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  Oxford, UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2017 Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University. That's several hundred million years older than previously thought and suggests retroviruses have ancient marine origins, having been with their animal hosts through the evolutionary transition from sea to land. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Communications, will help us understand more about the continuing 'arms race' between vir ... read more |
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Study: Retroviruses are nearly 500 million years oldRetroviruses are nearly 500 million years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University. According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the evolutionary arms race between retroviruses and their hosts began several hundred million years before scientists previously thought. ... more 
Zimbabwe bans street food over typhoid, cholera fearsZimbabwe has banned street food vendors in the capital Harare after a typhoid outbreak blamed on poor sanitation and erratic water supplies. ... more 
Why odds are against a large Zika outbreak in the USIs the United States at risk for a large-scale outbreak of Zika or other mosquito-borne disease? While climate conditions in the U.S. are increasingly favorable to mosquitos, socioeconomic factors s ... more 
Hong Kong reports second human case of bird fluHong Kong on Friday confirmed its second human case of bird flu this season, days after an elderly man died of the virus. ... more |
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China jails 16 for trafficking in organsSixteen people including two surgeons have been jailed for between two and five years in China for trafficking in human organs, a practice still widespread in the country. ... more  
From outer space to inner eyeContact lenses, spectacles and eye implants are now being made more accurately thanks to research instruments flying on the International Space Station. With the competitive lens market offeri ... more 
Bacteria evolving more sophisticated antibiotic resistanceResearchers recently found evidence that bacteria can use antibiotic resistance to protect more vulnerable neighbors. ... more
Hong Kong records winter's first bird flu deathAn elderly man has died of bird flu in Hong Kong in the city's first human case of the disease this winter, authorities said Tuesday. ... more 
Angola declares end to deadly yellow fever epidemicAngola on Friday declared the end of a yellow fever outbreak that killed at least 400 people, after an emergency United Nations vaccination campaign covering 25 million people. ... more |
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Researchers achieve meter-scale optical coherence tomography for first timeAn industry-academic collaboration has achieved the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of cubic meter volumes. With OCT's ability to provide difficult-to-obtain information on material ... more 
Electrical signaling in heart and nerve cells using grapheneScientists have enlisted the exotic properties of graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon, to function like the film of an incredibly sensitive camera system in visually mapping tiny electric fie ... more |
  
Six climbers scaling a volcano in Guatemala died on the weekend when they got caught in a sudden cold spell at altitude, rescue officials said Monday.
The six, all of them Guatemalans, were in two groups climbing Acatenango volcano west of the capital on Saturday. The volcano rises 3,975 meters (13,045 feet) above sea level.
Their bodies were recovered on Sunday and Monday, a fire servic ... more Memory of lost Cyprus home haunts three generations Debt traps threaten Nepal quake victims Rebuild hearts as well as homes, pope tells quake victims |
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China plans to form a BeiDou network consisting of 35 satellites for global navigation services by 2020, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
The country plans to start providing basic services to countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-century Maritime Silk Road in 2018, said the document titled "China's Space Activities in 2016." ... more Austrian cows swap bells from 'hell' for GPS Russia, China Making Progress in Synchronization of GLONASS, BeiDou Systems Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISRO |
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As more DNA sequencing data continues to become available, including extinct hominids, a new human origins study has been performed that augments a trio of influential papers published in 2016 in the journal Nature.
The papers all confirmed the "Out of Africa" origins of modern humans, while disagreeing on the timing of when a more southern migration route (into Southeast Asia and Australi ... more Hair today, hungover tomorrow as young Japanese come of age New study finds evolution of brain and tooth size were not linked in humans Ancient DNA can both diminish and defend modern minds |
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  The rusty patched bumble bee has been granted a spot on the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the first bumble bee species in the continental U.S. to be protected by the Endangered Species Act.
The rusty patched bumble bee is native to the East and Upper Midwest, but its numbers have declined precipitously over the last 20 years. The bee's historical r ... more Routes of migratory birds follow today's peaks in resources Zooplankton rapidly evolve tolerance to road salt 'Drunken walk' math helps explain ecological invasions |
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  Retroviruses are nearly 500 million years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University. According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the evolutionary arms race between retroviruses and their hosts began several hundred million years before scientists previously thought.
To detail the history of retroviruses - the group of viruses that includes HIV - ... moreRetroviruses 'almost half a billion years old' Zimbabwe bans street food over typhoid, cholera fears Why odds are against a large Zika outbreak in the US |
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  Nearly 1.2 million people have been punished in China's ongoing anti-graft campaign, a senior official has said, promising that the government will double-down on the drive that some say is a political purge.
As part of the campaign, nearly 2,600 fugitives have been extradited or repatriated, and 8.6 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) worth of assets have been recovered, the Central Commission for ... more Hong Kong's former leader abused power: prosecution China to punish two top anti-corruption officials: Xinhua Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker condemns 'violent attacks' |
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Stemming the astronomical losses caused by crime in the oceans surrounding Africa is the focus of a major continental summit on Saturday in the Togolese capital, Lome.
"Over recent decades, the accumulated revenue losses resulting directly from illegal activities in the African maritime sector add up to hundreds of billions of US dollars, without counting the loss of human lives," the Africa ... more US to deport ex-navy chief drug trafficker to Guinea-Bissau Gunmen ambush Mexican military convoy, kill 5 soldiersMexican army to probe killings of six in their home |
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Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy.
But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks.
The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... moreChina data and US banks propel equities higher No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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  Indonesia appeared to back down Thursday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching materials, with a senior minister saying only language training had been put on hold.
The Indonesian military said Wednesday that military cooperation with Canberra, including joint exercises and exchange programmes, had been put on ice last month after teaching ... more NATO's new $1.2-bn base held up by IT glitches NATO and Russia in game of cat and mouse in Baltic skies Trump govt faces rising risk of international conflict |
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Researchers have found a way to improve atom interferometers, the most common and precise tool for measuring gravity.
Atom interferometers measure difference in wave characteristics between atomic matter. They rely on an exotic state of matter called Bose-Einstein condensates. Researchers in MIT have found a way to improve the precision of atom interferometers by augmenting the condensa ... more A population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuously LISA Pathfinder's pioneering mission continues Magnetic mirror could shed new light on gravitational waves |
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The Air Force, through its Life Cycle Management Center, has stood up the Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems (CROWS).
Although the office's primary operating location and senior leadership will be at Hanscom Air Force Base, contributing staff will come from various Air Force organizations and geographic locations. It will focus on integrating activities across the Air Force to ens ... more London-based Italians arrested for cyber-spying on top politicians EU proposes greater privacy protection to boost digital economy Apple removes New York Times app from China store |
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  The number of jihadist car bomb attacks against Iraqi forces advancing in Mosul has fallen sharply to just a few a day, a top special forces commander said Tuesday.
Major General Maan al-Saadi of the elite Counter-Terrorism Service, which has done much of the fighting in east Mosul, said the Islamic State group's defence of its last major Iraqi bastion was weakening.
"Car bombs have been ... more Suicide bombers kill 18 in Baghdad market attacks Iraq launches offensive on IS near Syria borderIraq eyes recapture of east Mosul within days |
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  Syrian Kurds have not been invited to the talks on the political future of Syria due to take place this month in Kazakhstan, their representative in France said Tuesday.
"We are not invited to Astana. There appears to be a veto on our presence," Khaled Issa told AFP in Paris.
The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing, the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), have be ... more Obama's toughest decision? 30,000-troop Afghanistan 'surge' Chinese police kill three "rioters" in Xinjiang Pakistan law allowing secret military terror courts expires |
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When the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Clean Power Plan in 2015 it exercised its authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions to protect public welfare. The Plan, now the focus of escalating debate, also put the nation on course to meet its goals under the Paris Climate Agreement. Given that other pollutants are emitted from power plants - along with carbon dioxide - research h ... more China to cut coal capacity by 800 million tonnes by 2020Norway fund blacklists more coal groups over climate concernsBlack coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline |
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  Twenty-one farmers were granted bail by a Myanmar court on Tuesday after being jailed over a land-grab dispute with the military that has highlighted acute challenges faced by the rural poor.
Land ownership is one of the most contentious issues in the formerly junta-run country, where the army stands accused of rampantly confiscating land during its 50-year rule.
In recent years democra ... more How we shop hurts endangered species A trip to the land of endangered ancient olive trees Chickens are smarter and more complex than given credit for |
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Discovered in 1852 by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis, Psyche is one of the ten most-massive asteroids in the asteroid belt. Although Psyche is thought to be a world made of metal, scientists have recently found the presence of water on this minor planet. The new findings which baffled researchers, could be confirmed and further studied by a newly announced NASA mission to this small sol ... more Asteroid sleuths go back to the future Asteroid buzzes Earth White House releases strategy in case of 'killer asteroid' |
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