EIN Science News. 02 December 2018.
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Published on 05:33 GMT
Holmes: America’s founding scientists
PHILADELPHIA – Franklin Court sits on Market Street, a short walk up from the Delaware River waterfront where young Benjamin Franklin came ashore. Franklin’s house is long gone, but a brick passageway to a courtyard remains, along with some reconstructed …Source: The Dedham Transcript -
Published on 05:41 GMT
Scientist Trish Zornio mulls run against Cory Gardner
Trish Zornio knows unseating Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner as a relative unknown and political first-timer is a long shot. It’s partly for that reason that the 33-year-old science lecturer says she embarked on a 64-county “exploratory tour…Source: Colorado Springs Independent -
Published on 02:44 GMT
Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations…
These products, from single-cell sequencing tools to new CRISPR reagents, are poised to push biology ever closer to the cutting edge. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 01, 2018 Every year The Scientist strives to identify the latest and greatest tools, …Source: SF Gate -
Published on 04:14 GMT
BLOG: Should public scientists talk to the public?
In November of 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a mandate letter to each of his ministers, including Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. In the letter, Trudeau made it clear that the federal government should be open and transparent. “It is …Source: Western Producer -
Published on 05:05 GMT
GEDI scientists share space laser excitement
A new NASA laser instrument set to launch to the International Space Station in December will help scientists create the first three-dimensional map of the world’s temperate and tropical forests. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, is …Source: Space Bussines and Industry -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
Abbreviated Science Round-up: CRISPR babies, Stone tools and human history in Africa, heart band-aid
Medicine Nature: Gene-edited humans are here — Chinese scientist announced first ‘CRISPR babies’ David Cyranoski and Heidi Ledford You knew we were going to have to talk about this one. A Chinese scientist claims to have helped make the world’s first …Source: Daily Kos -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
NC State scientist among world’s experts in revolutionary gene-editing technology + video
For food scientist Rodolphe Barrangou, good scientific research is like a gourmet meal. “The way we do research at NC State essentially is enabling me to be a great chef,” he said. “I have a fantastic kitchen with my lab facilities. I have a fantastic …Source: WRAL -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby
On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong to have edited the genomes of two twin girls, Lulu and Nana, who were born in China. Scientists at Southern University of …Source: Citizen -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
Carb loading: Edmonton-area science teachers go back to school for lessons on carbohydrates
Graduate student Quinn McCashin instructing at the Canadian Glyomics Network which held a daylong workshop for 40 Edmonton-area high school science teachers on carbohydrates -and hands-on ways to study them in a science classroom at the University of …Source: Edmonton Journal -
Published on 00:04 GMT
Scientists urge action to protect habitat of endangered ancient skate
Posted December 02, 2018 08:41:06 Scientists studying Tasmania’s endangered maugean skate believe urgent action is needed to help the species survive in Macquarie Harbour, which hosts the only surviving population of the ancient fish. Tasmanian …Source: ABC.net.au -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
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Young NZ scientist’s pioneering helmet-style brain scanner paves way for next-level MRI imaging
Technology being developed by a Kiwi researcher could pave the way toward brain-scanning systems able to be worn on our heads. Ben Parkinson, of Victoria University’s Robinson Research Institute, has been pioneering compact, super-conducting magnets to …Source: The New Zeland Herald -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
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Science breakthrough: DNA could crack Kirsty Bentley murder case
The cold case file amounts to more than 70 archive boxes containing 400 folders of documents and evidence. Twenty years since murdered Ashburton schoolgirl Kirsty Marianne Bentley went missing while walking her dog, it remains one of New Zealand’s …Source: The New Zealand Herald -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
Forensic scientist wins book award
Forensic scientist Prof Dame Sue Black has been presented with the Saltire Book of the Year award at a ceremony in Edinburgh. She won the non-fiction award and the overall prize for her book All That Remains: A Life in Death. Judges said the work, …Source: BBC -
Published on 03:23 GMT
InSight’s landing site on Mars couldn’t have been more perfect, say NASA scientists
The Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC), located on the robotic arm of NASA’s InSight lander, took this picture of the Martian surface on Nov. 26, 2018, the same day the spacecraft touched down on the Red Planet.NASA/JPL-Caltech As we all know, in a …Source: International Business Times -
Published on 01:51 GMT
Loss of environmental commissioner will be a loss for the north, says Thunder Bay scientist
It’s been about two weeks since the province announced its plan to get rid of the environmental commissioner’s office. Constance O-Connor with the Wildlife Conservation Society is a local scientist who says that will deal a blow to northern Ontario …Source: CBC -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
Sunbeds get a roasting from SA scientists
The Port Elizabeth woman used sunbeds several times as a teenager and in her 30s, not knowing that in 2009 they would be listed as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. They are now banned in 44 countries, according to the World …Source: Ghana MMA -
Published on 02:21 GMT
Moving Translational Research Forward: Noted Scientists Joins College Of Medicine Faculty
FSU News: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Award-winning biological chemist Zucai Suo, whose discoveries helped the development of two blockbuster antiviral drugs, has joined the Florida State University College of Medicine as the Dorian and John Blackmon Endowed …Source: Los Alamos Daily Post -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
Just ONE bad night’s sleep can raise your risk of falling over the next day, say scientists
We all know a string of sleepless nights can make us a bit wobbly during the day. But now researchers have found just one bad night’s sleep can put you at greater risk of falling over. Sleep-deprived volunteers taking part in an experiment had worse …Source: Charleston Daily Mail -
Published on Dec 1, 2018
STEM science kits to be delivered to Oklahoma school
TULSA, Okla. – Students in one Oklahoma elementary school will soon be using a new tool to learn about science and math. The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Foundation has secured funding from The Boeing Company to continue production of ‘Well, …Source: KFOR-TV-DT
