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Toxic chemicals in UK whales and dolphins are exceeding safe limits
The problem with POPs Many POPs were first developed in the twentieth century as part of a new wave of synthetic chemicals. At the time, they were seen as groundbreaking new compounds which could be used in stronger pesticides, longer lasting paint, and more fire-resistant furniture. However, the same properties that made these chemicals so…
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St. Jude revealed functional targets of oncogenic HOXA9 in high-risk pediatric leukemia
Overcoming a HOXA9 family problem While it was previously known that HOXA9 is overexpressed in high-risk pediatric leukemias, it has historically been challenging to study and target. The HOX family of proteins contains 39 members, which are all very similar to each other. The similarity also makes it challenging to study because current techniques have…
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St. Jude revealed functional targets of oncogenic HOXA9 in high-risk pediatric leukemia
Overcoming a HOXA9 family problem While it was previously known that HOXA9 is overexpressed in high-risk pediatric leukemias, it has historically been challenging to study and target. The HOX family of proteins contains 39 members, which are all very similar to each other. The similarity also makes it challenging to study because current techniques have…
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How label-free, super-resolution imaging will push microscopy’s limits
Credited as the father of microbiology, Anton van Leeuwenhoek became the first person in 1677 to observe bacteria under a microscope, kickstarting a revolution in microscopy that continued through the 18th century. This allowed humanity to delve deeper into living things, discovering the cells that comprise animals and plants. Eventually, optical microscopes met their limit…
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How label-free, super-resolution imaging will push microscopy’s limits
Credited as the father of microbiology, Anton van Leeuwenhoek became the first person in 1677 to observe bacteria under a microscope, kickstarting a revolution in microscopy that continued through the 18th century. This allowed humanity to delve deeper into living things, discovering the cells that comprise animals and plants. Eventually, optical microscopes met their limit…
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Art Meets Science in ‘Floating Points’ Exhibition at AVS Gallery at Avery Point
One might think a photograph taken in the same place of the same thing, day after day, would portray a repetition of the same shapes, colors, and shadows of that place. But, day after day, things change – dust accumulates, a person leaves their mark, plants sprout new leaves. The nine tiles of “Slit Grid”…
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Why the Guardian’s climate and nature journalism is needed now more than ever
“Final warning.” “Now or never.” “Crazy off-the-charts records.” “Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.” “We are damned fools.” As the Guardian’s head of environment, I read the words of climate scientists every day. They tell our reporters the facts, explain the science, and warn of what is to come. But when governments and corporations still don’t act with…
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Why the Guardian’s climate and nature journalism is needed now more than ever
“Final warning.” “Now or never.” “Crazy off-the-charts records.” “Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.” “We are damned fools.” As the Guardian’s head of environment, I read the words of climate scientists every day. They tell our reporters the facts, explain the science, and warn of what is to come. But when governments and corporations still don’t act with…
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How the Nature of Human Trafficking Has Changed in Bengal
Sundarban (Bengal): It has been more than five years since Tumpa’s* mother Arati* last saw her. Tumpa, a resident of Dakshinpara on Bali Island in Sundarban, left for school one morning never to return. Her room still holds remnants of her life – kurtas, an old science book, and expired cosmetics. “I carried her in…
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Meet our climate researcher
[Music plays and a split circle appears and photos of different CSIRO activities flash through in either side of the circle and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo] [Image changes to show text below the CSIRO logo: Future Science Case Study, Permanent Carbon Locking Technologies] [Image changes to show the CSIRO Marine Laboratories…