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  Madrid (AFP) July 6, 2018 Just a few years ago, China was persona non grata in the transplantation world over its use of organs from executed inmates, some of them prisoners of conscience. But at the Transplantation Society's annual congress in Madrid this week, the tables turned as 150 Chinese experts took part - an unprecedented number - and one-time critics endorsed the country's organ donation system despite allegations it is far from transparent. "That couldn't happen just a few years ago," said Francis Delmonico, ... read more |
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Help NASA Track and Predict Mosquito-Borne Disease OutbreaksGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Picnics, parades and fireworks are the attributes of a grand July Fourth celebration. So are the itch and scratch of mosquito bites. While the bites are annoying, they don't tend to stop the festivi ... more  
Low-cost prosthetic foot mimics natural walkingBoston MA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Prosthetic limb technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, giving amputees a range of bionic options, including artificial knees controlled by microchips, sensor-laden feet driven by artificial in ... more 
Versatile ultrasound system could transform how doctors use medical imagingWashington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 While ultrasound is one of the most common medical imaging tools, conventional electronic ultrasound devices tend to be bulky and cannot be used at the same time as some other imaging technologies. ... more 
Amazon takes on pharmacy sector with new acquisitionWashington (AFP) June 28, 2018 Amazon set its sights on the pharmacy market Thursday with the acquisition of tech-focused retailer PillPack, sending shock waves through the sector over prospects of disruption by the US online colossus. ... more |
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Wireless system can power devices inside the bodyBoston MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2018 MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be ... more  
Science of squeezed oranges may help detection of failing bridgesWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 By studying the mechanics of a squeezed orange and its unique multilayered peel, scientists may be able to more accurately predict bridge failures or develop new ways to deliver medicine. ... more 
Spot a rat? Real-time map aims to plot Paris sightingsParis (AFP) June 11, 2018 Rats have become an increasingly common sight in Paris over the past few years, but one local official wants to make sure everyone knows just how many are being spotted daily in his corner of the French capital. ... more 
US fears of 'mystery weapon' revived by new China diplomat casesHong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2018 A US health alert issued for China over a mysterious illness has revived fears of a rumoured sonic weapon that first surfaced after a scare involving American diplomats and their families in Cuba two years ago. ... more 
ICE Cubes space research service open for businessParis (ESA) Jun 07, 2018 The first European facility for commercial research on the International Space Station was installed today in Europe's space laboratory Columbus. The International Commercial Experiments service - I ... more |
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Synthetic 'tissues' build themselvesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 How do complex biological structures - an eye, a hand, a brain - emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology, and a mystery still being grappled wi ... more  |
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Flexible organic electronics mimic biological mechanosensory nervesSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Researchers at Seoul National University and Stanford University developed artificial mechanosensory nerves using flexible organic devices to emulate biological sensory afferent nerves. They used th ... more 
Cell-like nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from bloodSan Diego CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce. These pro ... more 
Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamelLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone. Enamel, located on the ... more 
Heavier astronauts have higher risk of post-flight eye changesBethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 New research suggests that changes in the eye that occur during spaceflight may be related to how much an astronaut weighs. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiolog ... more  
A clearer future for underwater explorationThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) May 15, 2018 A system that simultaneously transmits ultrahigh-definition live video and receives feedback signals offers greatly improved underwater optical communications. The oceans provide an abundance ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 29, 2018 
Facial recognition technology, which has drawn criticism from civil liberties activists in recent years, was used to identify the suspect in Thursday's newsroom shooting which left five dead in Annapolis, Maryland.
Police said suspect Jarrod Ramos, who had a prior arrest record, had refused to cooperate with authorities after he was taken into custody and that his fingerprints could not imme ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a successful deployment test June 28 of the solar sail that will launch on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). The test was performed in an indoor clean room at the NeXolve facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
NEA Scout is a six-unit CubeSat that relies on an innovative solar sail for propulsion ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
"Leaf clipping is a special behaviour. It is a rare example of tool-use in a communicative context and has been proposed to be cultural, varying in its meaning in different social groups of chimpanzees", explains Ammie Kalan, the lead author of the study.
Since leaf clipping is relatively rare, little is known about it. "Although only three adult males were observed to begin leaf clipping ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 
Neuroscientists in Canada have identified the neural circuit responsible for parrots' impressive intelligence.
The circuit is similar to the neural structure credited with providing primates their enhanced intelligence, an example of convergent evolution.
"An area of the brain that plays a major role in primate intelligence is called the pontine nuclei," said Cristian Gutierrez-I ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Picnics, parades and fireworks are the attributes of a grand July Fourth celebration. So are the itch and scratch of mosquito bites. While the bites are annoying, they don't tend to stop the festivities. However, certain types of mosquitoes can cause serious harm. They are known to carry and spread diseases like Zika, West Nile Virus and malaria.
One of the tools researchers are using to t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2018 
Beijing wants to have Mao Zedong's Mausoleum and Tiananmen Square, powerful and controversial symbols of Chinese communist might, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, official media reported on Thursday.
The Chinese capital wants to apply for 14 sites in total to receive UNESCO World Heritage status by 2035, the state-run Global Times quoted city official Shu Xiaofeng as saying.
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 Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) May 9, 2018 
Three Mexican soldiers were killed in an ambush in the violent state of Guerrero, in a town whose mayor was also found murdered the same day, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
After receiving an anonymous tip that armed men were hiding out at a ranch in the municipality of Coyuca de Catalan, an army patrol went to the site Tuesday night and was attacked by unknown gunmen, the ministry sai ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Latvia for a two-day visit starting July 9, ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels, his office said Tuesday.
In addition to holding talks in Riga with Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis and President Raimonds Vejonis, Trudeau is also set to visit the Canadian-led multinational NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup based in the country ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 05, 2018 
Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, predicts that all objects fall in the same way, regardless of their mass or composition. But does this principle also hold for objects with extreme gravity? An international team of astronomers have tested this using three stars orbiting each other: a neutron star and two white dwarfs. Their findings, published in Nature on 5 July 2018, prove tha ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 3, 2018 
The US Commerce Department recommended against approval of China Mobile's seven year old application to enter the domestic market on Monday, citing national security concerns.
The move marked the latest blast from the US under President Donald Trump in its growing trade dispute with China.
US tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods are set to kick in on Friday and Chin ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Iraq called Tuesday for the home countries of foreign jihadists held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants.
At least 833 children of 14 nationalities are currently in prison in Iraq, according to the Joint Operations Command, which coordinates the fight against the Islamic State group.
"We ask all diplomatic missions in Iraq, resident and non-resident, ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Afghan civilian casualties increased sharply during last winter's fighting season, according to a US Defense Department report Tuesday that also tallied an increased toll on Afghan security forces during some operations.
In its semi-annual report to Congress, the Pentagon found that between December 1 and May 31, the US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan counted more than 4,223 civilian casualt ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 2, 2018 
Australia's largest pure-play coal producer Yancoal said on Monday it would apply for a dual listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange alongside a capital raising as it looks to increase its shares' liquidity.
China-based Yancoal trades on the Australian Securities Exchange and recently expanded its holdings of local mines by buying most of Rio Tinto's domestic coal assets for US$2.45 billion. ... more |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according to a new study from University of Utah researchers. The result is surprising, since previous studies in the Eastern U.S. suggested that fertilized soil would become saturated with nitrogen within a few decades.
Something different is happening in Salt La ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 03, 2018 
NASA's Dawn spacecraft reached its lowest-ever and final orbit around dwarf planet Ceres on June 6 and has been returning thousands of stunning images and other data.
The flight team maneuvered the spacecraft into an orbit that dives 22 miles (35 kilometers) above the surface of Ceres and viewed Occator Crater, site of the famous bright deposits, and other intriguing regions. In more than ... more |
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