Misophonia is the “hatred of sound,” or “sound rage,” a condition in which people have intense emotional and physical reactions to trigger noises, often chewing or lip smacking. Misokinesia, on the other hand, is the “hatred of movement.” Last week, To…
Researchers Develop an Engineered ‘Mini’ CRISPR Genome Editing System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: In a paper published Sept. 3 in Molecular Cell, [Stanley Qi, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University] and his collaborators announce what they believe is a major step forward for C…
猛烈なハリケーンの被害と「ヒートアイランド現象」が重なると、都市にとって壊滅的な打撃となる
米国を襲ったハリケーン「アイダ」は、ルイジアナ州に大規模な停電をもたらすなど甚大な被害を残した。ところが、そこに気候変動による気温の上昇と都市開発によるヒートアイランド現象が重なったことで、さらなる“大惨事”がもたらされている。
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Helping Australia’s threatened wildlife thrive – in pictures
A small team of ecologists and scientists are working to find new ways to bolster populations of Australia’s endangered native animals Continue reading…
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
A team of medics hiked in the mountains for hours to take supplies to the small village of NakidaSee all our coronavirus coverageTo reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mount…
Response To an Editorial About Understanding Quantum Theory and Defining the Laws of Physics
John Charap, Emeritus professor of theoretical physics, Queen Mary University of London and Norman Dombey Emeritus, professor of theoretical physics, University of Sussex, writing at The Guardian: Your editorial on quantum physics starts with a quote f…
DeSantis still fights masks—despite COVID surge, court loss, expert advice, etc.
DeSantis is still penalizing districts for issuing mask mandates despite legal limbo.
Quantum of solace: even physicists are still scratching their heads | Letters
Readers respond to an editorial about understanding quantum theory and defining the laws of physicsYour editorial on quantum physics (30 August) starts with a quote from Richard Feynman – “nobody understands quantum mechanics” – and then says “that is …
Rocket Report: Alpha launches and then blows up, ULA to stop selling Atlas V
“We’re done. They’re all sold.”
卵不使用の植物性マヨネーズがなぜいまシリコンヴァレーで注目されるのか？
近年見かけるようになった卵不使用の植物性マヨネーズ。地球環境に配慮しタンパク質を動物に頼らない代替食品はビル・ゲイツやピーター・ティールなどの投資家たちも注目している。ただ、卵不使用のマヨネーズはそもそも70年代から存在する。なぜいまになってシリコンヴァレーで騒がれているのか。そこには調味料の巨大市場を狙うスタートアップの思惑がある。
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