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Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences has successfully converted cells from Asian elephants into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) From there, the plan would be for a surrogate elephant mother to carry a fertilised egg. The start-up hopes its research will eventually produce an animal that can play the ecological role that woolly mammoths once did in the Arctic ecosystem.
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2 years ago Read more at The Week

the science museum will have more interactive features in exhibits, use of modern technologies and strong back-end, besides it will be visitor-friendly, robust and signage-friendly. During a five-day trip, the team had visited science museums in London and Glasgow and all the learning points will be incorporated.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Academy of Science and Innovation walked away with a 55-48 victory over the Cheney RVT Beavers on Sunday. The win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ibrahim Sidik who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
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2 years ago Read more at MaxPreps

RNA-seq analysis is a cornerstone technique for gauging plant responses to various environmental stimuli. It helps identify genes active in drought, aiding in creating drought-resistant plants. Artificial spike-ins are a game-changer The turning point occurred when researchers discovered that global transcription changes had been addressed in non-plant research. This technique starts with introducing foreign RNA at the beginning of an experiment.
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2 years ago Read more at Earth.com

Opta Forum: The event where clubs scout for data science talent Will Spearman, now Liverpool's Head of Research, presenting a the 2017. On Wednesday, the 14th edition will be held at The Mermaid in Blackfriars and more than 400 people from 100 clubs, federations and leagues will be there. This year’s practitioner theme was set by Mathieu Lacome, the Chief Performance and Analytics Officer at Parma in Italy
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2 years ago Read more at Training Ground Guru

In 2024, that occurs March 19 at 11:06 p.m. EDT. Astronomical seasons are based on the position of the Earth with respect to the Sun as the planet makes its annual revolution around the closest star. The Earth is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees off a vertical axis, and because of this tilt, the most direct sunlight is aimed at the Southern Hemisphere during our astronomical winter. On the winter solstice in December, the Sun’s most
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2 years ago Read more at New York Post

Climate-related extremes are getting worse and they’re happening more often. Scientists say the stakes in getting it right are huge, with lives and billions of dollars in the balance. Polar Geoscience says it’s implementing all of the recommendations from the existing watershed assessment.
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

sex is a key research variable in the life sciences, not to mention its role in structuring our everyday lives. The term “sex” has collapsed entire constellations of traits and processes into one point. In humans, only one person in 5600 (.018%) is intersex and doesn’t fit the binary. This is not merely a historical quirk, but also a use of the binary, which is not enough to counter hegemonic social forces.
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2 years ago Read more at Why Evolution Is True

Michelle Sims is a PhD candidate in Environmental Contamination and Microbial Ecotoxicology at Flinders University in Australia. She is bridging that gap through her involvement in an innovative project – Floods of Fire. Sims’ research looks at the effect of PFAS on the microbial life that lives in soils, an unusual topic to bring to an arts festival.
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2 years ago Read more at Cosmos

Michael Jonas is running in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District. The progressive Democrat is trying to win a race that includes some experienced politicians, including now-former Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal.
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2 years ago Read more at KOIN.com