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COP29: What is the Paris Agreement and how will countries be held to account in Baku?
This legally binding international treaty has become the backbone of climate talks. Continue Reading
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Baerbock announces EUR 200M in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Germany will provide EUR 200 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine ahead of winter. This was announced by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a joint press conference with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent… Continue Reading
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Frontline report: Ukrainians demolish Russian firing posts with repurposed anti-tank mines, reclaim Toretsk high-rises
Today there are a lot of interesting updates from the Toretsk direction, Donetsk Oblast. Here, the Ukrainians successfully destroyed once-powerful Russian defensive positions by extensively using improvised explosives by demolition squads. This significantly destabilized Russian… Continue Reading
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Handling the hype: Researcher seeks to improve science communication
Being a scientist has its challenges. Knowing how to communicate your scientific research in a socially responsible manner can be even more difficult. Thankfully, one researcher at Michigan State University and colleagues at several other universities have identified some of the trade-offs and… Continue Reading
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AI tool AlphaFold can now predict very large proteins
The AI tool AlphaFold has been improved so that it can now predict the shape of very large and complex protein structures. Linköping University researchers have also succeeded in integrating experimental data into the tool. The results, published in Nature Communications, are a step toward more… Continue Reading
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Childhood overweight is associated with socio-economic vulnerability
More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and Region Sörmland in collaboration… Continue Reading
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Space: A new frontier for exploring stem cell therapy
Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic researchers say. The research analysis by Fay Abdul Ghani and Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., published in… Continue Reading
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Lying, sitting or all-fours position?
Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting — women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective final birthing position affects the satisfaction of the woman giving birth. Researchers from the… Continue Reading
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Synthetic genes engineered to mimic how cells build tissues and structures
Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and theUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds self-assembling… Continue Reading
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Remote medical interpreting is a double-edged sword in healthcare communication, researchers find
Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. As the healthcare sector leaned heavily on technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, interpreters reported mixed experiences that raises… Continue Reading
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