Developments in gene editing are often met with moral panic. Every new announcement raises outrage over the audacity of scientists "playing God." The existence of mutant mosquitoes and designer babies are often framed as ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2020
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To capture panoramic views in a single shot, photographers typically use fisheye lenses—ultra-wide-angle lenses made from multiple pieces of curved glass, which distort incoming light to produce wide, bubble-like images. ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 18, 2020
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A semiconductor device that is promising for both generating and detecting terahertz radiation has been demonstrated by physicists at RIKEN. This may aid the development of high-performance integrated solutions for terahertz ...
General Physics
Sep 18, 2020
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A biologist at RIKEN has discovered the way in which steroid signaling regulates the breakdown of sugar molecules in fruit flies so as to provide the energy larvae need to enter the pupal stage. This finding could have much ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2020
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Many Canadian children are now returning to their classrooms after schools shut down in March to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Education
Sep 18, 2020
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Solar storm analysis carried out by an army of citizen scientists has helped researchers devise a new and more accurate way of forecasting when Earth will be hit by harmful space weather.Scientists at the University of Reading ...
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2020
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Researchers at UBC's faculty of medicine are working with microscopes—some up to 13 feet tall—to help prevent and treat COVID-19.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2020
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EPFL physicists propose a new path to detect infrared radiation with outstanding sensitivity, allowing detection of signals as low as that of a single quantum of light.
General Physics
Sep 18, 2020
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New Zealand is surrounded by highly productive oceans that attract seabirds from around the world, forming a global hotspot for seabird diversity. Establishing how and when this hotspot formed has been challenged by a lack ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 18, 2020
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Christians want more support from their places of worship when it comes to navigating ethical matters and other issues in the workplace, according to a new study from researchers with Rice University's Religion and Public ...
Social Sciences
Sep 18, 2020
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