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An international workshop of scientists, regulators, and industry experts led by Prof Ivana Barbaric convened to address the risks of genetic mutations in stem cell therapy.
Cell & Microbiology
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Climate change is drying landscapes and raising temperatures faster than many species can adapt. A research paper from Colorado State University offers a rare empirical look at how these pressures are already reshaping wildlife ...
Plants & Animals
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The UK should develop a "global" sponsorship program to give all sponsored refugees the same rights and entitlements, including pathways to permanent settlement—benefiting communities, local authorities, volunteers and ...
Social Sciences
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Research has opened the door for coastal wetland restoration projects to potentially earn tradable biodiversity certificates.
Ecology
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According to a new study by the EHU's BEZ-EKOFISKO research group, the choice of using eucalyptus in forestry needs to be reconsidered. The research highlights an urgent need to conserve and restore native forests, as the ...
Plants & Animals
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Dyes like Congo red and methyl orange create brightly hued shirts, sweaters and dresses. But these commonly used azo dyes can be toxic, carcinogenic and are hard to remove from wastewater.
Biochemistry
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An ambitious and revolutionary initiative aims to map every cell of all eukaryotic life on Earth. The result will be a Biodiversity Cell Atlas, which will reveal nature's secrets and help inform conservation efforts at a ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from the University of Florida and elsewhere have performed infrared observations of a star-forming cloud known as Sagittarius B2. Results of the observational campaign, ...
A Johns Hopkins University engineer has developed a specialized AI tool that could do for materials scientists what ChatGPT has done for coders and writers. The new system, called ChatGPT Materials Explorer, or CME, could ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.
Paper is a versatile material with many uses. Whilst the most common is for writing and printing upon, it is also widely used as a packaging material, in many cleaning products, in a number of industrial and construction processes, and occasionally as a food ingredient, particularly in Asian cultures.
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