Waste colonies yield bacterium with 3 enzymes that may break down polyester
Scientists have enriched expanded polystyrene waste from a beach in Ireland to isolate a bacterium shown to contain three enzymes that could break down polyester.
Scientists have enriched expanded polystyrene waste from a beach in Ireland to isolate a bacterium shown to contain three enzymes that could break down polyester.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2023
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Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities should be given equal opportunities to learn languages, a new report argues.
Education
Aug 25, 2023
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Numerous studies highlight vocabulary as a critical predictor determining word and text reading comprehension in monolingual and bilingual children, but when measuring vocabulary, most studies focus on either breadth or depth, ...
Education
Aug 21, 2023
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A team of researchers led by a Virginia Commonwealth University professor found that teachers, regardless of race, perceived the most conflict with Black boys and the least conflict with white girls in their classrooms. Teachers ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2023
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit the aim point for the mission's sixth Venus flyby on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2023
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During his presidency, Donald Trump and members of his administration repeatedly accused federal civil servants of undermining their agenda through the "deep state." They sought to curtail career employees' workplace protections, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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Researchers from Switzerland and China have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty—the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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When it comes to learning a language, there is no better opportunity to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking than a book club. Within its supportive and interactive atmosphere, participants can engage in lively ...
Education
Jul 6, 2023
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Classic British TV comedies such as 'Allo 'Allo, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers offer a way to understand the political cultures that led to Brexit, a new book reveals.
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2023
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With rainfall increasingly scarce, irrigating crops can be a major challenge, but farmers in southeastern Spain have long relied on recycled wastewater in a model that is winning attention abroad.
Environment
Jun 21, 2023
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