New gene-editing kit puts the power of frog growth into citizen scientists' hands
In an ordinary house tucked away on a quiet street in Oakland, Josiah Zayner stands over a container filled with green tree frogs with a syringe in hand.
In an ordinary house tucked away on a quiet street in Oakland, Josiah Zayner stands over a container filled with green tree frogs with a syringe in hand.
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2019
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Public universities across Canada are committed to addressing the calls to action included in the final report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). There is a general expectation that academic institutions ...
Education
Jan 24, 2019
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Wow. Sunday night's total lunar eclipse offered an amazing view, and for a few astute observers, a little surprise.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2019
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Medical isotopes are used daily around the world to visualize and diagnose cancer, heart disease and other serious ailments. However, the production of these lifesaving medical isotopes can emit gases that, while posing ...
General Physics
Jan 24, 2019
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New SFI research challenges a popular conception of how machine learning algorithms "think" about certain tasks.
Computer Sciences
Jan 24, 2019
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The world is "losing the race" against climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, demanding bolder action from governments to arrest runaway warming.
Environment
Jan 24, 2019
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Elon Musk indicates that the SpaceX Starhopper has been damaged after being toppled in 50 mile-per-hour winds. This will take a few weeks to repair.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2019
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Much like our fight-or-flight response, our cells also have a stress autopilot mode. An oxygen dropoff, overheating, or an invading toxin can trigger the cellular stress response – a cascade of molecular changes that are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 24, 2019
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Japanese whalers discussed plans Thursday to resume their commercial hunting along the northeastern coast on July 1, for the first time in three decades.
Ecology
Jan 24, 2019
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After the Second World War of 1939-1945, Western democracies had attempted to reconcile their criminal law in democratic, "republican" terms aimed at the citizen. However, in the last two decades, new criminal law has been ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2019
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