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Chinese scientists extract cancer-fighting nuclides from rare earth minerals
1 week, 6 days ago

Chinese scientists extract cancer-fighting nuclides from rare earth minerals

China Daily  

CHANGSHA -- Chinese researchers have successfully extracted high-purity lead-212 and bismuth-212 nuclides from rare earth minerals, the press center of the University of South China said Wednesday. This breakthrough holds significant importance for achieving self-sufficiency in the production of critical medical nuclides in China, according to the research team. The team of researchers established and verified a new, efficient and …

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Scientists unveil research on the deep-diving 'mystery mollusc' : Short Wave : NPR
1 month, 1 week ago

Scientists unveil research on the deep-diving 'mystery mollusc' : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Scientists unveil decades-long research about the deep-diving 'mystery mollusc' Enlarge this image toggle caption 2002 MBARI 2002 MBARI In early 2000, the scientists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were sitting in the control room for their deep-diving remotely operated vehicle when they saw a bizarre creature swimming in the midnight zone of the ocean. This was the first time …

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Elon Musk wants to cut down on wasteful science. But that science has a point.
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk wants to cut down on wasteful science. But that science has a point.

Slate  

When people feel economically pinched, they often try to clean house. The obsession with efficiency is of course why many people might be excited that President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head a “Department of Government Efficiency”. They also create an environment for surprising new discoveries, things scientists would never have dreamed …

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As the ice caps melt, Antarctica is greening, alarming climate experts
2 months ago

As the ice caps melt, Antarctica is greening, alarming climate experts

Salon  

The first color that comes to mind when thinking about Antarctica is a stark white, which makes sense, given the southernmost continent is generally buried in ice and snow. While there has been ample previous research on related phenomena like ice melt and sea ice melt, the scientists behind the new paper bluntly declare that “this trend echoes a wider …

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Number of Chinese scientists leaving US increasing yearly
4 months, 1 week ago

Number of Chinese scientists leaving US increasing yearly

China Daily  

Scientists of Chinese descent in the United States have been leaving the country because of "pull factors" from China and the "push factor" of the China Initiative of 2018, according to a major research study published in an American scientific journal. Also, a brief on the study, published in July by the Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, concluded …

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33 named for country’s highest science honour
4 months, 2 weeks ago

33 named for country’s highest science honour

Hindustan Times  

The team behind India’s maiden moon landing and a pioneering biochemist were among the 33 scientists honoured with India’s highest science awards announced by the government on Wednesday. The Vigyan Shri awardees include astrophysicist Annapurini Subramanian in space science, agriculture scientist Anandharamakrishnan C in agriculture, Avesh Kumar Tyagi in atomic energy, Umesh Varshney and Jayant Bhalchandra Udgaonkar in biological sciences, …

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150% customs duty on lab chemicals alarms scientists
4 months, 3 weeks ago

150% customs duty on lab chemicals alarms scientists

The Hindu  

Three digits have thrown scientists across the country into a tizzy. Budget documents, made public earlier this week, show that the Basic Customs Duty on laboratory chemicals, a critical component of research, has been hiked to 150% from the existing 10%. The Customs Department defines laboratory chemicals as “all chemicals, organic or inorganic, whether or not chemically defined, imported in …

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Kenyan scientists develop improved cassava varieties
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenyan scientists develop improved cassava varieties

China Daily  

The cassava harvest is weighed before processing in Kenya on Nov 11, 2022. In efforts to improve cassava production in Kenya as well as promote an alternative food crop in the face of the declining maize production, the country's staple food, scientists at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization have developed high-yielding, drought and disease-resistant cassava varieties. Godwin Macharia, …

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Female biologist wins top award
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Female biologist wins top award

China Daily  

Yan Ning receives the 2024 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award for the Asia-Pacific region. Academician Yan Ning of the Chinese Academy of Sciences received the 2024 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award for the Asia-Pacific region at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on May 28. UNESCO said that as a leading authority in her field, "Yan inspires …

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First English settlers in North America ate dogs, research says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

First English settlers in North America ate dogs, research says

The Independent  

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Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists
7 months ago

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

The intense heat likely to hit India over the next few days will be exacerbated by climate change, according to a research group. A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi The northwestern region of the country, including the capital Delhi, is expected to record temperatures that could exceed …

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A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics. Some researchers want it gone
11 months ago

A California panel is holding up studies on psychedelics. Some researchers want it gone

LA Times  

Dr. Keith Heinzerling talks with a study participant preparing for a psilocybin session at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica. “We have to tell them we don’t have any studies enrolling right now,” said Dr. Keith Heinzerling, director of the institute’s TRIP Center, which focuses on treatment and research on psychedelics. “We’ve been put on hold by the state.” …

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Fauci flip flops during Congress grilling: Ex-White House doctor ducks more than 100 questions about Covid and admits he approved risky Wuhan coronavirus research proposal without reading it
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fauci flip flops during Congress grilling: Ex-White House doctor ducks more than 100 questions about Covid and admits he approved risky Wuhan coronavirus research proposal without reading it

Daily Mail  

Dr Anthony Fauci evaded more than 100 questions about Covid, the lab leak theory and his ties to Wuhan during a landmark Congressional hearing Monday. In the past, Dr Fauci has clashed with lawmakers including Sen Rand Paul of Kentucky over his perceived coverup of funding for gain of function research as well as the Covid lab leak theory Republican …

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How did life on Earth begin? Scientists make big discovery in tiny structures
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How did life on Earth begin? Scientists make big discovery in tiny structures

India Today  

In a new study, researchers from the University of Liege have made a monumental discovery that sheds new light on the ancient history of life on Earth. The team, led by Professor Emmanuelle Javaux, has identified the oldest known microstructures in fossil cells — thylakoid membranes — dating back an astonishing 1.75 billion years. Cyanobacteria with thylakoid membranes are now …

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US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?
1 year ago

US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. “That’s been really harmful to U.S. science,” said Deborah Seligsohn, a former U.S. diplomat in Beijing and now a political scientist at Villanova University. “For some time, out of cultural, self-interest reasons, many people have double loyalty, erroneously …

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4 Indian Scientists Head to Arctic for First Winter Expedition, Set Up Year-Round Presence at Svalbard
1 year ago

4 Indian Scientists Head to Arctic for First Winter Expedition, Set Up Year-Round Presence at Svalbard

News 18  

Over 15 years after Indian scientists first set foot on the Arctic Circle, they have embarked on another critical expedition near to the North Pole, this time to explore the frigid land during the most challenging time of the year — winter. India’s summer expeditions to the Arctic are restricted to a small area around Svalbard — Ny-Ålesund — about …

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mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research
1 year, 2 months ago

mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research

The Hindu  

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA – a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins – could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells. The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics likewise will go to a team …

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A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID
1 year, 4 months ago

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID

NPR  

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the virus, she continues …

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Meet the women scientists defying harsh winters to power India’s Antarctic programme
1 year, 4 months ago

Meet the women scientists defying harsh winters to power India’s Antarctic programme

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ There is a long and growing list of nearly 80 women researchers and doctors who are doing their bit for India’s Antarctica programme, which was launched in 1981 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. WATCH: Indian footprint in Antarctica All these women are part of a long and growing …

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Scientists break world record for solar power window material
1 year, 6 months ago

Scientists break world record for solar power window material

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have achieved a new world record for a next-generation solar cell, which …

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Amid China crackdown, 1100 scientists and students barred from UK last year
1 year, 9 months ago

Amid China crackdown, 1100 scientists and students barred from UK last year

Firstpost  

Amid a major government crackdown on research collaborations with China, more than 1,000 scientists and postgraduate students were barred from working in the UK last year on national security grounds, according to a report New Delhi: Amid a major government crackdown on research collaborations with China, more than 1,000 scientists and postgraduate students were barred from working in the UK …

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Drug-resistant bacteria found in fowls in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1 year, 9 months ago

Drug-resistant bacteria found in fowls in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Hindustan Times  

A team of scientists from two government research institutes has detected strains of drug-resistant bacteria in fowls reared in some of the remote islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The scientists collected 199 cloacal swab samples from five breeds of fowls between November 2019 and January 2021 from three island districts. These tribal people and the fowls have no …

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Scientists find unusual outdoor activity can help stave off dementia
1 year, 11 months ago

Scientists find unusual outdoor activity can help stave off dementia

The Independent  

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How you sleep could be ‘strongest predictor’ of when you will die, study says
2 years, 1 month ago

How you sleep could be ‘strongest predictor’ of when you will die, study says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Increased sleep fragmentation is the “strongest predictor of mortality,” according to …

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