Antibiotics resistance: Researchers succeed to block genes of resistance
Ultimately, reducing the transfer of antibiotic-resistance plasmids could help preserve the potency of antibiotics. Antibiotics are commonly used around the world to cure diseases caused by bacteria. But as the World Health Organization and other international bodies have pointed out, the global increase of antibiotic resistance is a rapidly worsening problem. And since antibiotics are […]
Randomizing the news for science, transplanting genetically engineered skin, and the ethics of experimental brain implants
This week we hear stories on what to do with experimental brain implants after a study is over, how gene therapy gave a second skin to a boy with a rare epidermal disease, and how bone markings thought to be evidence for early hominid tool use may have been crocodile bites instead, with Online News Editor […]
Lightning can trigger nuclear reactions, creating rare atomic isotopes
Rare forms of atoms, like carbon-13, carbon-14, and nitrogen-15, have long been used to figure out the ages of ancient artifacts and probe the nuances of prehistoric food chains. The source of these rare isotopes? Complicated cascades of subatomic reactions in the atmosphere triggered by high-energy cosmic rays from outer space. Now, a team of […]
The world’s first dog pictures, and looking at the planet from a quantum perspective
About 8000 years ago, people were drawing dogs with leashes, according to a series of newly described stone carvings from Saudi Arabia. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about reporting on this story and what it says about the history of dog domestication. Sarah also interviews physicist Brad Marston of Brown University […]
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The secrets of a top salary in science
[:en]The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.
Source: Nature | Editorial
Journal reference: Science and public police[:]
Scientists discover more effective, and potentially safer, crystallized form of DDT
By James Devitt A team of scientists has discovered a new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the existing one. Its research points to the possibility of developing a new version of solid DDT–a pesticide that has historically been linked to human-health afflictions and environmental degradation–that can be administered in […]
Scientists create 'mutant bird flu' to prepare for possibility of deadly global pandemic
‘We need to know what the virus could do in nature, so we can be alert and aware if we start seeing these changes,’ says professor Source: Independent [:en]By Katie Forster ‘We need to know what the virus could do in nature, so we can be alert and aware if we start seeing these changes,’ […]
Researchers Sequence Genome of Zika Virus Reference Strain
Sci-news Journal reference: Genome Announc 4(5):00917-16. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00917-16.
What is Testosterone?
Rachel Rettner Testosterone is a male sex hormone that is important for sexual and reproductive development. Source: Live Science Journal reference: JAMA
A Bizarre New Form of Liquid Water Is Discovered
Tia Ghose Liquid water isn’t just one simple form ― it’s actually two forms that convert between each other, new X-ray images reveal. Source: https://www.livescience.com/59612-liquid-water-exists-in-two-forms.html Journal reference: Procedings of the national academy of science of the United States of America [:en]By Tia Ghose Liquid water isn’t just one simple form ― it’s actually two forms […]
The ambitious plan to plant nearly 100,000 trees a day with drones
Science News – ABC News.[:en]By science and technology reporter Jake Sturmer Can drones help fight deforestation and climate change? This team of engineers hopes to use drones to plant 1 billion trees every year to fight an unfolding global catastrophe. Source:Science News – ABC News. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-25/the-plan-to-plant-nearly-100,000-trees-a-day-with-drones/8642766[:]
