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WHO World Hepatitis Day

Posted on July 28, 2020 by agogo22

World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 to increase awareness of hepatitis. Source: Pin on International Days

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COVID-19 & Mask Myths DEBUNKED!

Posted on July 27, 2020 by agogo22

Bottom line: Masks work. They are safe for almost everyone to wear, and the more people that wear them along with adhering to physical distancing and other strategies, then that’s more lives we’ll save. But there’s still a lot of … Continue reading →

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Einstein’s divorce letters

Posted on July 26, 2020 by agogo22

Tibees This time we look at Einstein’s messy divorce from Mileva in order to pursue his cousin Elsa. My previous video on Einstein’s love letters: https://youtu.be/YDOWMgnWppA All letters shown in this video have been transcribed and translated (from German). Timestamps: … Continue reading →

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Astrophysicists Construct Most Complete 3D Map of the Universe, Fill Gaps in Cosmological History

Posted on July 26, 2020 by agogo22

An international consortium of scientists has analyzed, as part of a vast program of cosmological surveys, several million galaxies and quasars, thus retracing a more continuous history of the Universe and offering a better understanding of the mechanisms of its … Continue reading →

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Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed | BBC News

Posted on July 25, 2020 by agogo22

A major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. More than 50,000 people took part in the study, which was … Continue reading →

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A taste for humans: How disease-carrying mosquitoes evolved to specialize in biting us – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on July 25, 2020 by agogo22

There are two paths. One leads to the arm of Noah Rose, a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University. The other leads to a guinea pig. For some species of mosquitoes, their preference for humans reveals something about their evolution … Continue reading →

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What happens when biology becomes technology?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

“We’ve been promised a future of chrome — but what if the future is fleshy?” asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology — a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes … Continue reading →

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MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office September 12, 2019 With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. MIT … Continue reading →

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Artist Amy Karle: Philosophy and Selected Works

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

Amy Karle is an internationally award winning bioartist whose work can be seen as artifacts of a speculative future where digital, physical and biological systems merge. amykarle.com She leverages body-based investigation, science and technology to create art that catalytically examines … Continue reading →

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DEEP TIME AND THE FAR FUTURE (series of 3 sculptures), 2020 | Amy Karle @ The Smithsonian

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

biocompatible polyamide, gold, copper, silver, paint Extinction seems so finite, but is it? “Scan data” is not just about capturing images or forms, it can also include capturing biological data such as DNA and include processes such as machine learning … Continue reading →

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