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Severe COVID looks scary like old age in human brain, study finds

Severe COVID looks scary like old age in human brain, study finds

Severe COVID-19 looks frighteningly like old age in the human brain, according to post-mortem analysis of 54 healthy and infected individuals. The study authors say their research is the first to link COVID-19 to molecular signatures of brain aging. “We observed that gene expression in the brain tissue of deceased COVID-19 patients closely resembled that …

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"We're in the age of biotechnology": Learn how UC Davis is working to make beef and dairy production more sustainable

“We’re in the age of biotechnology”: Learn how UC Davis is working to make beef and dairy production more sustainable

According to Pew Research: 48% of Americans say GM foods are not safe to eat, while a much lower median of 13% say GM foods are safe. DAVIS, Calif. — With rising temperatures and worsening droughts, scientists are imagining ways to ensure farming and agriculture can be better for the environment and more efficient. And …

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"We're in the age of biotechnology": Learn how UC Davis is working to make beef and dairy production more sustainable

“We’re in the age of biotechnology”: Learn how UC Davis is working to make beef and dairy production more sustainable

According to Pew Research: 48% of Americans say GM foods are not safe to eat, while a much lower median of 13% say GM foods are safe. DAVIS, Calif. — With rising temperatures and worsening droughts, scientists are imagining ways to ensure farming and agriculture can be better for the environment and more efficient. And …

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‘I’m sick of asking adults to save the planet’: Readers have their say on lowering New Zealand’s voting age

AAre today’s teenagers politically aware prodigies on the frontlines of the climate crisis, underdeveloped thinkers with perpetually messy bedrooms – or – just people, with the same craziness, weaknesses or same ignorance as other members of the voting public? Questions about the decision-making abilities of teenagers made headlines this week, after New Zealand’s Supreme Court …

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‘I’m sick of asking adults to save the planet’: Readers have their say on lowering New Zealand’s voting age

AAre today’s teenagers politically aware prodigies on the frontlines of the climate crisis, underdeveloped thinkers with perpetually messy bedrooms – or – just people, with the same craziness, weaknesses or same ignorance as other members of the voting public? Questions about the decision-making abilities of teenagers made headlines this week, after New Zealand’s Supreme Court …

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Good & Planty: Age and nutrition can affect wood, but genetics is the key

Good & Planty: Age and nutrition can affect wood, but genetics is the key

Unless you’ve been pouring protein pellets like candy this Halloween, the last thing most deer hunters expect to see this year are bucks with quality wood. Sometimes, however, the stars align and an unexpected quality dollar comes in. Sometimes a deer you were hoping to be trophy-class this year ends up disappointing. The latter was …

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New Research Questions in Dating Ice Age Footprints in North America

New Research Questions in Dating Ice Age Footprints in North America

According to a study published in September 2021 in the journal Nature, preserved footprints found in the Lake Otero Basin in New Mexico were dated to the last ice age between 23 and 21 thousand years ago. The footprints were found in an ancient lake bed alongside evidence of sloths and giant mammoths, which the …

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This nearby dwarf galaxy has been lonely for almost the entire age of the universe

This nearby dwarf galaxy has been lonely for almost the entire age of the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science (ERS) program – first launched on July 12, 2022 – has proven to be a treasure trove of discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. Among the many areas of research it enables is the study of resolved stellar populations (RST), which was the subject of ERS 1334. This refers …

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