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  Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Mosquitoes are despised for their itch-inducing bites and role in spreading disease. But at least one researcher doesn't want to see them eradicated entirely. Catherine Hill, a professor of entomology at Purdue University, is working on an insecticide that will prevent mosquitoes from transmitting disease without harming the insect or other animal life. "For the last 20 years I've been trying to figure out how to kill mosquitoes, and then I had this epiphany where, morally, I'm just not ... read more |
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Squeezing innovation out of the NASA Twins studyHouston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Just like early explorers, NASA Twins Study investigators are venturing into new territory. Conducting human omics research on twin astronauts as part of the One Year Mission that took place aboard ... more 
Scientists piece together extinct horsepox virus, raising biosecurity concernsWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 Lab scientists in Canada at the University of Alberta have synthesized horsepox, an extinct relative of the smallpox virus, using segments of mail-order DNA. The feat has raised biosecurity concerns, as well as questions about the costs and benefits of risky research. ... more 
Houston team one step closer to growing capillariesHouston TX (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a key step on the path to gener ... more  
A future without fakes thanks to quantum technologyLancaster UK (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Counterfeit products are a huge problem - from medicines to car parts, fake technology costs lives. Every year, imports of counterfeited and pirated goods around the world cost nearly US $0.5 ... more |
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Three-dimensional chip combines computing and data storageBoston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the fl ... more  
Veterans Receive DARPA's LUKE ArmWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 At a ceremony in New York today, two veterans living with arm amputations became the first recipients of a new generation of prosthetic limb that promises them unprecedented, near-natural arm and ha ... more 
China invites foreign cancer experts to treat Liu XiaoboShenyang, China (AFP) July 5, 2017 The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other foreign experts to treat him in China following international pressure to let him go abroad. ... more 
EU edges toward agreed policy on hormone disrupting chemicalsBrussels (AFP) July 4, 2017 The EU edged closer Tuesday toward a common stand on chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones and cause a range of serious health problems. ... more 
Sri Lanka deploys troops to tackle dengue crisisColombo (AFP) July 2, 2017 Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year, officials said Sunday. ... more  
Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstockSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 They are all around you! Most plastics, conductive polymers, and even medicines derive from molecules with a double bond between two carbon atoms, C=C. These molecules are called olefins and a ... more |
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 Scientist Reveals Health Challenges That Flight to Mars Poses for Humans
Painless patch could replace flu jab: studyParis (AFP) June 27, 2017 Vaccines delivered via a painless, throw-away patch could one day eliminate the need for needle-and-syringe flu injections, researchers said Wednesday after completing a preliminary trial. ... more 
Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drugNairobi (AFP) June 28, 2017 The generic version of the most advanced drug against HIV has been introduced in Kenya, a first in Africa where more than 25 million have the disease, the NGO Unitaid said Wednesday. ... more 
China facing largest diabetes epidemic in the world: studyWashington (AFP) June 27, 2017 China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the metabolic illness, while nearly 36 percent are prediabetic, according to a US study published Tuesday. ... more 
Sri Lanka blames garbage pile-up for record dengue tollColombo (AFP) June 26, 2017 Sri Lanka has suffered a record 200 deaths from dengue fever this year, the health minister said Monday, blaming a garbage disposal crisis in Colombo. ... more |
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  Oxford UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The world's most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The new study published in Scientific Reports, has shown that the tiny creatures, will survive the risk of extinction from all astrophysical catastrophes, and be around for at least 10 billion yea ... more Debaga, Iraq (AFP) July 18, 2017Separated by war, Iraqi children wait for parents  Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017Civilian deaths soar in Iraq, Syria: monitoring group  Leogane, Haiti (AFP) July 18, 2017Haiti's army reborn 20 years after it was demobilized |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 
An advance GPS anti-jam navigation system is to be jointly developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell Aerospace, the companies announced on Monday.
The technology, covered under a recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies, will combine IAI's existing ADA GPS Anti-Jamming system together with Honeywell's embedded GPS Inertial Navigation Sys ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next Year  Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017Orbital Alliance Techsystems receives contract for GPS artillery  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Europe's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017 
New research suggests fathers play an important role in encouraging sibling bonding among young baboons. Until now, biologists assumed moms alone were responsible for socializing their offspring.
Familial bonding is an important part of the maturation process for young baboons. Strong familial ties encourage the acquisition of important skills, including how to forage, avoid predators a ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2017Towards a High-Resolution, Implantable Neural Interface  Jena, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa  Laramie WY (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in Andes |
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 Mexico City (AFP) July 19, 2017 
Star chefs from around the world gathered in Mexico City's ancient floating gardens for a symposium on saving the world's threatened biodiversity, a bleak subject they peppered with breaks to savor the local cuisine.
Joan Roca of Spain, Michel Bras of France and Gaston Acurio of Peru were among the big-name chefs who took part in the event Tuesday at Xochimilco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ... more Niamey (AFP) July 13, 2017Villagers in Niger 'massacre' 27 hippos  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017Bacteria passed from mom to offspring is most beneficial, study shows  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017To avoid getting eaten, spiders walk like ants |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017 
Mosquitoes are despised for their itch-inducing bites and role in spreading disease. But at least one researcher doesn't want to see them eradicated entirely.
Catherine Hill, a professor of entomology at Purdue University, is working on an insecticide that will prevent mosquitoes from transmitting disease without harming the insect or other animal life.
"For the last 20 years I'v ... moreWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Scientists piece together extinct horsepox virus, raising biosecurity concerns Colombo (AFP) July 2, 2017Sri Lanka deploys troops to tackle dengue crisis Paris (AFP) June 27, 2017Painless patch could replace flu jab: study |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017 
The ashes of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were buried at sea on Saturday, depriving his supporters of a place to pay tribute to the pro-democracy dissident.
Officials showed a video in which his wife, Liu Xia, and relatives lowered a white round urn into the water off the northeastern coastal city of Dalian, two days after the democracy advocate died of liver cancer aged 61 while i ... more Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017Anti-Beijing Hong Kong lawmakers disqualified from parliament  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow |
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 Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017 
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, placing the country alongside Sudan and North Korea on a list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders.
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
It pointed to ethnic Uighurs, ... more Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns  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 |
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 New Delhi (AFP) July 19, 2017 
A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no sign of easing, media reports said Wednesday.
Beijing has made virtually daily warnings to its neighbour over the deadlock on a remote Himalayan plateau, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a tense face off.
Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar told lawmakers i ... more Tbilisi (AFP) July 18, 2017Facing Russia threat, Ukraine and Georgia join in push West  Paris (AFP) July 19, 2017French military chief quits after Macron row  Vijfhuizen, Netherlands (AFP) July 17, 2017On third MH17 anniversary, families unveil 'living memorial' |
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 Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Swirling motions in clouds of cold, dense gas have given, for the first time, an active insight into how gravity creates the compact cores from which stars form in the interstellar medium. The results will be presented, Thursday 6 July, by Gwen Williams at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull.
Williams, of Cardiff University, explains: "We've known for some time that du ... more Warwick UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Jun 28, 2017LISA Gravitational-Wave Observatory Selected as ESA L3 Mission  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 29, 2017Hints of Extra Dimensions in Gravitational Waves |
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 Paris (AFP) July 17, 2017 
A serious cyber-attack could cost the global economy as much as $53 billion, putting it on a par with Hurricane Sandy in 2012, according to a report Monday by Lloyd's of London.
The world's oldest insurance market and Cyence consultancy said the threat posed by hacking attacks has surged and the global economy will be increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks over the next decade.
The rep ... more Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017'Oh, bother': Chinese censors can't bear Winnie the Pooh  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017Cyber and Space Defense Units to Enter Operation in India  Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2017Chinese censors scrub emoji tributes to Nobel winner |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Revenge attacks against Iraqis accused of siding with the Islamic State group in Mosul are on the rise after Iraqi forces recaptured the city, the UN envoy warned Monday.
Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that he was concerned by a "rising popular sentiment in favor of collective punishment of families perceived to be associated with Daesh."
"Countrywide, Iraqis perceived to have li ... more Hasan Sham, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2017Return to Mosul a distant dream for many displaced  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US eyes continued presence in Iraq after IS: general  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 11, 2017Mosul's once-thriving Old City now a grey wasteland |
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 Washington (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Afghan security forces supported by US air power have retaken the center of volatile Nawa district from the Taliban in southern Helmand province, US officials said Monday.
Backed by strikes from F-16 fighters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, Afghan troops began the two-day operation Saturday near the city of Lashkar Gar, which is the capital of Helmand.
Officials said the operation t ... more Washington (AFP) July 14, 2017Leader of Afghan IS branch killed in US raid: Pentagon Washington (AFP) July 5, 2017US soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand  New York (AFP) July 6, 2017Egypt arrests dozens of Chinese Uighur students: HRW |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017 
Chinese companies are planning or constructing hundreds of coal-fired power projects around the world, data show, even as Beijing talks up its commitment to fighting climate change.
The report by German environmental lobby group Urgewald comes as China seeks to fill a vacuum left by the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement.
Urgewal ... more Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets  Sydney (AFP) June 20, 2017Rio backs Yancoal over Glencore for Australia coal minesw |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) July 13, 2017 
Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China - the turkey leg.
The entertainment giant opened its $5.5 billion theme park in Shanghai in June last year, expecting to shift mainly bok choy, Mickey Pork Buns and Minnie Red Bean Buns to hungry customers.
"If you go to Disneyland ... more Sede Boqer, Israel (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environments  Los Angeles (AFP) July 12, 2017Disneyland China falls a-fowl of huge turkey leg demand  Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Warmer Arctic harms crops in US, Canada: study |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2017 
The origin and nature of Mars is mysterious. It has geologically distinct hemispheres, with smooth lowlands in the north and cratered, high-elevation terrain in the south. The red planet also has two small oddly-shaped oblong moons and a composition that sets it apart from that of the Earth.
New research by University of Colorado Boulder professor Stephen Mojzsis outlines a likely cause fo ... more Tucson, AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Pitted Materials in Craters Could Indicate Buried Ice on Asteroids  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 06, 2017Bizarro comet challenging researchers  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017NASA'S First Asteroid Deflection Mission Enters Next Design Phase |
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