-4 deployed the Yutu-2 rover to explore the surface in greater detail. Now, the team has spotted some very unusual rocks scattered around Von Kármán crater that appear to be much younger than surrounding formations . This could point to previou
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Clemson researchers ID protein function in parasites that cause sometimes fatal diseases
In the quest to develop more effective treatments for parasitic diseases, scientists look for weaknesses in the organisms' molecular machinery. A team of College of Science researchers at Clemson recently contributed to that understanding by discovering the function of a specific protein in the three related parasites that cause African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis — diseas
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CNIO and Cabimer researchers show that DNA topological problems may cause lymphoma
Movements and changes in 3D genome structure form knots and tangles in the DNA. Their resolution is a source of chromosomal breakage that may cause lymphoid cancers, as revealed by a study published in Nature Communications.* This study opens new ways to understand underlying causes of lymphoma. The researchers are now interested in finding whether their results can be applied to other types of ca
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Colin Pennycuick obituary
Leading researcher in animal flight who helped explain the workings of birds and bats Colin Pennycuick, who has died aged 86, was the pre-eminent researcher in animal flight over the last century. He focused on the flight of bats and birds (and their possible ancestors), and asked the question: how do they work? To answer this deceptively simple question he brought to bear a mix of sharp logic and
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College men more likely to seek grade changes than college women
"Professor, my final grade in your class is a C. Is there anything I can do to get a B-minus?"
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Columbia team discovers new way to control the phase of light using 2D materials
A Columbia University team, led by Michal Lipson, Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering and professor of applied physics at Columbia Engineering, announced that they have discovered a new way to control the phase of light using 2D materials — atomically thin materials, ? 0.8 nanometer, or 1/100,000 the size of a human hair — without changing its amplitude, at extremely low electrica
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Community health worker home visits cut blood pressure
A low-cost intervention leads to "clinically meaningful" reductions in blood pressure and better blood pressure control, researchers report. The intervention includes home visits by community healthcare workers to monitor blood pressure (BP) and provide lifestyle coaching. In the trial, researchers coupled the intervention with physician training and coordination with the public health care infra
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Complexity control by gradient descent in deep networks
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14663-9 Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind the successes of deep networks remains a challenge. Here, the author demonstrates an implicit regularization in training deep networks, showing that the control of complexity in the training is hidden within the optimization technique of gradient descent.
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Complexity scientists present 'meme' model for multiple diseases
Interacting contagious diseases like influenza and pneumonia — and perhaps coronavirus too — follow the same complex spreading patterns as social trends, like the adoption of new slang or technologies. This new finding could lead to better tracking and intervention when multiple diseases spread through a population at the same time.
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'CRISPR: A Screener's Guide' headlines the March edition of SLAS Discovery
The March edition of SLAS Discovery features the cover article, 'CRISPR: A Screener's Guide,' by Carlos le Sage, Ph.D., Steffen Lawo, Ph.D., and Benedict C.S. Cross, Ph.D., (Horizon Discovery, United Kingdom). In their review, the authors discuss how CRISPR-Cas9 systems are being used widely throughout the drug discovery process and the development of new precision medicines.
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Cultured meat needs a lot more government backing – for all our sakes
Lab-grown meat could change the world for the better, but relying on the free market to develop it is a recipe for disaster. Governments must step up
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Daily briefing: Retreating glacier reveals uncharted island in Antarctica
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00542-2 Island hidden by ice, top tips for new PIs and how to prepare for a coronavirus pandemic.
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Dear Therapist: If My Sister Won't Leave Her Awful Boyfriend, I'm Done With Her
Editor's Note: Every Monday, Lori Gottlieb answers questions from readers about their problems, big and small. Have a question? Email her at dear.therapist@theatlantic.com . Dear Therapist, My sister was dating a guy who we thought was an okay guy. They are both in their late 30s. Two months into dating, my sister got pregnant. He is divorced and has a 3-year-old daughter. He makes $700 a week an
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Defects add color to quantum systems
Researchers are investigating light-emitting defects in materials that may someday form the basis of quantum-based technologies, such as quantum computers, quantum networks or engines that run on light. Once understood, these defects can become controllable features.
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Democracies Are Better at Fighting Outbreaks
China Oil Coronavirus
When Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, declared late last month that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was an international public-health emergency, he took pains to commend China for its response to the pathogen. "In many ways, China actually is setting a new standard for outbreak response, and it's not an exaggeration," he said. As the new di
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Designing today's cities for tomorrow's challenges
Even if you aren't an avid gamer, chances are you've heard of SimCity. Released in 1989 and distinguished by its open-ended gameplay, SimCity gave many players their first taste of full control over a city's development, forever cementing its place in video game history.
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DF kalder sundhedsministeren i nyt samråd om supersygehuse
Magnus Heunicke (S) giver ikke retvisende oplysninger om antallet af nedlagte hospitalssenge. Nu kaldes han i samråd af Dansk Folkeparti.
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Did you solve it? Leap year logic
The solutions to today's puzzles Earlier today I set you these three problems about birthdays. 1. Philippe [geddit?] was born on 29 February 2016. His parents decided to celebrate his first birthday 365 days later. Continue reading…
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Divers Recover More Than 350 Artifacts From the HMS 'Erebus' Shipwreck
The treasure trove could help answer questions about what happened during the disastrous Franklin Expedition
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DNA nanostructures suit up for future missions
Beating cancer and a plethora of other diseases does not only depend on getting hold of the right drugs—it's also about getting them to the right places in the body, while keeping damage to healthy tissues at a minimum. DNA nanostructures such as self-assembling DNA origami that fold into defined shapes are promising vehicles for the delivery of drugs and diagnostics, and different vaccination str
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Eco-friendly diapers to reduce waste and keep your baby fresh
Save the world one diaper at a time. (Depositphotos/) Every year, an estimated 27.4 billion diapers make their way to landfills in the United States, accounting for a chunk of trash weighing in at roughly 3.4 million tons. With our waste management capabilities already strained by chemical content and sheer volume, there's never been a more crucial time for us to minimize our contributions to the
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Electron microscopy allows scientists to understand the molecular trigger of allergic reactions
For the first time, researchers from the Department of Engineering and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University have described the structure of an IgE antibody responsible for allergic reactions. Moreover, the researchers could also describe the mode of action of an anti-allergy therapeutic antibody. These results represent a breakthrough in our understanding of antibo
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Electron-hole recombination mechanism in halide perovskites
A research team led by Prof. Zhao Jin from Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found low-frequency lattice phonons in halide perovskites resulting in high defect tolerance toward electron-hole recombination with their independently-developed software, Hefei-NAMD. The study published in Science Advances.
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Emergence of global synchronization in directed excitatory networks of type I neurons
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60205-0
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ETRI develops optical communications technology to double data transfer speed
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new optical communications technology that can transfer data in lightning speed. The new technology sends and receives twice as much data than conventional methods. It is expected to contribute to solving data traffic congestion in 5G networks.
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Eureka! Planet Finder validates Neptune-sized exoplanet
Researchers using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder have validated that a signal the Kepler spacecraft originally detected is a sub-Neptune sized exoplanet. The Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF) is an astronomical spectrograph recently installed on the 10m Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas. It provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearb
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Europe keeps Schengen zone open despite coronavirus
Free-travel area remains unrestricted as Italy battles largest outbreak outside Asia
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Europe's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover to make 'pit stop' for repair
The Rosalind Franklin robot will be moved from Cannes to Turin to fix a fault on its solar panels.
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Experts map future of family caregiving research
A new supplemental issue of the journal The Gerontologist from The Gerontological Society of America shares 10 research priorities to better support the needs of family caregivers.
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Extinction rate in bivalve mollusks is not entirely determined by growth rate
Six geology students alongside a research fellow at the University of Derby have published a new research paper into the growth rate, extinction and survival of seashells.
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Extra chromosomes in cancers can be good or bad
Extra copies of chromosomes are typical in cancerous tumor cells, but researchers taking a closer look find that some extra copies promote cancer growth while others actually inhibit cancer metastasis.
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Finsk atomkraftværk opgraderer, men er ikke helt i mål med sikkerheden
Loviisa atomkraftværket i Finland har fået større sikkerhed. Eksperter fra Det Internationale Atomenergiagentur er glade for opgraderingen, men forventer flere forbedringer.
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Five rhinos die from suspected anthrax infection in India
Rangers have suspended safari rides in a popular nature reserve in eastern India after five one-horned female rhinoceroses died from a suspected infectious disease, officials said Monday.
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Five things we have learned about Mars from NASA's InSight mission
NASA's InSight lander has been on the surface of Mars for over a year now – here are five of its strangest and most fascinating discoveries from the Red Planet
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Food Waste Is a Serious Problem. Here Are 9 Ways to Throw Away Less Food
A third of all food produced is lost or wasted. Here are some strategies to waste less food in your home.
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For a Change of Heart, Would-Be Egg Donors Face Threats and Bills
Several prospective egg donors say that even though they had not signed contracts, nor started injecting necessary medications, they have been harassed and even threatened with legal action by fertility agencies or clinics when they changed their minds and decided not to move forward with their donations.
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For future wearables, thread tellurium through nanotubes?
Boron nitride nanotubes encase tellurium atomic chains like a straw, which light and pressure could control, report researchers. For wearable tech, electronic cloth, or extremely thin devices that can be laid over the surface of cups, tables, space suits, and other materials, researchers have begun to tune the atomic structures of nanomaterials. The materials they test need to bend as a person mo
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Future Goals in the AI Race: Explainable AI and Transfer Learning
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Færre flyrejser skal sikre et grønnere universitet
Fremover skal medarbejdere og ledere fra Københavns Universitet tænke grønt, når…
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Generativity: Young activists are motivated by concern for future generations
Young people are demanding change. In the last few days, young Indigenous activists and their supporters blocked parliamentarians in Victoria, B.C., from accessing the provincial legislature and led waves of protest across the country.
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Gently does it
Soft robotic fingers lift jellyfish without stress.
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George Hotz: Fully Self-Driving Cars Are a 'Scam' and Silicon Valley 'Needs To Die'
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George Iliakis, the pride of Ruhrgebiet
With the German professor George Iliakis, I would like to celebrate all the grand old patriarchs of cancer research who built this gigantic field and saved the lives of many patients, with good, solid and hard work. In Photoshop.
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Growing baby corals in a broom cupboard
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00512-8 Marine biologist Jamie Craggs studies coral reproduction in a tight, dark space as he prepares to reseed reefs damaged by climate change.
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Guilt and anger surface as infected blood inquiry hears evidence
Some victims' diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C was withheld for years, hearing told The guilt of infected blood donors and the anger of victims whose diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C was withheld from them for years has emerged as evidence given in secret was read out to a public hearing in London. On Monday, witnesses who did not want to appear in person had their testimony delivered by intermed
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Helix of an Elusive Rare Earth Metal Could Help Push Moore's Law to The Next Level
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Here are all the ways to visit space this decade (if you're extremely rich)
Axiom Space hopes you'll enjoy its Phillipe Starcke-designed space accommodations. (Axiom Space/) Have you always dreamt of leaving Earth? Are you a member of the two, or better yet three commas club? Well it's a great time to be alive because after decades of delays, the space tourism industry may finally be taking off. Not just the kind Dennis Tito pioneered in 2001, where you buy a ticket from
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High-pressure strengthening in ultrafine-grained metals
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2036-z High-pressure diamond anvil cell experiments reveal that compression strengthening of nanocrystalline nickel increases as its grain sizes decrease to 3 nanometres, owing to dislocation hardening and suppression of grain boundary plasticity.
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High-quality spice grinders to immediately improve your flavors
For your daily grind. (Paula Barreca Barnes via Unsplash/) Grinding your own spices might seem laborious and unnecessary when you can buy them pre-ground, but spices are like coffee beans in that their flavor has exponentially more character when freshly pulverized. Whole spices are also more cost-effective than ground spices and have about twice the shelf life. Freshly ground spices pack a serio
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Hospital admission & neurological consultations associated with improved TIA care quality
Patients with a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as mini-stroke, are at high risk of more vascular events, including repeated TIAs, stroke and death yet are less likely to be admitted to the hospital for treatment than patients with stroke. Hospital admission and being seen by a neurologist are associated with better quality care according to a new study.
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How cancer cells stiff-arm normal environmental cues to consume energy
Using human lung cancer cells, UT Southwestern researchers have uncovered how cells in general modulate their energy consumption based on their surroundings and, furthermore, how cancer cells override those cues to maximize energy use.
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How earthquakes deform gravity
Researchers have developed an algorithm that for the first time can describe a gravitational signal caused by earthquakes with high accuracy. Tests with data from the 2011 earthquake near Fukushima show that the procedure could help to improve earthquake early warning systems in the future.
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How interferometry works, and why it's so powerful for astronomy
When astronomers talk about an optical telescope, they often mention the size of its mirror. That's because the larger your mirror, the sharper your view of the heavens can be. It's known as resolving power, and it is due to a property of light known as diffraction. When light passes through an opening, such as the opening of the telescope, it will tend to spread out or diffract. The smaller the o
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How Peru's potato museum could stave off world food crisis: Agri-park high in the Andes preserves the expertise to breed strains fit for a changing climate. It has "maintained one of the highest diversities of native potatoes in the world, in a constant process of evolution."
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How the Supply of 23 Rare Minerals Could Derail US Tech Manufacturing
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How the urban environment affects the diet of its citizens
In the high-impact journal Appetite the UPV/EHU's Nursing and Health Promotion research group has published a study using photovoice methodology and which qualitatively compares citizens' perceptions about the food environment in three Bilbao neighbourhoods with different socioeconomic levels. The participants in the project, residents in the said neighbourhoods, analysed and explained how the nei
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How to build a genome
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00511-9 A powerful set of molecular tools helps synthetic biologists to assemble DNA of different sizes, from the gene to the chromosome scale.
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How would reparations for African Americans actually work?
Reparations are getting new traction in the 2020 presidential election. The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end of the Civil War. "The idea is that wealth begets wealth. That wealth is something that is acquired cumulatively. And so you can either get on the path of accumulation or you can b
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Hundreds of bird species in India are declining
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00498-3 A landmark report finds waterbirds and raptors are among the most at risk.
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Hydropower dams threaten fish habitats worldwide
New maps show the effect of past and future hydropower dams on global fish habitats, researchers report. Rivers and other ecosystems that provide essential habitats to freshwater fish are under increasing pressure from global hydropower development. While dams can provide flood protection, energy supply, and water security, they also pose a significant threat to freshwater species. Dams block fis
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Ice cover takes deep dip on Great Lakes
Icy, snow-covered lakes are a normal part of Midwest winters, but Great Lakes ice cover is taking a big dip this year in Michigan and other states, weather experts say.
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Image of the Day: Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
Scientists identify a potential biomarker for predicting the progression of a deadly cardiac disease.
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Image: Hubble fingerprints a galaxy
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is no stranger to spiral galaxies. The telescope has brought us some of the most beautiful images ever taken of our spiral neighbors—and the galaxy known as NGC 4689 is no exception.
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Immunotherapy combo effective for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine cancer
Many patients with rare, fast-growing neuroendocrine tumors respond well to a common immunotherapy drug combination, according to the first peer-reviewed publication out of DART, short for Dual Anti-CTLA-4 and Anti-PD-1 Blockade in Rare Tumors, a unique rare cancer clinical trial.
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Improving your baby's bone health starts in the womb
Babies grow rapidly, and you'll want to make sure their bones grow strong right along with them. (Monkeybusiness via Depositphotos/) For February, we're focusing on the body parts that shape us, oxygenate us, and power us as we take long walks on the beach. Bony bonafide bones. These skeletal building blocks inspire curiosity and spark fear in different folks—we hope our stories, covering everyth
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In a First, Cheetah Cubs Born Through Surrogacy at the Columbus Zoo
Zookeepers and Smithsonian scientists successfully transferred cheetah embryos, marking a major conservation milestone for the vulnerable species
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In Brain Waves, Scientists See Neurons Juggle Possible Futures
Decisions, decisions. All of us are constantly faced with conscious and unconscious choices. Not just about what to wear, what to eat or how to spend a weekend, but about which hand to use when picking up a pencil, or whether to shift our weight in a chair. To make even trivial decisions, our brains sift through a pile of "what ifs" and weigh the hypotheticals. Even for choices that seem automati
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Industrial Pollution Is in Your Blood. Is That a Form of Battery?
In modern law, battery is defined as intentional harmful or offensive contact with another person: If I punch or kick you, for example, that's clearly battery. But what about a company that contaminates the groundwater that ends up in your drinking glass? Some legal scholars argue that's battery, too.
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InSight detects gravity waves, devilish dust on Mars
More than a year after NASA's Mars InSight lander touched down in a pebble-filled crater on the Martian equator, the rusty red planet is now serving up its meteorological secrets: gravity waves, surface swirling "dust devils," and the steady, low rumble of infrasound, Cornell and other researchers have found.
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Intensive behavioral therapy and liraglutide 3.0 mg show positive results for weight loss
Intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) combined with liraglutide 3.0 mg (Saxenda) can produce clinically-meaningful weight loss in patients who receive the treatment in predominantly primary care settings, according to a study published online in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society. The study is the first multi-site evaluation of the efficacy of IBT based on a treatment visit schedule
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Intra-specific Niche Partitioning in Antarctic Fur Seals, Arctocephalus gazella
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59992-3
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Irritable bowel, chronic widespread pain, chronic fatigue and related syndromes are prevalent and highly overlapping in the general population: DanFunD
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60318-6
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It Doesn't Matter If Anyone Exists or Not
You encounter so many people every day, online and off-, that it is almost impossible to be alone. Now, thanks to computers, those people might not even be real. Pay a visit to the website This Person Does Not Exist : Every refresh of the page produces a new photograph of a human being—men, women, and children of every age and ethnic background, one after the other, on and on forever. But these a
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Just as tobacco advertising causes teen smoking, exposure to alcohol ads causes teens to drink
Exposure to alcohol advertising changes teens' attitudes about alcohol and can cause them to start drinking, finds a new analysis led by NYU School of Global Public Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The study, which appears in a special supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, uses a framework developed to
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Keep raising money to save the pandas – it helps other animals too
Some conservationists have criticised fundraising efforts that focus on "flagship" species like pandas or tigers, warning this could harm less well-known species, but that turns out not to be the case
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Kæmpe brøler i Køge: Elevs hemmelige adresse røbet i Aula
Et koks i samspillet mellem offentlige myndigheder og it-systemer har betydet, at en far har fået adgang til sin biologiske datters adresse via Aula. Selvom datteren sammen med sin plejefamilie lever under adressebeskyttelse fra faderen.
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Large-area electronic-grade graphene grows on the cheap
The electronics industry might look very different today were it not for the dramatic drop in cost of high-quality single-crystalline silicon wafers over the past five decades. So what would happen if the cost of single-crystalline graphene took a similarly significant plunge? Results reported in ACS Nano may bring this closer to reality, as they show that single-crystalline graphene can grow in a
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Lead-Trapping Coating Could Make Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cell Viable
Pervoskite solar cells can produce more energy than their silicon counterparts, but have risked leaching lead into the environment — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Leak shows EU police aim to create an international facial recognition database
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Leaked images from U.S. Army show "Super" Cannon" that can fire at 1,000 miles away. The newest Strategic Long Range Cannon would give the ground-combat force as much power as naval and air forces.
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Lessons from Rwanda: Tackling unsafe drinking water and indoor air pollution
Unsafe drinking water and household air pollution are major causes of illness and death around the world. This is also the case in Rwanda, where most people living in rural areas drink untreated water and burn firewood on open stoves to cook their meals. More than 80% of Rwandans rely on firewood as their primary fuel source.
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Let it snow: Researchers put cloud seeding to the test
For the first time, researchers have used radar and other tools to accurately measure the volume of snow produced through cloud seeding.
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Leukemia drugs hold promise for treatment-resistant lung cancer
New live-cell drug discovery tool developed at the University of Toronto identifies two leukemia drugs and other small molecules as potential treatments for lung tumours that stopped responding to therapy.
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Locally Grown Is PBS for the Streaming Age
The site's channels are a reminder of the days when cultural events, whether local or international, happened around TV screens.
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Looking for local levers
Coral reefs are not doomed. Although human activities threaten the iconic ecosystems in many different ways, scientists maintain that reefs can continue to thrive with the right assistance.
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Lärares kunskap och erfarenhet viktiga för elevers resultat
Lärares ämneskunskaper och undervisningserfarenhet är viktiga faktorer för elevers prestationer i matematik. Dessutom är ett bra skolklimat viktigt för både lärares trivsel och elevers välmående och studieresultat. Det visar en ny avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet. Det finns en ökande samstämmighet att lärarkvalitet är avgörande för elevers lärande. Men vad är "lärarkvalitet"? Det har Anna Tor
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Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected
New data gleaned from the magnetic sensor aboard NASA's InSight spacecraft is offering an unprecedented close-up of magnetic fields on Mars.
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Magnetic nano-vortex: Swirling boundaries
For the first time, researchers have recorded a '3D film' of magnetic processes on the nanometer scale. This reveals a variety of dynamics inside the material, including the motion of swirling boundaries between different magnetic domains. The insights could help to make magnetic data storage devices more compact and efficient.
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Magnetic photon trick could take computers to the next level
For the first time, researchers have created a pseudo-magnetic force that can precisely control photons. To develop futuristic technologies like quantum computers, scientists will need to find ways to control photons, the basic particles of light, just as precisely as they can already control electrons, the basic particles in electronic computing. Unfortunately, photons are far more difficult to
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Manchester City: following the money – podcast
Manchester City's fortunes changed dramatically with the takeover by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi. But after years of success, Europe's governing body has banned the club from its most prestigious tournament, the Champions League. David Conn explains why. Plus: Alok Jha on the ethics of gene editing It was deep into injury time in the final match of the 2011-12 season and Manchester City needed a
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Manipulating surface tension in fluids to suit various industrial needs
What do dishwashing liquid and nonstick pans have in common? Besides the fact that one is used to clean the other after cooking, both household items derive their usefulness by affecting the physical properties of fluids and the surfaces those fluids come into contact with.
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Many older adults face new disabilities after hospital stays for serious illnesses
Older adults often face new disabilities after a hospital stay for a serious illness. Among the problems they may need to adjust to are difficulties with bathing and dressing, shopping and preparing meals, and getting around inside and outside the home. These new disabilities can lead to being hospitalized again, being placed in a nursing home, and more permanent declines in well-being. The longer
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Map of Antarctica's Bedrock Reveals Vulnerabilities
A new view of the frozen continent could improve predictions for sea-level rise — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Marijuana use among older adults in US
Cannabis use apparently continues to increase among older adults in the U.S. based on findings reported in this research letter. Researchers analyzed national survey data from 2015-2018 for nearly 15,000 adults 65 and older to estimate how common past-year cannabis use was. Previous studies have indicated sharp increases from 2006-2016. Cannabis has been legalized in many states for medical and re
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Mars 360: NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover – Sol 2671 (360video 8K)
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McGill researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new analgesic drugs.
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Membrane Surprises
Drug discovery folks spend a good amount of time and effort dealing with cell membranes. Our drug candidates stick to them, get imbedded in them, might have to slip through them to get to their target proteins, or may target proteins that are localized in them, can get actively transported through them or actively pumped back out. . .there are a lot of possibilities. One of the simplest possible
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MeTooSTEM organization reeling after more resignations
BethAnn McLaughlin, leader of group fighting sexual harassment in science, is accused of bullying
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Michigan State museum director "vigorously" denies "virtually all" of university panel findings against him
Earlier this month, we broke the story of a misconduct inquiry against Mark Auslander, the director of the Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing. (That story was picked up by a number of news outlets in Michigan.) Auslander was found guilty by a university committee of having plagiarized, falsified data and committed other offenses … Continue reading
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Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don't fail
Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of the world. The environmental damage and human health hazards that these activities create may be both severe and irreversible.
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MIT CSAIL's radars map hidden features to help driverless cars navigate snowy terrain
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MIT helps self-driving cars 'see' through snow and fog by mapping what's beneath the road instead of what's on it. GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) sends electromagnetic pulses into the ground to measure the specific combination of soil, rocks and roots. That data is turned into a map.
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Modern technology reveals old secrets about the great, white Maya road
Did a powerful queen of Cobá, one of the greatest cities of the ancient Maya world, build the longest Maya road to invade a smaller, isolated neighbor and gain a foothold against the emerging Chichén Itzá empire?
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More education may mean a longer life expectancy
Education, not race, is the best predictor of life expectancy, researchers report. Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany of potential causes, including inaccessible health care, rising drug addiction and rates of mental health disorders, and socioeconomic factors. But disentangling these variabl
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Multiple network properties overcome random connectivity to enable stereotypic sensory responses
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14836-6 Because of stochastic connections between some brain regions, an identified neuron can receive different inputs across individual animals and yet respond similarly to sensory stimuli. Here the authors reveal the network mechanisms that enable stereotypic sensory responses across individuals.
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NASA Lander Detects Strange Glow In Sky of Mars
Night Light The journals Nature Geoscience and Nature Communications published six fascinating studies today, all detailing discoveries made by NASA's InSight lander, which first touched down on Mars in November 2018. Overshadowing the other research in today's headlines is the InSight team finally confirming once and for all that Mars is in fact seismically active. Another finding, though, is st
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Neural cell integration into 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs accelerates restoration of muscle function
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14930-9 3D bioprinting of skeletal muscle using primary human muscle progenitor cells results in correct muscle architecture, but functional restoration in rodent models is limited. Here the authors include human neural stem cells into bioprinted skeletal muscle and observe improved architecture and function in vivo
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Neural cells speed up function in 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists improve on 3D bioprinting research by investigating the effects of neural cell integration into bioprinted muscle constructs to accelerate functional muscle regeneration.
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New binary millisecond pulsar discovered in NGC 6205
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have detected a new binary millisecond pulsar (MSP) in the globular cluster NGC 6205. The newly found pulsar received designation PSR J1641+3627F. The finding is reported in a paper published February 14 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
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New gold nanocatalyst: High catalytic activity and excellent stability
A joint research team led by Prof. Huang Jiahui and Prof. Qiao Botao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), as well as Prof. Sun Keju from Yanshan University, developed an anti-sintering gold nanocatalyst with high catalytic activity. The results were published in Nature Communications.
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New in the Hastings Center Report: A call to confront mistrust in the US health care system
'For those who have faced exploitation and discrimination at the hands of physicians, the medical profession, and medical institutions, trust is a tall order and, in many cases, would be naïve,' writes Laura Specker Sullivan in 'Trust, Risk, and Race in American Medicine.'
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New study shows vision rehab treatment effective for stroke and injury related blindness
Jose Romano, Chief of the Stroke Division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, co-authored a recently published international study that shows that visual rehabilitation is effective for patients who have suffered vision loss related to stroke or traumatic brain injury. The study titled 'Efficacy and predictors of Recovery of Function After Eye Movement Training in 296 Hemianopic
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New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right for them. The website, transplantcentersearch.org, was developed for candidates seeking kidney, liver, heart and lung transplants. Data for liver centers is currently live. Data f
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New way to control the phase of light using 2D materials
Physicists have announced that they have discovered a new way to control the phase of light using 2D materials — atomically thin materials 1/100,000 the size of a human hair — without changing its amplitude, at extremely low electrical power dissipation.
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No Signs of Alien Tech Found by SETI Scans of Our Interstellar Visitor 2I/Borisov
At least, none we can identify.
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Novel laser crystal emerges as a promising candidate for 2.7 μm lasers
In recent years, ~ 3 μm mid-infrared lasers have attracted much attention due to wide applications in biomedical treatments, molecular fingerprint identification and optical parametric oscillation (OPO) pumping source.
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Obesity embargo alert for March 2020
All print, broadcast and online journalists who receive the Obesity embargo alert agree to abide by the embargo and may not publish, post, broadcast or distribute embargoed news releases or details of the embargoed studies before the embargo date and time.
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Oil-and-Gas Industry's Waste Is Radioactive. "Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires industrial discharges to remain below 60 for each…samples registered combined radium levels above 3,500, and one was more than 8,500."
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Oleuropein Reverses Repeated Corticosterone-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior in mice: Evidence of Modulating Effect on Biogenic Amines
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60026-1
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Opinion: Governments Should Rethink Drug Policies
Draconian drug laws harm citizens the world over. It's high time to use sound science to change the landscape of prohibition.
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Outcry over plan to move Hungarian natural-history museum to remote town
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00490-x Scientists say the government's plan to relocate the Budapest collection will disrupt research.
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Porous liquid holds bigger molecules
An international team of chemists has developed a method for creating an ionic-liquid, porous, tetrahedral coordination cage that holds larger molecules than other porous liquids. In their paper published in the journal Nature Chemistry, the group describes their technique and the types of molecules their liquids were able to hold.
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Programmable droplet manipulation by a magnetic-actuation robot
Droplet manipulation in materials science can contribute to water collection, medical diagnostics and drug delivery techniques. While structure-based liquid operations are widely used in nature and in bioinspired artificial materials, laboratory strategies depend on fixed structures for unidirectional water movement. In a new study on Science Advances, An Li and a research team in the Institute of
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Publisher Correction: Integrated photonic guided metalens based on a pseudo-graded index distribution
Scientific Reports, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60650-x
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Publisher Correction: Modular and tunable biological feedback control using a de novo protein switch
Nature, Published online: 25 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2046-x
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Ramped pulse shapes are more efficient for cochlear implant stimulation in an animal model
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60181-5
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Reading struggles? Don't wait to advocate for your child
Reading is an important predictor of future academic performance in all subjects and through all levels of school. The World Literacy Organization notes that weak reading skills predict lower income levels as an adult, increased health care costs, decreased productivity and increased involvement with the criminal justice system.
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Recent research points the way toward a practical nutraceutical strategy for coping with RNA virus infections including influenza and coronavirus
In a compelling article in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, published by Elsevier, Mark McCarty of the Catalytic Longevity Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA, and James DiNicolantonio, PharmD, a cardiovascular research scientist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA, propose that certain nutraceuticals may help provide relief to people infected with encapsulated RNA vir
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Research: War skews men's altruism toward other men, away from women
War potentially creates a 'boys' club' where men help each other more than they help women, according to new research carried out at the University of St Andrews.
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Researchers adapt cognitive assessment for people with intellectual disability
The NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery — an assessment of cognitive functioning for adults and children participating in neuroscience research — can be adapted to people with intellectual disabilities by modifying some test components and making accommodations for the test-takers' disabilities, according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Researchers analyze influenza epidemiologic supervision and children cases in Catalonia
Two studies led by the UB analyzed several aspects involved in the detection of the influenza: the utility of the definition of the illness considering clinical manifestation and complementarity of supervision systems based on severe ambulatory cases that require hospitalization in Catalonia. Moreover, they also studied the features of the cases that were detected in Catalonia among children and t
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Researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Researchers have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new analgesic drugs.
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Researchers propose new disease classification system for obesity
Researchers are proposing a new scientifically correct and medically actionable disease classification system for obesity, according to a paper published online in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society.
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Researchers shine light on the defects responsible for messy behavior in quantum materials
In a future built on quantum technologies, planes and spaceships could be fueled by the momentum of light. Quantum computers will crunch through complex problems spanning chemistry to cryptography with greater speed and energy efficiency than existing processors. But before this future can come to pass, we need bright, on-demand, predictable sources of quantum light.
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Resetting immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery in mice
Targeting overactive immune cells and dampening their effects may serve as a new treatment for treating a traumatic brain injury, according to new research in mice published in JNeurosci.
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'Resetting' immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery in preclinical trials
Targeting overactive immune cells and dampening their chronic neurotoxic effects may offer new therapeutic strategies for traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to new preclinical research in mice, which has been published today.
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Rice scientists simplify access to drug building block
Rice University chemists further simplify their process to make essential precursor molecules for drug discovery and manufacture. The method to modify unactivated olefins for use as building blocks could save the pharmaceutical industry millions.
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Risk för lungcancer och kärlskada vid stålbehandling
Kvinnor som får strålbehandling i höga doser mot bröstcancer löper ökad risk att drabbas av skador på hjärtats kranskärl samt lungcancer. Det är viktigt att strålningen genomförs med så välriktad stråldos som möjligt, visar en avhandling från Umeå universitet. – Man ska inte av vara rädd för strålbehandling i sig. För många patienter är den en viktig del av behandlingen för att förebygga återfall
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Satellites can now record and show the efficiency of photosynthesis in plant life, as Chlorophyll helps emit a type of light that we cannot see as humans!
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Scientific American: Solar And Wind Power Could Ignite A Hydrogen Energy Comeback. Hydrogen, produced from water by surplus electricity, could power industry and the grid.
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Scientists reveal infrared spectroscopy of neutral water dimer
A research team led by Profs. Jiang Ling, Yang Xueming and Zhang Donghui from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Li Jun from Tsinghua University, revealed infrared spectroscopy of neutral water dimer based on a tunable vacuum ultraviolet free electron laser.
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Scientists simplify access to drug building block
In one pot, at room temperature, chemists at Rice University are able to make valuable pharmaceutical precursors they say could change the industry.
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Scientists use neutrons to try to develop better, less costly dental restorations
Teeth damaged by trauma or disease require treatment to look and feel as good as new, but the restorative materials available to dentists don't always last and can be costly for patients.
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Scientists: Unfortunately, Astronauts Will Need to Bone in Space
Dry Spell As space agencies work to launch crewed missions deeper and deeper into space, they tend to overlook one crucial variable: astronauts are people , meaning they sometimes get horny. That's the problem presented in an essay published in The Conversation last week: that NASA and other groups are failing to prepare for crewmembers' human needs. In other words, astronauts may face undue psyc
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Self-reported student mistreatment in US medical schools
An analysis of annual surveys from graduating students at all U.S. allopathic medical schools suggests self-reported medical student mistreatment remains common and varies by sex, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation. This observational study included 27,504 unique student surveys, representing 72.1% of graduating medical school students in 2016 and 2017.
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Short film of a magnetic nano-vortex
For the first time, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have recorded a '3D film' of magnetic processes on the nanometer scale. This reveals a variety of dynamics inside the material, including the motion of swirling boundaries between different magnetic domains. The insights were gained with a method newly developed at the Swiss Light Source SLS. It could help to make magnetic data sto
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Silicon Valley Ruined Work Culture Everywhere
Why does every damn place—even old-school corporate offices—have to be fun and full of foosball?
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Simple blood test could help reduce heart disease deaths
Scientists at Newcastle University have revealed how a simple blood test could be used to help identify cardiovascular ageing and the risk of heart disease.
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Skader på Langebro: Her er kommunens teori om 66 år gammel byggefejl
PLUS. Armeringen har ikke fået det nødvendige betondæklag under konstruktionen af Langebro, vurderer Københavns Kommune, som står over for en trecifret millionregning til renovering af broen.
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Snap AV: Singapore's sinking air cargo
Global trade is under pressure from coronavirus.
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Space Photos of the Week: Triton and Io, Here We Come
If approved, these missions will be the first time Neptune's and Jupiter's respective moons see probes dedicated to studying them.
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Spotlight on Immunology
Download this ebook to learn about how five scientists using single cell sequencing are revealing the complexities of the immune system.
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Spotlight on Oncology
Download this eBook to learn about how five cancer researchers are using single cell technologies to advance our understanding of tumors with this eBook!
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Stable single platinum atoms trapped in sub-nanometer cavities in 12CaO·7Al2O3 for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-019-14216-9 Stabilize the active metal single atoms under harsh conditions is critical for the development of single atom catalysts. Here the authors report a nanoporous crystal, 12CaO·7Al2O3, that can firmly stabilize Pt single atoms in its surface cavities for efficient catalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes.
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Stort potentiale i biogas: Kan klare industriens energiforbrug eller flybrændstof til alle
PLUS. Ny opgørelse fra SDU peger på, at biogas kan bidrage med op til 94 PJ energi i 2040 – altså syv gange så meget som i dag – hvis alt halm, gylle med videre kommer en tur forbi et biogasanlæg
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Stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support
Penn State researchers found that experiencing stress made people both more likely to give and receive emotional support from another person. This was true on the day they experienced the stressor as well as the following day.
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Study finds inflammation caused by radiation can drive triple-negative breast cancer
While radiation is successfully used to treat breast cancer by killing cancer cells, inflammation caused as a side-effect of radiation can have a contrary effect by promoting the survival of triple-negative breast cancer cells, according to research published online in the International Journal of Radiation Biology by Jennifer Sims-Mourtada, Ph.D., director of Translational Breast Cancer Research
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Study links physical activity to quality of life in African American cancer survivors
New research published in CANCER suggests that regular exercise may improve the well-being of African American cancer survivors, but most survivors do not meet current recommendations for physical activity.
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Study puts spin into quantum technologies
The ability to manipulate and read out single electron spins in solids has the potential to advance applications in fundamental science, defence and industry–scientists say.
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Study: Patients commonly prescribed opioids and antibiotics for dental conditions at EDs
A study in the March issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that antibiotics and opioids are frequently prescribed during emergency department visits for dental conditions, further emphasizing the need for continued efforts to combat both opioid abuse and overuse of antibiotics.
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Supplementing diet with amino acid successfully staves off signs of ALS in pre-clinical study
The addition of dietary L-serine, a naturally occurring amino acid necessary for formation of proteins and nerve cells, delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in an animal study.
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Surviving salt fluctuations: stress and recovery in Halobacterium salinarum, an extreme halophilic Archaeon
Scientific Reports, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59681-1 Surviving salt fluctuations: stress and recovery in Halobacterium salinarum , an extreme halophilic Archaeon
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Svampinfektion påverkar grodors flyttande
Gölgrodor som smittats av av chytridsvampen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) rör sig kortare sträckor än friska grodor. Det visar en ny studie gjord av forskare vid Uppsala universitet och SLU, som har undersökt hur svampen påverkat rörligheten hos de rödlistade gölgrodorna längs upplandskusten. Svampen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis är vida spridd över världen och har minskat och utrotat flera h
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Targeting hibernating breast cancer cells in the lung could reduce secondary cancers
Healthy lung cells support the survival of breast cancer cells, allowing them to hibernate in the lung before forming secondary tumors, according to new research, conducted in mice, from the Crick. The findings could help the development of new treatments that interfere with this behavior, reducing the number of secondary cancers.
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Team develops optical communications technology to double data transfer speed
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new optical communications technology that can transfer data at lightning speed. The new technology sends and receives twice as much data as conventional methods. It is expected to contribute to solving data traffic congestion in 5G networks.
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Team discovers new way to control the phase of light using 2-D materials
Optical manipulation on the nano-scale, or nanophotonics, has become a critical research area, as researchers seek ways to meet the ever-increasing demand for information processing and communications. The ability to control and manipulate light on the nanometer scale will lead to numerous applications including data communication, imaging, ranging, sensing, spectroscopy, and quantum and neural ci
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Techtopia #143: Bekymret hacker: Vi er på vej ind i perfekt storm
Både private virksomheder og offentlige institutioner er elendigt forberedt på cyberangreb, advarer en af IBM's ledende sikkerhedseksperter.
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The best telescopes for beginner astronomers of all ages
Gaze for days. (Depositphotos/) Since the dawn of time, man has gazed up into the heavens and wondered what those twinkly lights were in the night sky. The fact that we've progressed to the point where we've walked on a few of those twinkly lights hasn't diminished our curiosity. But telescopes can be complicated and may turn amateur astronomers off before they even get started. To that end, we p
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The Biggest Threats to Privacy in 2020
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The danger of automation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The dangers facing fireflies
The BioScience Talks podcast (http://bioscience.libsyn.com) features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences.
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The global solar photovoltaic glass market was valued at $4.54 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $37.6 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 30.3% from 2019 to 2026. Photovoltaic (PV) glass integrates solar cells to convert solar energy into electricity.
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The Lancet Digital Health: Video game-like intervention shows promise in improving attention of children with ADHD
A four-week randomised controlled trial of 348 children aged 8-12 years, published in journal The Lancet Digital Health, suggests that a digital intervention for paediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might help to improve inattention with minimal adverse effects. Further research is needed to confirm the clinical meaningfulness of the observed changes, but the digital nature o
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The Legacy of a Hidden Figure
Katherine Johnson NASA
In 1958, not long after the pivotal launch of Sputnik, American engineers were preoccupied with spaceflight. Every day, engineers at the Langley laboratory at Virginia contemplated orbital mechanics, rocket propulsion, and the complicated art of leaving Earth—they needed to catch up with the Soviet Union. Katherine Johnson's job was to prepare the equations and charts for this work. But she wasn'
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The next generation of super-sensitive alien hunting telescopes is coming. Scientists are building enormous radio arrays capable of hearing leaks from alien broadcasts, if they exist.
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The structural basis of fungal glucuronoyl esterase activity on natural substrates
Nature Communications, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14833-9 Glucuronoyl esterases have the potential to be used in the biocatalytic conversion of lignin-carbohydrate complexes to obtain pure lignin for downstream biofuel conversion. Here the authors present a detailed structural analysis of the glucuronoyl esterase from Cerrena unicolor, providing the basis for its a
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The US Department of Defense adopts ethical principles for Artificial Intelligence
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The woman who explained the stars
Nature, Published online: 24 February 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00509-3 Public acclaim escaped one of the twentieth century's most illustrious astronomers, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkinn; a new biography sets her in the firmament. By Giuseppina Fabbiano.
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Theft and extortion common experiences, say seafarers
Seafarers have spoken of the pressures caused by corrupt practices when they arrive at some ports.
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These are the 7 most partisan issues in America right now
The data comes from a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Climate change, guns, and the environment ranked at the top of the list, which climate change representing the widest partisan gap. The survey also revealed some interesting splits along generational and gender lines. Isn't it strange that you could probably predict which party an American belongs to simply by knowing where they s
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This Tiny Creature Seemed Extinct. DNA Technology Helped Prove It Wasn't.
The rediscovery of a fly species in Wales hints at environmental DNA sampling's potential to change endangered species protection.
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Three bath accessories that help you relax after a long day
Take a moment for yourself. (Jared Rice via Unsplash/) Articles promoting self-care often feature models in pristine porcelain tubs, smiling amongst rose petals and candles. That's not the reality for most of us, but a few tweaks to your routine can get you that much closer to your ideal. These accessories won't magically turn your fiberglass tub into a spa, but they will make bath time more rela
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Tiny Chinese seaweed is oldest green plant fossil ever found
Proterocladus antiquus carpeted seafloor 1bn years ago and was size of rice grain Scientists have found in rocks from northern China what may be the oldest fossils of a green plant ever found: tiny seaweed that carpeted areas of the seafloor 1bn years ago and were part of a primordial revolution among life on Earth. Researchers on Monday said the plant, called Proterocladus antiquus , was about t
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TMS shows promise in treating stroke, dementia and migraines
TMS shows promise in treating a broad range of neurological disorders, including stroke, dementia and migraines.
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To find aliens, an astrobiologist wants you to change the way you think of life. If we want to discover aliens, we need to get over ourselves first, she says. Ultimately, finding extraterrestrial life requires a complete overhaul of how humans define life.
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Today's Cartoon: Telecommuting Games
Slack-a-Mole brings a modern twist to the beloved arcade classic.
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Topøkonomer: Ensartet CO2-afgift kan bringe os i mål i 2030
Kraka og Deloitte præsenterede lørdag et forslag til en reform af klima-afgifterne, der skal sikre, at de danske drivhusgasudledninger reduceres med 70 pct. i 2030 med en høj, ensartet afgift som det bærende element.
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Trafikbuller stör naturens lugnande effekt
I urbana miljöer har vi större tolerans för buller, jämfört med samma ljud i ett vackert grönområde. Grönområdens effekt på vårt välbefinnande visas i en avhandling från Stockholms universitet. Hur vi designar städer i framtiden och vilka miljöer som är viktiga för att vi ska kunna leva och må bra beror bland annat på grönområden omkring oss. Stressrelaterade sjukdomar ökar kraftigt i Sverige och
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UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint
It's a problem plaguing grape-growers worldwide — in an ever-changing climate, how can they protect their crops from the undesirable effects of wildfire smoke exposure.A recent study by a team of UBC Okanagan researchers has led to the development of a preventative strategy for protecting grapes from volatile phenols — flavored compounds present in smoke that may be absorbed into ripening grapes
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US 10-year Treasury yield nears record low
Deepening yield curve inversion sparks talk of early Fed rate cut
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US Tech Manufacturing Depends on 23 Rare Minerals—and Their Supply Is at Risk
A host of hi gh -tech products rely on a small set of scarce minerals. N ew research suggests that 23 of these face worrying risks to their supply chains that could derail US technological progress. Rapid population growth and accelerating economic development are combining to put unprecedented demand on the world's natural resources . That's problematic enough when it comes to things like fossil
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UW researchers contribute to quantifiable observation of cloud seeding
Scientists found that cloud seeding in the Idaho mountains produced a total of about 235 Olympic-sized swimming pools' worth of water.
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Validating Toolbox to evaluate cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability
Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have updated and validated a series of tests in the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery. These tests, delivered on an iPad, can now be used to accurately assess cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability.
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Versatile nose hair trimmers for every job
For those that nose what's up. (Depositphotos/) It's a cold, hard fact of life: There are hairs in your nose. They serve a very specific, very important biological function. They also can grow too long and become unsightly and need to be dealt with. It's not glamorous, but it's necessary. You have to do it, so at least do it well. Finding the right nose hair trimmer is a lot like finding the righ
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Vice – how bionic limbs and neural implants are helping people with disabilities – 11:52
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Vision rehab treatment effective for stroke and injury related blindness
A new study shows that visual rehabilitation is effective for patients who have suffered vision loss related to stroke or traumatic brain injury.
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Visiting Researcher Indicted for Failure to Disclose Military Role
The case of a lieutenant in the Chinese army who studied physics at Boston University points to broader vulnerabilities in US academia, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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We now know how much our genes influence the risk of contracting HIV
A study of 13,000 people suggests that genetics strongly shapes how likely you are to contract HIV if you are exposed to the virus
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We're not prepared for the end of Moore's Law. Finding successors to today's silicon chips will take years of research.If you're worried about what will replace Moore's Law, it's time to panic.
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What will all this plastic look like in the future?
Since plastic is a relatively new invention, I wonder if it will have importance as an archeological device for future civilizations. Plastic remains could indicate city centers, trade routes, and geological activity. What are your thoughts on this, how do you think our plastic production will look for those in the future studying our current time? submitted by /u/Spiralof5ths [link] [comments]
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What will the first weed degree program in the U.S. look like?
Colorado State University-Pueblo will offer the first undergraduate weed degree in the U.S. The program will include intensive coursework focused on chemistry and advanced biology. Cannabis has become one of the fastest-growing job markets. Weed can now get you a degree. A public university in southern Colorado has announced that it will offer the United State's first cannabis-focused major. The
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When Will Moderates Learn Their Lesson?
The two major policy pitches for the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1972 were clear: an immediate end to the Vietnam War, and an immediate guarantee of a minimum income for all Americans. George McGovern ran for president that year, but the most progressive Democratic nominee in recent history did not get very far. He suffered the second-largest rout for a Democrat in Am
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White-Supremacist Violence Is Terrorism
I combatted the threat of foreign terrorism for much of my career, fighting organizations that are grounded in virulent, hateful ideologies, and in many cases operate in a network of independent, loosely connected cells. Violent white-supremacist organizations operate in a similar fashion. Our failure to address these domestic groups and their networks, or to take them as seriously as their forei
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Why did Zika start causing microcephaly in Brazil?
The strain of Zika virus circulating in the northeastern Brazilian state of Paraíba in 2015 was particularly damaging to the developing brain, report researchers. More than 1,600 babies were born in Brazil with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, from September 2015 through April 2016 due to Zika virus. The epidemic took health professionals by surprise because the virus had been known since
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Why Don't We Have Robot Surgeons Yet?
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Why Edgar Allan Poe probably did not kill himself
A computational analysis of language used by the writer Edgar Allan Poe has revealed that his mysterious death was unlikely to have been suicide.The author, poet, and literary critic died in 1849 after spending several days in hospital while in a state of delirium. To date, Poe's death remains an unsolved enigma, with his contemporary, poet Charles Baudelaire even speculating that the incident was
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Why having a birth certificate is a human right | Kristen Wenz
More than a billion people worldwide, mostly children, have no birth certificates. In many countries, this means they can't get access to vital services like health care and education, says legal identity expert Kristen Wenz. She discusses why this problem is one of the greatest human rights violations of our time — and shares five strategies to ensure everyone can get registered and protected.
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Why monkeys choose to drink alone
Why do some people almost always drop $10 in the Salvation Army bucket and others routinely walk by? One answer may be found in an intricate and rhythmic neuronal dance between two specific brain regions, finds a new Yale University study published Feb. 24, 2020 in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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Winners of the 2020 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
The winners of this year's Underwater Photographer of the Year contest were just announced, and the photographer Greg Lecoeur was named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020 for his image of crabeater seals in Antarctica. More than 5,500 images were submitted by photographers from around the world. Prizes and commendations were handed out in categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Beha
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Woman urinates alcohol without drinking due to yeast in her bladder
A woman was denied a liver transplant after repeatedly failing alcohol tests – but she hadn't been drinking. It turns out that yeast in her bladder was to blame
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Women CEOs negotiate better severance than men—for all the wrong reasons
Over the last 20 years, the number of female CEOs leading S&P 500 firms has increased fivefold. But it's a deceiving figure: among large publicly traded firms, women still only make up six percent of all CEOs.
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Xbox Series X Details: Features, Processor, and More
Microsoft shed a little light on its next-generation console, including the ability to suspend and quickly resume multiple games at once.
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You may feel more focused with your phone nearby
Keeping your phone nearby but not using it may give you a bump in perceived concentration, according to new research. Researchers recruited 125 participants for the study, whom they assigned to one of three groups and then directed to sit alone in an empty room for six minutes, though they didn't tell participants the duration. Here's how researchers divided up the groups: Members of one group we
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Your next tire change could be performed by a robot – TechCrunch
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Zero-Carbon yacht Energy Observer ready for world voyage
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Zymergen, a science and materials innovation company based in California, has integrated "dozens" of Meca500 robots to automate experiments in their life sciences facility
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Extinction: Meet the new poster animals of conservation
Scientists say charismatic but lesser-known "flagship species" are key to raising money for conservation.
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Katherine Johnson, whose calculations enabled the first moonwalk, dies at 101
Katherine Johnson NASA
View this post on Instagram RIP Katherine Johnson (1918-2020). What a life: 🙏 One of the first African-American women to work at NASA (then NACA) 🙏 Worked as a "human computer" for Mercury, Apollo, Shuttle programs 🙏 John Glenn requested she personally re-check computer calculations before his Friendship 7 mission 🙏 Received Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama (pictured) 🙏 NAS
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The launch that killed Mr. Hughes, known as Mad Mike, was being filmed for a new Science Channel series called "Homemade Astronauts."
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