Levels of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant — ground-level ozone — has increased in …read more Source:: Science
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‘Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
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•Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease. …read more Source:: Science
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
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•An international team has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts. …read more Source:: Science
Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life
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•Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, opening the search for life to planets significantly larger than Earth but smaller than …read more Source:: Science
CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality
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•Six months ago, a Chinese scientist announced that he had edited the genomes of two babies born last year. The germline edits with CRISPR-Cas9 supposedly changed the CCR5 gene to …read more Source:: Science
No assembly required: Researchers automate microrobotic designs
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•Researchers have developed an automated approach that significantly cuts down on, and expands, the types of microrobots they can manufacture. …read more Source:: Science
Global warming hits sea creatures hardest
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•Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, a unique study found. The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact …read more Source:: Science
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
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•The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream in climate simulations of the future. …read more Source:: Science
Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions
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•Young children are significantly more likely than adults to have their opinions and decisions influenced by robots, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Diabetes drug ‘significantly reverses memory loss’ in mice with Alzheimer’s
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•A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer’s after scientists found it ‘significantly reversed memory loss’ in mice through a triple method of action. This is the …read more Source:: Science