SEATTLE (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’ space transportation company Blue Origin successfully launched and landed for the third time a suborbital rocket capable of carrying six passengers, taking another step on …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Month: April 2016
Europe gives green light to first gene therapy for children
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LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first life-saving gene therapy for children, developed by Italian scientists and GlaxoSmithKline, has been recommended for approval in Europe, boosting the pioneering technology to fix …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
What are aerosols?
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An atmospheric scientist has flown on planes outfitted with high tech equipment through wildfire plumes and over the ocean, and has visited stations all over the globe to observe aerosols …read more Source:: Science
Light helps develop programmable materials
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Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different …read more Source:: Science
Growing skin in the lab
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Using reprogrammed iPS cells, scientists have successfully grown complex skin tissue — complete with hair follicles and sebaceous glands — in the laboratory. …read more Source:: Science
Ancient DNA shows European wipe-out of early Americans
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The first large-scale study of ancient DNA from early American people has confirmed the devastating impact of European colonization on the Indigenous American populations of the time. …read more Source:: Science
Crafting a sustainable future for humanity
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Global efforts to protect the planet will fail unless we take concepts like equality and wellbeing into account, according to a new article. …read more Source:: Science
The Moon may play a major role in maintaining Earth’s magnetic field
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The Earth’s magnetic field permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun. This shield is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat offers free Red Hat Enterprise Linux to developers
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Members of the Red Hat Developer Program can now get a no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux license. …read more Source:: Linux
A gorilla named Susie illustrates genome similarities with humans
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gorilla named Susie is helping provide fresh insight into the genetic similarities and differences between people and these endangered apes that are among our closest living …read more Source:: UKScienceNews