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• Are we on the verge of a cure for cancer? This week, scientists announced breakthroughs with vaccine

  09-06-2022 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every day, around a thousand people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. And although those dealt this blow come from all walks of life, they will be united by one terrifying question: is there a cure?
  
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• Scientists discover a species of 'SUPERWORM' that can munch through polyester 

  09-06-2022 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm that can munch through polystyrene.
  
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• Michael Owen: NFT tweet deleted after Advertising Standards Authority contact

  09-06-2022 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England striker Michael Owen is rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority over tweets about a non-fungible token project.
  
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• Scientists create living human skin for robots that can stretch, repel water and even 'heal' itself 

  09-06-2022 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Tokyo have managed to create a living 'sweaty' skin for humanoid robots. The material has a skin-like texture but can also repel water and 'heal' itself with a collagen plaster.
  
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• Randy NEANDERTHAL may be to blame for the gene that caused up to a million people to die from Covid

  09-06-2022 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At Cheltenham Science Festival this week, experts have explained how a genetic variation passed on by a Neanderthal during one sexual encounter has affected Covid death rates.
  
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• Meta Slapped With 8 Lawsuits Over Algorithms That Hook Youth And Ruin Their Lives

  09-06-2022 17:38 via technocracy.news
  
  Facebook and Instagram have been hit with lawsuits claiming their programs are addictive, especially to young persons, and cause psychological and emotional harm that can last a lifetime. It’s about time. The effects of continuous reinforcement on social media acts to trigger the release of dopamine in the brain, in similar fashion to hard drugs.
  Bloomberg reports that victims are fighting back by filing lawsuits in Federal courts:
  Eight complaints filed in courthouses across the US over t
  
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• Giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a CENTURY ago is found on the Galápagos Islands

  09-06-2022 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Fernandina Island Galápagos giant tortoise is confirmed to be alive by scientists at Princeton University, USA. A female discovered in 2019 has the same genome as century-old specimen.
  
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• Adults who share a bed with their partner sleep better

  09-06-2022 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US study comes despite a growing number of couples choosing to sleep in separate rooms for a better night's kip, including celebrities like Dr Foster star Suranne Jones and her husband.
  
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• Eight-month-old infants can punish antisocial behaviour, study says

  09-06-2022 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eight-month-olds are more inclined to give a punishment after they see it being violent towards a victim, researchers at Osaka University report today.
  
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• Meteoroid hits main mirror on James Webb Space Telescope

  09-06-2022 17:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  Impact at the end of May bad enough to garble data, but NASA isn't worried The James Webb Space Telescope has barely had a chance to get to work, and it's already taken a micrometeoroid to its sensitive primary mirror.…
  
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• Is THIS how dogs became man's best friend? Gene mutations made pups more comfortable with humans

  09-06-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genetic mutations may have played a role in the domestication of dogs by lowering stress and making pups more comfortable with humans, according to scientists from Azabu University.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mirror is damaged by a tiny space rock

  09-06-2022 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US space agency said that the impact would in no way ruin the 'wow' factor of the telescope's first views of the cosmos, which are due to be unveiled to the public on July 12.
  
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• Bank for International Settlements Lowers The Boom On Cryptocurrencies

  09-06-2022 15:50 via technocracy.news
  
  Fintech is the chosen financial system for Sustainable Development. Today’s cryptocurrencies will be completely driven out of existence by Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) which collectively serve to “build trust in sovereign currencies.” Technocrats will not allow the existence of things they cannot control, so unfortunately, crypto’s days are numbered. ⁃ TN EditorWhile citing multiple problems with the decentralization model for cryptocurrencies (some of th
  
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• Study: Unvaccinated Had Lower Hospitalizations, Lower Rates Of Severe Disease

  09-06-2022 15:37 via technocracy.news
  
  This study shows further evidence that if the Big Pharma/medical cartel had just left the world alone, that the health of people around the world would have been a lot better off. Notably, the extreme discrimination and vilification of the unvaccinated caused significant mental health problems, however, exacerbating the the overall problem. ⁃ TN EditorAn international survey of a health-aware, ‘Control Group’ that includes over 300,000 people who have chosen to avoid COVID-19 v
  
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• Firms who value diversity because it 'improves bottom line' put diverse candidates OFF applying

  09-06-2022 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Business case' reasons for diversity can backfire by making diverse candidates feel they'll be judged on identity, according to the London Business School and Yale School of Management.
  
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• Meta halts Apple Watch rival and is instead working on 'other devices', report claims 

  09-06-2022 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report by Bloomberg cites 'a person with knowledge of the matter,' and claims that Meta had been developing the smartwatch for at least two years.
  
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• Isle of Wight dinosaur 'may be largest land predator to roam Europe'

  09-06-2022 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several prehistoric bones belonging to the 'White Rock spinosaurid' - named after the geological layer in which the remains were found - were unearthed on the island off England's south coast.
  
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• India Isn’t Ready for a Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity

  09-06-2022 13:00
  
  The country’s recent heat wave has seen “wet bulb” temperatures rise to potentially fatal levels—but plans to handle the crisis are still in their infancy.
  
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• For All Mankind Is the Best Sci-Fi of Its Era

  09-06-2022 13:00
  
  The Apple TV+ alternate history series is simply more ambitious and thought-provoking than its contemporaries.
  
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• Europe's 'largest ever' predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

  09-06-2022 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  University of Southampton palaeontologists identify the remains of a dinosaur measuring 32ft.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope hit by tiny meteoroid

  09-06-2022 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa says the incident is not expected to limit the mission's overall performance.
  
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• Experts predict drugs that replicate effect of falling in love could be available within five years 

  09-06-2022 09:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have predicted that 'love drugs' could be available within three to five years as experts have come to learn enough about neurochemistry to replicate the feeling of love on the brain
  
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• Ministry of Defence acquires government's first quantum computer

  09-06-2022 04:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence is embarking on a year-long project into the possibilities of quantum computing.
  
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