Gene editing technology allows scientists to make changes to an organism’s DNA. It has made it possible to create cattle without horns, tomatoes that ripen slowly over time, and even mosquitoes that are incapable of…
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Editor’s note: Financial markets across the globe have plunged repeatedly in recent weeks over concerns about the growing economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic, on some days falling over 10%. This has raised the question…
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By Seng Li Peng and Aaron Sheldrick SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 on Tuesday as the recent sharp falls due to the coronavirus pandemic encouraged bargain hunters to come forward, although…
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In his book Wonderful Life, Professor Stephen Jay Gould – an evolutionary biologist, palaeontologist and widely-read popular science author – described the evolution of life in the following way: Life is a copiously branching bush,…
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The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. The Big Idea A banking desert is an area without traditional financial institutions and services. They are common in rural areas because large financial…
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By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to take advantage of low prices for oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to top up its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), two sources…
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The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis – let’s not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking the matter very seriously, as it should given that the death total from the COVID-19 epidemic already…
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Facial reconstruction is best known as a forensic tool that can help identify human remains and reconnect them with families for burial or memorialisation. The technique has a potent claim on our imaginations. These images…
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© Reuters. An oil pump is seen just after sunset outside Saint-Fiacre By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended losses on Monday, slumping by more than $1 a barrel, as an emergency rate…
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Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received a lot of flak at the Feb. 19 Democratic debate for his refusal to release employees who sued his company from nondisclosure agreements. He admitted…
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