Thanks to a new method for making interspecies yeast hybrids in the lab, the makers of beer, wine, biofuels and other products that depend on yeasts may soon have many …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2015
Study undercuts idea that ‘Medieval Warm Period’ was global
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•A new study questions the popular notion that 10th-century Norse people were able to colonize Greenland because of a period of unusually warm weather. Researchers say the climate was already …read more Source:: Science
What your father ate before you were born could influence your health
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•There is increasing evidence that parents’ lifestyle and the environment they inhabit even long before they have children may influence the health of their offspring. A new study sheds light …read more Source:: Science
Leonardo da Vinci robot wows Tokyo crowd
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•The International Robot Exhibition 2015 (iREX) opened its doors to the public on Wednesday (December 2) at the Tokyo Big Sight center for five days of displays and seminars on …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
GM mice reveal the secret to a painless life
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•People born with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain, but previous attempts to recreate this effect with drugs have had surprisingly little success. Using mice modified to …read more Source:: Science
Hands-On with the Raspberry Pi Zero, part 4: Wrap up
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•Concluding the Raspberry Pi Zero series, with a look at some technical details, compatibility and a summary of a week’s Hands-On experience. …read more Source:: Linux
Global human freshwater footprint surges
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•Dams and irrigation raise the global human consumption of freshwater to a much higher level than previously thought, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Weather delays Orbital’s return to International Space Station
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Rain and cloudy skies delayed Orbital ATK’s planned resumption on Thursday of cargo runs to the International Space Station, a year after the company’s Antares …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Gene summit organizers urge caution on human gene editing
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists and ethicists gathered at an international summit in Washington said it would be “irresponsible” to use gene editing technology in human embryos for therapeutic purposes, such …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Habitat loss seen as rising threat to world’s migratory birds
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Habitat destruction along routes taken by the world’s migratory birds poses an increasing peril to these long-distance fliers, with a vast majority crossing terrain that nations are …read more Source:: UKScienceNews