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Sunday, August 18, 2019

A new type of carbon

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8/18/19

CRISPR enters its first human clinical trials

The gene editor will be used in lab dishes in cancer and blood disorder trials, and to directly edit a gene in human eyes in a blindness therapy test.
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LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star

Shudders in the cosmos have revealed what’s likely the sad end of a neutron star — getting swallowed by a black hole.
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Chemists have created and imaged a new form of carbon

A new molecule takes its place among buckyballs, carbon nanotubes and other odd forms of carbon.
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A planetary body may have smashed into Jupiter, creating its weird core

A planetary body smashing into Jupiter may have jostled the gas giant’s insides during its formative years, creating the strange interior seen today.
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A mussel poop diet could fuel invasive carp’s spread across Lake Michigan

Asian carp, just a human-made waterway away from reaching Lake Michigan, could live in much more of the lake than previously thought.
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Alzheimer’s targets brain cells that help people stay awake

Nerve cells in the brain that are tied to wakefulness are destroyed in people with Alzheimer’s, a finding that may refocus dementia research.
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Fluid in superdeep diamonds may be from some of Earth's oldest unchanged material

Primordial rock deep in the mantle and dating to just after Earth’s formation could yield insights about the planet’s formation and evolution.
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A new FDA-approved drug takes aim at a deadly form of tuberculosis

The antibiotic could help tackle extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills tens of thousands each year.
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Engraved bones reveal that symbolism had ancient roots in East Asia

Denisovans might have etched line patterns on two animal bone fragments more than 100,000 years ago in what’s now northern China.
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Plants don’t have feelings and aren’t conscious, a biologist argues

The rise of the field of “plant neurobiology” has this scientist and his colleagues pushing back. 
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Thursday, August 15, 2019

Latest from Science News: The first chlamydia vaccine has passed a major test

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The first chlamydia vaccine has passed a major test

Aug 15 2019 6:00 AM

A clinical trial for a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease found that the product provoked an immune response.

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Astronomers just quintupled the number of known repeating fast radio bursts

Aug 14 2019 3:10 PM

A Canadian telescope spotted eight more repeating fast radio bursts. What causes these cryptic flashes of radio waves from deep space remains unclear.

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A planetary body may have smashed into Jupiter, creating its weird core

Aug 14 2019 1:00 PM

A planetary body smashing into Jupiter may have jostled the gas giant's insides during its formative years, creating the strange interior seen today.

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CRISPR enters its first human clinical trials

Aug 14 2019 8:00 AM

The gene editor will be used in lab dishes in cancer and blood disorder trials, and to directly edit a gene in human eyes in a blindness therapy test.

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Engraved bones reveal that symbolism had ancient roots in East Asia

Aug 14 2019 6:00 AM

Denisovans might have etched line patterns on two animal bone fragments more than 100,000 years ago in what's now northern China.

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A mussel poop diet could fuel invasive carp's spread across Lake Michigan

Aug 13 2019 10:50 AM

Asian carp, just a human-made waterway away from reaching Lake Michigan, could live in much more of the lake than previously thought.

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Two of four Ebola treatments prove highly effective in a clinical trial
Aug 12 2019 6:01 PM

An Ebola field trial in Congo is shifting its focus toward treatments that preliminary data suggest can help prevent death from the disease.

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Even without concussions, just one football season may damage players' brains
Aug 12 2019 10:28 AM

A group of college football players underwent brain scans after a season of play. The results suggest the sport could impact neural signaling.

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Plants don't have feelings and aren't conscious, a biologist argues
Aug 12 2019 6:00 AM

The rise of the field of "plant neurobiology" has this scientist and his colleagues pushing back.

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A proposed space telescope would use Earth's atmosphere as a lens
Aug 09 2019 11:55 AM

One astronomer has a bold solution to the high cost of building big telescopes.

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Are researchers asking the right questions to prevent mass shootings?
Aug 09 2019 8:00 AM

Understanding how to thwart these violent events may be more effective than analyzing perpetrators' backgrounds.

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Exploding stars scattered traces of iron over Antarctic snow
Aug 09 2019 6:00 AM

Researchers melted half a ton of snow to find just 10 atoms of a radioactive variety of iron.

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How these tiny insect larvae leap without legs
Aug 08 2019 6:20 PM

High-speed filming reveals how a blob of an insect can leap more efficiently than it crawls.

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The worst wildfires can send smoke high enough to affect the ozone layer
Aug 08 2019 2:00 PM

The first direct observations of wildfire smoke in the stratosphere confirm what could happen in a "nuclear winter," a study finds.

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50 years ago, Fermilab turned to bubbles
Aug 08 2019 8:00 AM

The National Accelerator Laboratory, now called Fermilab, used to have a bubble chamber to study particles. Today, most bubble chambers have gone flat.

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One in 4 people live in places at high risk of running out of water
Aug 08 2019 6:00 AM

An update to the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas reveals that 17 countries withdraw more than 80 percent of water available yearly.

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