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  Sydney (AFP) June 2, 2017 Human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, researchers said Friday, highlighting the impact of man-made matter on marine life. Medications for the heart (milrinone) and gout (allopurinol), as well as cosmetic and industrial chemicals, were among hundreds of thousands of substances detected in the reptiles' bloodstream as part of an ongoing conservation project. Scientists said exposure to the substances had cause ... read more |
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CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutationsNew York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome. ... more 
Engines of twingenuity: NASA's twin study investigators have a meeting of the mindsHouston TX (SPX) May 28, 2017 If you took all the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in your body and strung it end-to-end, it would reach all the way to Pluto and back. The Twins Study, looking at the effects of space on the human bod ... more  
A new tool for discovering nanoporous materialsLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, a ... more 
New Zealand company partners with U.S. Army for engineered skinWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 New Zealand's startup regenerative medicine company, Upside Biotechnologies, has signed a development agreement with the U.S. Army. ... more |
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Toward an HIV cure: Pitt team develops test to detect hidden virusPittsburgh PA (SPX) May 30, 2017 The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: How do doctors determine if someone is cured? The virus has a knack for lying dormant in immune cells at lev ... more 
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistanceLa Jolla CA (SPX) May 30, 2017 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to a lifesaving antibiotic called vancomycin, an advance that could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infect ... more 
Nanosubmarine with self-destroying activityNijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) May 31, 2017 Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed a nanomotor that has these functions: An a ... more 
'Freak': meet Cuba's last self-infected HIV punk rebelPinar Del Rio, Cuba (AFP) May 28, 2017 Like many young punks, Gerson Govea saw himself as a misfit. But few embraced the role as self-destructively as this Cuban rocker: he deliberately infected himself with HIV. ... more 
Mouse sperm survives in space, but could human babies?Miami (AFP) May 24, 2017 Freeze-dried mouse sperm that spent nine months in space has been used to produce healthy rodent offspring back on Earth, Japanese researchers said this week. ... more
Stars dig deep at charity Cannes AIDS galaCannes, France (AFP) May 26, 2017 A galaxy of stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Will Smith turned out for an AIDS benefit that is the social highlight of the Cannes film festival. ... more |
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 Space babies: study suggests humans may be able to have healthy offspring in orbit  
Code of conduct needed for ocean conservation, study saysSeattle WA (SPX) May 18, 2017 A diverse group of the world's leading experts in marine conservation is calling for a Hippocratic Oath for ocean conservation ? not unlike the pledge physicians take to uphold specific ethical stan ... more 
Hundreds of Chinese students hospitalised for norovirus: XinhuaBeijing (AFP) May 18, 2017 Almost 400 Chinese students were hospitalised following an outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly stomach bug norovirus in a school in the country's northeast, state media reported Thursday. ... more 
UK survey finds 28,000 plant species for medical useLondon (AFP) May 17, 2017 More than 28,000 species of plants around the world have a medical use but poor documentation means people are not making the most of the health benefits, according to a survey released on Thursday. ... more 
New gelatin devices that imitate the activity of the body in bone regenerationBiscay, Spain (SPX) May 17, 2017 Regenerative medicine is a discipline that is continually growing and encompasses a whole arsenal of therapeutic strategies, from recombinant proteins and stem cells right up to materials and matric ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) June 2, 2017 
Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US military reported Friday.
The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition added 132 civilians to the total in its April report, including 105 who died when a US aircraft dropped a bomb on an IS sniper target in west Mosul on March 17.
The bomb inadvertently set off a large cache of ... more Colombo (AFP) June 3, 2017Sri Lanka targets unauthorised builders after monsoon deaths  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2017European Reassurance Initiative requests billion-dollar budget increase  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2017GMV to supply Copernicus services in support to EU external action |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 1, 2017 
Japan successfully launched a satellite Thursday as part of a broader effort to build a homegrown geolocation system that boosts the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.
An H-IIA rocket blasted off Thursday morning from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, which was later released into orbit.
"The ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jun 02, 2017exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering  Shanghai (XNA) May 30, 2017Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications  Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017GIS is a powerful tool that should be used with caution |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
New research suggests humans aren't all that great at reading the facial cues of monkeys. Misinterpreting the emotional state of monkeys, researchers argue, increases the risk of being bitten.
In many places around the world, monkey-human interactions are unavoidable. Many tourists visit places for the express purpose of interacting with monkeys. But intimate encounters can sometimes en ... more New Haven CT (SPX) May 31, 2017Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 31, 2017Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds  Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2017Researchers Identify Conductor of Brain's Neural Orchestra and Begin to Decode the Score |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
When a deceased house swift, a small bird species native to Asia, was found near the Deltaport container terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia, just a few dozen feet from the Pacific Ocean, scientists were skeptical.
But new research confirms the intrepid traveler is indeed a house swift, Apus nipalensis, and likely made the trek across the Pacific unassisted.
Scientists with t ... more Paris (AFP) May 31, 2017Humans pose ever-bigger extinction risk to animals: review  Rhenen, Netherlands (AFP) May 30, 2017Panda stars get first taste of life in The Netherlands  Chicago IL (SPX) May 26, 2017Genetic mutation trade-offs lead to parallel evolution |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 30, 2017 
The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: How do doctors determine if someone is cured? The virus has a knack for lying dormant in immune cells at levels undetectable to all but the most expensive and time-consuming tests.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health announced in Nature Medicine that they've c ... morePinar Del Rio, Cuba (AFP) May 28, 2017'Freak': meet Cuba's last self-infected HIV punk rebel Cannes, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Stars dig deep at charity Cannes AIDS gala Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2017Hundreds of Chinese students hospitalised for norovirus: Xinhua |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2017 
The US returned a fugitive to China Thursday, the Ministry of Public Security said, in what appears to be the first such instance of cooperation between the two countries since the election of Donald Trump.
The suspect, referred to only by the last name Zhu, was repatriated with the assistance of US immigration authorities, the statement said, and is accused of a "violation of personal right ... more Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2017Beijing's rickshaws teeter between tradition, survival  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip |
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 Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017 
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with more than 160 new highs hitting the market in the last eight years.
The Golden Triangle - where Laos, southern China, Thailand and Myanmar intersect - is the world's second largest drug producer after Latin America.
It is notorious for churning out heroin and methamphe ... more Bogota (AFP) May 4, 2017UN counter-drug official kidnapped in Colombia: officials  New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017Indian, Chinese navies rescue ship hijacked by Somali pirates Manila (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 2, 2017  Dismayed EU and Chinese leaders meet Friday at a Brussels summit in a bid to fill a void in the global push to fight climate change left by the US pullout from the Paris pact.
In a potentially dramatic shift in diplomatic roles, the European Union now aims to join heavyweight China in trying to galvanise the world into implementing the landmark 2015 agreement - but minus the planet's second ... more Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2017US backsliding on Paris deal a gift for China  Hanoi (AFP) June 2, 2017John McCain visits 'Big Bad John' US destroyer in Vietnam  Berlin (AFP) June 1, 2017France, Germany 'certain' Trump would honour NATO pledges |
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
A ripe apple falling from a tree has inspired Sir Isaac Newton to formulate a theory that describes the motion of objects subject to a force. Newton's equations of motion tell us that a moving body keeps on moving on a straight line unless any disturbing force may change its path. The impact of Newton's laws is ubiquitous in our everyday experience, ranging from a skydiver falling in the earth's ... more San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2017Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2017Monash researchers uncover new gravitational wave characteristics |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Modern cell phones are vulnerable to attacks from rogue cellular transmitters called IMSI-catchers - surveillance devices that can precisely locate mobile phones, eavesdrop on conversations or send spam.
Recent leaks and public records requests have revealed that law enforcement in many U.S. cities have used the surveillance devices to locate suspects or hunt for illegal activity. But desp ... more Tallinn (AFP) June 3, 2017'Tallinn Manual 2.0' -- the rulebook for cyberwar  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 01, 2017Random numbers: Hard times ahead for hackers Beijing (AFP) May 30, 2017China to launch cybersecurity law despite concerns |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 2, 2017 
Iraqi forces have recaptured one neighbourhood in west Mosul and nearly half of another that are targets of a broad offensive against jihadists launched last week, officers said on Friday.
Iraqi security forces are more than seven months into a massive operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, which overran the city and swathes of other territory nearly three years ago.
Now ... more Basra, Iraq (AFP) June 1, 2017Football: Iraq play first post-ban friendly at home  Baghdad (AFP) June 1, 2017Iraq forces move on IS in Mosul but civilians slow advance  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 4, 2017Jihadists occupy civilian homes as Mosul battle rages |
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 Quetta, Pakistan (AFP) June 4, 2017 
Pakistani forces on Sunday said they had killed around a dozen Islamic State militants in a three-day raid prompted by intelligence reports that the group were holding two recently kidnapped Chinese nationals.
The operation took place in the rugged Mastung district of southwest Balochistan province and targeted the hideout cave of a group of IS commanders, a senior security official told AFP ... more Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2017China condemns couple's kidnapping in Pakistan  Quetta, Pakistan (AFP) May 24, 2017Two Chinese nationals kidnapped in Pakistan  Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) May 23, 2017Taliban attack on Afghan army base kills 10 soldiers |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2017 
In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de Balzac's biography from a book collector on the side of the street.
He became engrossed in the text, and dreamt from then on that he would devote his life to literature - to become, as Balzac was, a "secretary transcribing history."
Today Zhou Meisen is a celebrated 61-year- ... more Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017Gas leak kills 18 miners in central China  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017India's coal plant plans conflict with climate commitments Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017Coal power dropping as natural gas, renewables grow, U.S. report finds |
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 New York (AFP) June 4, 2017 
The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table.
Working with IBM, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos in the United States and pork in China.
Blockchain, the underlying technology behind virtual currency bitcoin, is a digit ... more Pengshan, China (AFP) May 29, 2017In China, maggots finish plates, and food waste  Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom Saint-Emilion, France (AFP) May 26, 2017Bordeaux pins hopes for ravaged vineyards on June bloom |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 
Fifty years ago, The Beatles released their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' which included the iconic song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds." The popular song was critically acclaimed for evoking a surreal dreamscape, along the lines of Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" fantasy. John Lennon said it was inspired by a drawing his son Julian - then age 3 - had ... more London, UK (SPX) Jun 02, 2017First 24-hour Global Broadcast About Asteroid Impact Hazard  London, Canada (SPX) May 29, 2017'Tiny clocks' crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes  Pasadena CA (JPL) May 25, 2017NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid |
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