Researchers engineer new thyroid cells
Researchers have discovered a new efficient way to generate thyroid cells, known as thyrocytes, using genetically modified embryonic stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 2, 2017
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Reddit bans forum for white nationalists from its website
Reddit has banned a forum for white nationalists from its social news website, citing the company's rules against posting personal information and online harassment.
Internet
Feb 2, 2017
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NASA scientist studies whether solar storms cause animal beachings
A long-standing mystery among marine biologists is why otherwise healthy whales, dolphins, and porpoises—collectively known as cetaceans—end up getting stranded along coastal areas worldwide. Could severe solar storms, ...
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2017
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Research examines for the first time the benefits and costs of novel water reuse systems
The "decentralized" water system at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which treats all non-potable water on site, contributes to the net-zero building's recognition ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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Discovered: Possible new species of hammerhead shark
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a new species of hammerhead shark, prompting concerns about the species' vulnerability and whether conservation practices in place today are widespread enough to protect ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2017
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Judge asked to lift hold on Yellowstone dam and protect fish
U.S. officials are pressing a federal judge to lift his 2015 order blocking a proposed irrigation dam and fish passage on the Yellowstone River, warning that a rapidly-disappearing, ancient fish species faces a grim future ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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Sweden unveils new climate law, criticizes Trump
Sweden's prime minister on Thursday criticized climate skeptics within the new Trump administration and warned that all countries need to "step up and fulfill the Paris Agreement."
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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Defense mechanism employed by algae can effectively inhibit marine fouling
Chemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a method that reliably hinders hazardous seawater fouling and is effective, affordable, and easy on the environment. Fouling can occur, for example, as ...
Materials Science
Feb 2, 2017
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Plan to reduce air pollution chokes in Mexico City
Decades ago Mexico City's air pollution was so poor, birds would fall out of the sky—dead. Locals said living there was like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, according to one report. In response, Mexico City took ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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Italy bows to howls over anti-wolf campaign
Italy on Thursday put on hold a controversial plan to cull five percent of its wolves, much to the relief of environmentalists and animal lovers who had mobilised across the country.
Ecology
Feb 2, 2017
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