Video: Why don't we have synthetic blood yet?
Millions of liters of blood are donated around the world every year, but there's still not enough for everyone who needs it.
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Drones and DNA tracking: How these high-tech tools are helping nature heal
Technology has undoubtedly contributed to global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
Environment
Jun 28, 2022
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Deletion of 'Wt1' gene produces alterations in the reproductive organs of mice
The deletion of the Wt1 gene during the early stages of the embryonic reproductive organ formation leads to differences in sex development in adult mice, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Genetics and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2022
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Why we think that demography is a slow thing, and why we are wrong
Scientific literature has considered human population trends as "slow," with fertility and mortality driving long term changes that are fully appreciable in generation-long periods, but the current exodus from war-ridden ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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Cross-coupling ketones: Adding flexibility to the synthetic chemistry toolbox
Researchers have published a paper describing, for the first time, the use of ketones as alkyl cross-coupling synthons.
Biochemistry
May 30, 2022
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Addressing racial gaps in NIH grant funding
In 2020, a commentary published in Cell urged the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address long-standing funding disparities between Black and white researchers. According to a 2011 study, Black applicants were 10 percentage ...
Other
May 25, 2022
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Should all chemosensory modalities be unified into a single sense?
A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology, entitled "Taste and Smell: A Unifying Chemosensory Theory," proposes the unification of all chemosensory modalities into a single sense, moving toward an interconnected ...
Biotechnology
May 20, 2022
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Gun ownership and homicide in the US: A stronger correlation
In 2017, there were nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, including homicides and suicides. To delve into this alarming statistic, U.S.-trained Université de Montréal economist Karim Chalak and his coauthors ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2022
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Video: Why they don't make grade B maple syrup anymore
Are you a grade B maple syrup fan? For a lot of maple syrup connoisseurs, grade B was always the go-to syrup. It's dark, caramelly, rich, complex. But unfortunately, you can't get it anymore.
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May 9, 2022
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Video: Toilet to tap—How are we able to safely drink water we've flushed?
In areas where water is scarce, reusing wastewater is one way to increase the supply. But to do that safely, water has to undergo lots of cleaning procedures, including some new innovations using edible materials like okra!
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Apr 25, 2022
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