A healthy rhesus monkey has been born after being cloned from fetal cells, but creating a clone of an adult human being would be much harder A healthy rhesus monkey has been born after being cloned from fetal cells, but creating a clone of an adult human being would be much harder A healthy rhesus monkey …
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Titan’s methane seas have ephemeral “magic islands” that have baffled scientists for years. They may be made of odd, porous clumps of snow Titan’s methane seas have ephemeral “magic islands” that have baffled scientists for years. They may be made of odd, porous clumps of snow Titan’s methane seas have ephemeral “magic islands” that have baffled …
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(American Institute of Biological Sciences) In a year marked by unprecedented flooding, deadly avalanches, and scorching heat waves and wildfires, the climate emergency’s enormous cost–whether measured in lost resources or human lives–is all too apparent. Writing in BioScience, a group led by William J. Ripple and Christopher Wolf, both with Oregon State University, update their …
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(Woodwell Climate Research Center) In 2019, a coalition of more than 11,000 scientists from across the globe declared a climate emergency and established a set of vital signs for the Earth in order to measure effective climate action. Now, twenty months later, a new study published today in BioScience finds that those indicators — including …
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(Oregon State University) Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for the Earth, a coalition headed by two Oregon State University researchers says the updated vital signs largely reflect the consequences of unrelenting business as usual. (Oregon State University) Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing …
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(University of Colorado at Boulder) Hundreds of thousands of people around the world die too soon every year because of exposure to air pollution caused by our daily use of chemical products and fuels, including paints, pesticides, charcoal and gases from vehicle tailpipes, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study. (University of Colorado …
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Soil samples from a long-running UK experiment show that microplastic pollution has risen sharply in the past 50 years and is much higher in fields treated with organic or inorganic fertilisers Soil samples from a long-running UK experiment show that microplastic pollution has risen sharply in the past 50 years and is much higher in …
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The way ice forms is much more interesting than expected. This basic physical process, among the most common in nature, remains somewhat mysterious despite decades of scientific scrutiny.Now, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research by… The way ice forms is much more interesting than expected. This basic physical process, among the most common in nature, remains …
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed modular nanoparticles that can be customized to target biological entities such as tumors, viruses or toxins. The surfaces of the nanoparticles are engineered to host biological molecules, making it possible… Researchers at UC San Diego have developed modular nanoparticles that can be customized to target biological entities such …
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Researchers have developed an alternative labeling method called ‘bio-tagging’, which is a microneedle array system that can safely deliver ink in the form of unique number or letter sequences for the identification of animals, which can be used for pets or livestock. This method may be useful for various applications in animal research and management. …