2015年5月23日 星期六

2015-05-24 South Africa Science


GMA News
   
If you don't want your food genetically modified, tell nature to stop it   
Daily Times
Chipotle hit the headlines recently when the company announced it would no longer serve customers genetically modified foods. This despite the fact that more than a trillion meals containing genetically modified food have already been eaten in the United ...

COLUMN-If you don't want your food genetically modified, tell nature to stop it.   Reuters
GMOs distract from legitimate concerns about food   Genetic Literacy Project

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BioPharma-Reporter.com
   
Ethics of gene-editing technology debated   
The Japan Times
NEW YORK – The leading U.S. scientific organization, responding to concerns expressed by scientists and ethicists, has launched an ambitious initiative to recommend guidelines for new genetic technology that has the potential to create “designer babies.”.
Q&A: A Taste Of The Looming Ethical Debate On Gene-Editing Humans   WBUR
Scientists ready to work together to stop misuse of gene editing technology   The Hoops News
Scientists question ethics of 'designer babies'   Health24
Genetic Literacy Project   
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New York Daily News
   
Breastfeeding may protect babies from environmental pollution: study   
New York Daily News
A new study from the University of the Basque Country, Spain finds that breastfeeding may lessen the negative impact of some environmental pollutants common to high-traffic areas. Researcher Aitana Lertxundi set out to study the developmental ...

Mother's milk shields infants from pollution   RedOrbit
Breastfeeding protects babies from environmental pollution harm   Click Green
Breastfeeding protects against environmental pollution   Science Codex

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Nature World Report
   
Why President Obama wants to save bees in America   
Nature World Report
Bees are pollinating insects that are extremely significant for our ecosystems as a third of all our food depends on their pollination. A declining bee population around the world would simply be devastating for food production. There is a new federal plan in ...

Obama's bee report is a bit of a buzzkill   Sacramento Bee
What's Behind the Collapse of Honeybee Colonies   New York Times
The government's Plan Bee   Washington Post
Fond du Lac Reporter   
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Empire State Tribune
   
Once Solid Southern Antarctic Peninsula is rapidly thawing and could ...   
Empire State Tribune
A part of Antarctica once believed to be safe is now showing some signs of instability. There's a substantial ice loss in recent years which could lead to the rising of sea water. Armed with information from satellite print outs which include those of the European ...

Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   Washington Post
Once-stable Antarctic glaciers have suddenly started melting   The Ecologist

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Science Times
   
Celebrate International Day of Biological Diversity with The Great Nature Project   
Science Times
May 22nd is the UN's International Day of Biological Diversity. This year's theme: Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. But instead of making little Pinterest planet Earth cupcakes or watching a movie about wildlife, why not get involved with National ...

'International Day for Biological Diversity' observed in Mokokchung   Nagaland Post
5 major threats to biodiversity, and how we can help curb them   Mashable
'Care for environment on biodiversity day'   Times of India
Scoop.co.nz (press release)   
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CBC.ca
   
Montrealer sets world record for farthest flight by hoverboard   
CBC.ca
Travelling the country's lakes and rivers in a canoe is an iconic Canadian pastime but Alexandru Duru just might change all that with his new Guinness World Record-breaking hovercraft. 'To tell you the truth I always thought (flying) was something possible,' ...

Canadian sets record for farthest flight by hoverboard   Toronto Sun
Longest Hoverboard Ride Ever   The Interrobang
Watch the furthest flight ever flown on a real life hoverboard   Gizmodo
Guinness World Records   
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Tech Gen Mag
   
“Nasty” star provides insight into stellar life and death   
Tech Gen Mag
New Hubble data from a unique star may lead to insights about some of the universe's rarest and most massive and destructive stellar phenomena. Nicknamed “Nasty 1,” after the star's catalogue name (NaSt1), a NASA press release calls it a “one-of-a-kind” ...

This Bizarre Star Is Being Devoured By Its Companion   Gizmodo Australia
Hubble observes one-of-a-kind star that could shed light on stellar evolution   National Monitor
“Nasty” star provides Helps understand the stellar life and death   The Market Business
The Daily Galaxy (blog)   
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NEWS.com.au
   
NASA finds brightest galaxy in the universe   
NEWS.com.au
ASTROPHYSICISTS have discovered a remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion suns. Known as WISE J224607.57-052635.0, it is the most luminous galaxy to ever be discovered and was located using data from NASA's Wide-field ...

Astronomers discover most luminous galaxy   Xinhua

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Uncover Michigan
   
Quadriplegic Gets a New Lease of Life with Brain Implant   
Uncover Michigan
In a revolutionary study, published in the journal 'Science' on Thursday, surgeons at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, in collaboration with Caltech and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, conducted a clinical trial to ...

Thanks for the memories, Lee. Erik is the new Bionic Man   Empire State Tribune
Future potential of brain chip is limitless after man controls robot arm with his ...   Washington Post
Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm   New Vision

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