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• Pedigree cats should be screened regularly for gene mutations that cause disease

  16-06-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The largest ever DNA-based study of domestic cats - undertaken with the help of the University of Helsinki - genotyped over 11,000 felines for genetic variants linked to disease.
  
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• Extreme droughts on the Arabian peninsula paved the way for the rise of Islam

  16-06-2022 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland said that droughts plagued the region throughout the 6th century, with the most severe aridity persisting between 500 and 530 CE.
  
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• Climate change: Bonn talks end in acrimony over compensation

  16-06-2022 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Key talks end with rich and poor countries at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.
  
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• SpaceX staff condemn Musk's behavior in open letter

  16-06-2022 19:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why A group of employees at SpaceX wrote an open letter to COO and president Gwynne Shotwell denouncing owner Elon Musk's public behavior and calling for the rocket company to "swiftly and explicitly separate itself" from his personal brand.…
  
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• McKinsey thinks quantum computing could create $80b in revenue ... eventually

  16-06-2022 19:03 via go.theregister.com
  
  Figure is 'value at stake' but 'not the actual value' which itself is a quantum statement In the hype-tastic world of quantum computing, consulting giant McKinsey & Company claims that the still-nascent field has the potential to create $80 billion in new revenue for businesses across industries.…
  
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• Apple battery lawsuit: Millions of iPhone users could get payouts in legal action

  16-06-2022 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant is accused of secretly slowing down the performance of older models.
  
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• People who struggle to move in time to the beat may have their GENES to blame, study shows 

  16-06-2022 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having good rhythm and being able to move in time to the beat is linked to genetics and brain development, researchers from the University of Melbourne have found.
  
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• Does Apple NEED to slow down old iPhones? Tech experts claim 'throttling' does preserve battery life

  16-06-2022 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Apple is facing a class action lawsuit in London today over claims it is 'throttling' the performance of its own handsets to get users to upgrade to the latest model.
  
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• Gallstone from a mummified 16th century prince used to reconstruct the ancient genome of E. coli

  16-06-2022 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from McMaster University have managed to reconstruct the genome of E. Coli using the 400-year-old gallstones of a mummified Italian prince. The genome shows how the superbug has evolved.
  
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• Most people don't want to be billionaires, study finds

  16-06-2022 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most people don't want to be billionaires and consider £8 million the ideal amount of money for an 'absolutely ideal life', report experts at the universities of Bath, Bath Spa and Exeter.
  
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• Hundreds Of Millions Of mRNA Doses Headed For The Landfill

  16-06-2022 16:24 via technocracy.news
  Big Pharma mRNA manufacturers hoovered up billions in profits as governments dump unused inventory. This boondoggle will ensure that Big Pharma will continue to come back to the feeding trough again and again until the world says “No more!”. In the meantime, injuries and deaths are piling up but that apparently does not outweigh the gargantuan profits. ⁃ TN Editor
  STORY AT-A-GLANCE> The U.K. stockpiled 650 million doses of COVID-19 injections during the pandemic, but only 14
  
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• FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel Voted 21-0 To Give Unapproved mRNA Shots To Children As Young As Six Months Old

  16-06-2022 16:03 via technocracy.news
  
  Insanity begets more insanity as the Big Pharma-dominated drug industry steamrolls FDA-Unapproved mRNA shots for children between 6 months and 6 years. The mRNA injections remain in experimental purgatory, lacking safety testing and properly conducted clinical trials. Cries of protest are coming from more rational scientists and doctors to stop this madness. ⁃ TN EditorThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel today unanimously voted 21-0 to recom
  
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• China Fully Automates Cloning Of Pigs

  16-06-2022 15:42 via technocracy.news
  
  Because of a lack of ethical or moral boundaries, China leads the world in radical gene editing and cloning technology. To bolster pork production, a fully automated process has been developed to rapidly clone pigs. The human incubators of Huxley’s Brave New World don’t seem that far off now. ⁃ TN EditorResearchers at China’s Nankai University claimed this week that they successfully cloned pigs through an entirely automated process for the first time in March, the South
  
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• NASA discovers two rocky 'super-Earths' orbiting a nearby dwarf star

  16-06-2022 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the worlds are unlikely to be habitable for life as we know it, the star and its exoplanets are among the closest multi-world systems to Earth, at just 33 light-years away, MIT researchers say.
  
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• World's oldest campfire? Ancient flint tools show humans may have tamed fire 1 MILLION years ago

  16-06-2022 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have discovered burnt stone tools and animal tusks at the site of a million-year-old campfire.
  
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• Climate change: Rich nations accused of 'betrayal' at Bonn talks

  16-06-2022 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As key talks end, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.
  
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• Fatty alcohol made from fermented sugar could substitute palm oil

  16-06-2022 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using cutting-edge technology, British consumer goods giant Unilever hopes to slash its carbon footprint from palm-derived ingredients (pictured) by up to 50 per cent.
  
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• Particle Hunters Can Spend a Lifetime Searching for Answers

  16-06-2022 13:00
  
  In physics, experiments to answer the big questions can take decades to run—and might not produce any findings at all.
  
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• Black death mystery SOLVED: Bubonic plague outbreak began in Kyrgyzstan in 1338

  16-06-2022 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers analysed ancient DNA (aDNA) taken from the teeth of skeletons discovered in cemeteries near Lake Issyk Kul in the Tian Shan region of Kyrgyzstan.
  
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• Black death mystery SOLVED: Bubonic plague outbreak began in 1338 in Kyrgyzstan

  16-06-2022 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers analysed ancient DNA (aDNA) taken from the teeth of skeletons discovered in cemeteries near Lake Issyk Kul in the Tian Shan region of Kyrgyzstan.
  
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• How clean REALLY is your indoor air? MailOnline tests quality levels around London

  16-06-2022 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Nuaire equipped MailOnline with a roaming air quality monitor to test levels in popular indoor settings - including Wetherspoons, McDonald's, and on the London Underground.
  
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• Origins of the Black Death REVEALED: Bubonic plague outbreak began in 1338 in Kyrgyzstan

  16-06-2022 08:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of researchers analysed ancient DNA (aDNA) taken from the teeth of skeletons discovered in cemeteries near Lake Issyk Kul in the Tian Shan region of Kyrgyzstan.
  
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• South Korea's space ambitions stuck on the launchpad

  16-06-2022 06:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Second Nuri rocket stalls with problem similar to those that caused first mission to mostly fail South Korea's ambition to launch a space industry on the back of a locally developed rocket have stalled, after a glitch saw the countdown halted for its latest attempt to place its Nuri vehicle into orbit.…
  
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• Bitcoin: Will El Salvador's big crypto gamble pay off?

  16-06-2022 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cryptocurrency crash is hurting many investors, including one country that has bet big on Bitcoin.
  
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• Anglo-Saxon burial ground unearthed at HS2 site in Buckinghamshire

  16-06-2022 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly 140 graves, a skeleton with a spear point embedded in it, jewellery and weapons are among the finds.
  
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• Anglo-Saxon burial containing 141 skeletons is unearthed by HS2 archaeologists in Buckinghamshire 

  16-06-2022 01:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Findings from the dig near the market town of Wendover include one skeleton with a weapon still embedded in its spine and hundreds of pieces of jewellery.
  
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