Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough key micronutrients for the population, according to a major research study. Maize is a staple crop across the region — where it is grown and consumed in vast quantities. ​Farmers in …

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Three modules forming a new-to-nature CO2 fixation cycle have been successfully implemented in E.coli. ​Three modules forming a new-to-nature CO2 fixation cycle have been successfully implemented in E.coli. Three modules forming a new-to-nature CO2 fixation cycle have been successfully implemented in E.coli. 

Just like a doctor adjusts the dose of a medication to the patient’s needs, the expression of therapeutic genes, those modified in a person to treat or cure a disease via gene therapy, also needs to be maintained within a therapeutic window. Staying within the therapeutic window is important as too much of the protein …

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Promoting climate-friendly behaviors will be more successful in societies where everyone has the capacity: financially, physically, and time-wise, to make changes. ​Promoting climate-friendly behaviors will be more successful in societies where everyone has the capacity: financially, physically, and time-wise, to make changes. Promoting climate-friendly behaviors will be more successful in societies where everyone has the capacity: …

Reducing inequality is essential in tackling climate crisis, researchers argue Read More »

Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup — or metabolome — of an infant’s gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new research.   ​Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup — or metabolome — of an infant’s gut in …

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one of our best pictures yet of this moon of Jupiter ​NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one of our best pictures yet of this moon of Jupiter NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one …

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An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers of people could have lived there until it was inundated by rising seas ​An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers …

Vast submerged area near Australia may once have hosted 500,000 people Read More »

A massive telescope in Chile is set to being operations in 2024, and once it is up and running the pictures will be extraordinary ​A massive telescope in Chile is set to being operations in 2024, and once it is up and running the pictures will be extraordinary A massive telescope in Chile is set to …

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will start scanning the night sky in 2024 Read More »