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01 Mar 2019
Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert
A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms — strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria that could lead the search for Martian life deeper underground; Frontiers in Microbiology
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26 Feb 2019
UK prejudice against immigrants amongst lowest in Europe
New study challenges prevailing attitudes on Brexit, the nature of prejudice, and the social impact of modernization; Frontiers in Sociology
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25 Feb 2019
Responsible innovation key to smart farming
The so-called ‘fourth agricultural revolution’ must provide social benefits and address potentially negative side-effects of agri-tech; Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Environment
22 Feb 2019
Squid could provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics
Self-healing fabric, abrasion-resistant coatings, precision drug delivery and smart textiles are among the potential applications of squid ‘ring tooth’ protein; Frontiers in Chemistry
Climate action
21 Feb 2019
Climate-friendly labriculture depends on an energy revolution
Comparison of the greenhouse gases produced by lab-grown and farm-raised beef in the current energy system suggests that the benefits of reducing methane could be outweighed by increased CO2; Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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20 Feb 2019
Blindfolded training could help doctors save young lives
Doctors’ leadership in pediatric resuscitation improved most when they wore a blindfold during simulation training; Frontiers in Pediatrics
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19 Feb 2019
Oral contraceptives could impair women’s recognition of complex emotions
Healthy women who use birth control pills are poorer judges of subtle facial expressions than non-users, according to new research; Frontiers in Neuroscience
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18 Feb 2019
Tat vaccine could provide a functional cure for HIV
Recipients of the vaccine develop characteristics of spontaneous ‘post-treatment controllers’, whose immune system can control the reactivation of HIV after discontinuing therapy; Frontiers in Immunology
Environment
15 Feb 2019
Warning over deep-sea ‘gold rush’
Harmful deep sea mining could be avoided altogether if humanity moves towards a “circular economy” that focuses on reuse and recycling of metals, reduces overconsumption and limits built-in obsolescence of technology; Frontiers in Marine Science
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14 Feb 2019
Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Featured news
13 Feb 2019
What can a snowflake teach us about how cancer spreads in the body?
Studying fractals could lead to novel approaches in drug therapy to treat cancer and other diseases; Frontiers in Physiology
Featured news
12 Feb 2019
What can worms tell us about human aging?
A community-developed blueprint of worm metabolism holds promise for greater understanding of aging; Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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11 Feb 2019
Salivary RNA test for early autism diagnosis
Results from multi-institutional research collaboration show saliva-based RNA panel distinguishes children on autism spectrum from non-autistic peers; Frontiers in Genetics
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08 Feb 2019
Scientists identify ‘origin’ of cancer spread
Research suggests that “high energy” stem cells born from old, dying parents are responsible for cancer growth and spread; Frontiers in Oncology
Featured news
07 Feb 2019
Understanding water’s role in antibiotic resistance in Africa
Scientists have studied antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination in the Chobe River, northern Botswana’s only permanent surface water resource; Frontiers in Microbiology