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mRNA Vaccines Could Prevent Diseases in Farm Animals

There are safeguards to ensure they won’t end up in your food.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamJun 9th, 2023

How profits from big pharma"s use of genetic information could revolutionize nature conservation

The blue blood of threatened horseshoe crabs contains a chemical essential for testing the safety of vaccines. So these ancient creatures are highly sought after by pharmaceutical companies worldwide, contributing to declines in their populations......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

Hong Kong's oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Election delays impact voter trust but messages from election officials can help, survey finds

A pre-registered survey of nearly 10,000 Americans shows that delays in declaring the winners of elections cause distrust in the electoral process, but that reassuring voters before polls close that delays are normal can prevent this distrust from ta.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Giving First Nations names to bird species is more complex and contentious than you might think

First Peoples' names for animals and plants undeniably enrich Australian culture. But to date, few names taken from a language of Australia's First Peoples have been widely applied to birds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Musk’s X blocked links to JD Vance dossier after hearing from Trump campaign

Report: Trump campaign "connected with X to prevent the circulation of links." Elon Musk's X blocked links to the JD Vance dossier after hearing directly from the Trump campaign,.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Scientists discover one of the Earth"s earliest animals in Australian outback

In the shadow of South Australia's largest mountain range beneath the outback soil lies a fossil record that reveals a rich history of life on Earth. Fossils found at Nilpena Ediacara National Park preserve a pivotal moment in the history of evolutio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

GitGuardian Visual Studio Code extension helps developers protect their sensitive information

Stolen credentials remain the most common cause of a data breach. Various methods exist to prevent such breaches, and the most effective ones will have the least impact on developer productivity while catching issues as early as possible in the devel.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Research vessel provides comprehensive assessment of the changing Central Arctic Ocean

Sparse sea ice, thousands of data points and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents—those are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Targeting "undruggable" diseases: Researchers reveal new levels of detail in targeted protein degradation

Researchers at the University of Dundee have revealed in the greatest detail yet the workings of molecules called protein degraders which can be deployed to combat what have previously been regarded as "undruggable" diseases, including cancers and ne.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

On US coast, wind power foes embrace "Save the Whales" argument

Whether from real concern for marine animals or doubts about renewable energy, the anti-wind power movement has been growing along the US East Coast, with some trying to blame a surge in whale strandings on the growth of offshore energy projects......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? Researcher test species from bats to seals to find out

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have found coronavirus infections in pet cats and dogs and in multiple zoo animals, including big cats and gorillas. These infections have even happened when staff were using personal protective e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

High-resolution structural data shows how a supercomplex links mRNA translation and decay

Messenger RNA (mRNA) serves as a blueprint for proteins. When mRNA is no longer needed, it must be degraded. Director Elena Conti and her team at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich have now been able to show that the.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Research team helps community document skeletal remains found on historic "poor farm"

On a bright autumn afternoon, a plain wooden box crafted by a local cabinet shop containing skeletal remains was returned to its final resting place during a simple reburial ceremony in Brentwood. Researchers and students from the University of New H.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Advanced technology discovered under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark

Railroad construction through a farm on the Danish island of Falster has revealed a 5,000-year-old Neolithic site hiding an advanced technology—a stone paved root cellar......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities for more targeted adaptation

Heat-related deaths and diseases are a major concern in Europe amid increasing extended periods of extreme heat. A recent study proposes a novel way of quantifying and projecting future vulnerability to heat stress in different areas of a city, provi.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why

It's one of the basic tenets of biology: We get our DNA from our mom and our dad. But one notable exception has perplexed scientists for decades: Most animals, including humans, inherit the DNA inside their mitochondria—the cell's energy centers—.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

How Chlamydia pneumoniae bacteria use molecular mimicry to manipulate the host cell

Bacteria that cause diseases, so-called pathogens, develop various strategies to exploit human cells as hosts to their own advantage. A team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), together with medical professionals and exper.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Prestone"s new EV coolants are designed to enhance safety, reduce corrosion

Prestone's new formulations have been engineered to reduce fires caused by thermal runaway, prevent corrosion and improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid vehicles, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Nanopore technique shows transport mechanism of chaperone proteins at the single-molecule level

Proteins control most of the body's functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control protein quality......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism

Ctenophores merge with neighbors at wound sites, making animals with duplicate parts. Comb jellies, technically known as ctenophores, are one of the weirdest creatures on Earth. T.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024