Science and Technology
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FDA approves new drugs to treat gonorrhea
“The FDA has approved two new oral antibiotics to treat gonorrhea, the first new oral therapies for uncomplicated gonorrhea in…
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Hundreds quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak, as disease spreads due to declining vaccination rates
At least 126 people have contracted measles in South Carolina. 122 of them were unvaccinated, while three were only partially…
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Agricultural drones spread to poor countries, making farmers’ lives better.
“Agricultural drones are spreading worldwide, especially across East and Southeast Asia. They’re mainly used to spray agrochemicals—a job that, in…
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Geothermal company uses artificial intelligence to discover big energy source
“Zanskar Geothermal and Minerals, a geothermal energy company, has discovered a commercially viable geothermal reservoir in Nevada using an AI…
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Japan uses advanced technology to cope with rising dementia crisis
“Last year, more than 18,000 older people living with dementia left their homes and wandered off in Japan. Almost 500…
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Antimatter production radically increases due to scientific advance
“Researchers at CERN have developed a new technique that can produce over 15 thousand antihydrogen atoms in just a few hours, a major…
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Gene therapy saves children from life of misery and death
“An experimental gene therapy has delivered promising results in a three-year-old boy with Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that…
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Scientists extract the oldest RNA ever, from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth; Life in the Ice Age revealed
“Scientists have successfully extracted and sequenced RNA molecules from a ~40,000-year-old frozen woolly mammoth—the oldest RNA ever recovered. RNA can…
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Company achieves self-sustaining nuclear reaction
“Valar Atomics has become the first company in the Department of Energy’s new pilot program to achieve a self-sustaining chain…
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Deadly brain cancer survival times improve with ultrasound
“Researchers in Canada and the US have extended survival for people with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers, by…
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Mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl nuclear contamination zone eats radiation
“Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use…
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Scientists engineer wheat that needs less fertilizer, which will reduce pollution and world hunger
“Scientists at UC Davis have created wheat that releases higher levels of apigenin, a plant compound that helps soil bacteria…
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Robots can deliver drugs and then dissolve
“Researchers have built a tiny robot that can move through blood vessels, deliver a dose of drugs to a precise…
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Deregulation saves infant, by permitting life-saving gene therapy
“This spring, a group of doctors used a personalized gene therapy to save an infant with a deadly genetic disorder.…
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Rainmaker seeks to refill depleted Great Salt Lake
“Rainmaker, a US startup, is attempting to use cloud seeding to increase snowfall in Utah, thereby replenishing the Great Salt Lake,”…
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough
“A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against…
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Israel is refilling the Sea of Galilee with desalinated water from the Mediterranean Sea
“Israel is now pumping desalinated seawater into the drought-stressed Sea of Galilee—apparently the first time in history that desalination has been…
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Drug cures 99% of malaria cases
“There is a new malaria drug for the first time in 25 years: a combination therapy called GanLum, which cured more than…
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Gene therapy cuts bad cholesterol and triglycerides; could help prevent heart attacks
“In an early human trial, a single infusion of a new CRISPR gene therapy cut “bad” LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. In…
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AI Faces Chicken-And-Egg Conundrum
By David Blackmon Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s one of the grand conundrums of history, and…
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Stem cells from body fat can repair spinal fractures
Researchers at Japan’s “Osaka Metropolitan University found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair breaks similar to those common…
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Scientists use genetically modified fungus to catch mosquitoes
“Chinese scientists are using a genetically modified fungus to create highly effective mosquito traps. The engineered Metarhizium constantly releases a…
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Massive spider web found in underwater cave, holding 110,000 spiders
“In an underwater cave on the border between Greece and Albania, scientists have discovered a spider web that spans 1,076.4…
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Scientists breed uranium from thorium. That could vastly increase nuclear energy production
“Chinese scientists have used a molten-salt reactor to breed uranium from thorium for the first time. This process converts thorium—far…
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Scientists engineer enzyme that can break down hard-to-recycle plastic
“Scientists have engineered enzymes that can break down polyurethane, a notoriously durable plastic, into its component parts, potentially enabling efficient…
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Adolf Hitler likely had micropenis, researchers say
“Adolf Hitler likely had micropenis, Kallman syndrome, DNA study finds.” That’s the headline of a news article this week. It…
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Deforestation in the Amazon slows down
“Deforestation in the Amazon is slowing down. Around 5,800 square kilometers of the forest were cleared this year, down from…
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Artificial intelligence improves weather forecasts and increases harvests
“This summer, India’s Ministry of Agriculture oversaw an impressive real world trial of AI-powered weather forecasts. The project sent weekly…
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Artificial intelligence is being used to eradicate invasive species
“Conservationists are using AI to help them detect and eradicate the last remaining invasive stoats on the Orkney Islands, which…
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America finally stops getting fatter
America is one of the ten fattest countries in the world, but it has stopped getting fatter, due to weight…
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Device protects people against being trampled by an elephant or losing their harvests
“A new device developed in India listens for elephant calls and plays threatening sounds to keep the animals away from…
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AI is cutting hiring to near zero, Fed chief says
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell drew a stark picture of a labor market that looks fine on the surface—4.3% unemployment,…
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Taxpayer Money Still Flowing To Lab Monkeying With COVID-19 And Linked To Herpes-Ridden Primate Rumors
By Audrey Streb Rhesus monkeys that were euthanized Tuesday after escaping during a truck crash on I-59 in Jasper County,…
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Machines can now make water out of thin air, easing water shortages in arid places
Professor “Omar Yaghi, who recently won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing metal-organic frameworks, is about to…
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FDA moves to speed up approvals of cheaper copycat drugs
“The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it would ease regulatory roadblocks for low-cost copycat versions of certain…
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Vaccine protects elephants from deadly herpes virus
“Scientists in the UK have developed the world’s first vaccine for elephant herpesvirus, a disease that kills many young Asian…
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