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• West Nile virus reemerged and spread to new areas in Greece in 2017

  21-04-2018 14:57
  West Nile virus (WNV), which is transmitted via mosquito bites, reemerged and spread to new territories of Greece in 2017 following a two-year hiatus in reported human cases, according to new findings. Greece provides the appropriate ecological and climatic conditions for WNV circulation. The virus has been established in Greece and disease transmission may continue in the future.
  
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• Scientists discover gene controlling genetic recombination rates

  21-04-2018 14:57
  Genetic recombination is vital to natural selection, yet some species display far more crossover than others. Scientists have discovered a gene in fruit flies that is responsible for the evolution of these recombination rates.
  
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• Measles serious threat for babies, toddlers, unvaccinated youths

  21-04-2018 14:57
  The vast majority of measles cases in Europe were reported in unvaccinated patients, and children younger than two years old were at a higher risk of dying from measles than older patients, according to new research.
  
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• Health Canada's 'fake news?' — It's not fake but it's not news either

  21-04-2018 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Health Canada writing about itself is not fake because it's fact-based, but it's also not 'news,' journalism professor says.
  
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• Ribbonsnake DNA detective work being used to track elusive creatures

  21-04-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A snake researcher is using DNA analysis to track down the one of Nova Scotia's most elusive and threatened snakes.
  
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• Igor the Siberian tiger gets stem-cell hip treatment in Hungary

  21-04-2018 11:16
  SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) - Igor, a Siberian tiger in a Hungarian zoo, received stem-cell joint treatment on Wednesday which doctors hoped would help heal its hip and allow it to live happily, on less medicine.
  
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• Rare brown bear dies in Italy capture operation

  21-04-2018 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered animal died in Italy during an attempt to fit him with a collar to track movements.
  
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• The best and worst space films, according to Nasa

  21-04-2018 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The best and worst space films, according to Nasa
  
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• Tesla risks a blowout as problems mount, but fans keep the hype machine in overdrive

  21-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Tesla is beset by production problems, it is swimming in debt, its bonds are near junk status, its stock has more people betting against it than any other major company. But there are still good reasons to believe in the world's best known electric car maker.
  
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• Prescription to slow worsening myopia in Canadian kids? Head outdoors

  21-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  All children with myopia benefit from spending more time outdoors, doctors say.
  
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• Prescription for worsening myopia in Canadian kids? Head outdoors

  21-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  All children with myopia benefit from spending more time outdoors, doctors say.
  
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• Getting a crew to Mars: Here's how NASA is tackling the mind-bending to-do list

  21-04-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  To make a crewed Mars mission possible, there are incredibly complex problems that need to be solved. Here are some of the things at the top of NASA's to-do list, and how engineers and psychologists are figuring them out.
  
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• Institute to host workshop on artificial intelligence and machine learning in financial services

  21-04-2018 06:00
  (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) The Center for Financial Studies in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a one-day workshop titled Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Services. The workshop will take place on April 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Auditorium on campus.
  
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