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Oxford Team Creates a “First Draft” of Humanity’s Family Tree
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute (BDI) have created a “first draft” of the family tree of humanity by combining modern and ancient genome sequences from eight large data banks. The data is published in Science.
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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Earth's Water Cycle Much Faster Than Predicted
Rising temperatures are pushing at least twice as much freshwater from warm areas towards the poles than climate models previously predicted, signifying broader changes to the global water cycle.
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Simple Method Could Make Plastic Recycling Pay for Itself
A new method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature has been developed. The new method uses a zinc-based catalyst and methanol to break down polycarbonates without reducing the quality of the material.
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Cleaning Up Rocket Fuel With Electric Vehicle Knowhow
A chemical used in electric vehicle batteries could also give us carbon-free fuel for space flight.
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Sandwich and Sushi Condiments Help Plants To Defend Themselves
Research proves how plants defend themselves against herbivores, and spicy flavors that we know from delis and sushi bars are part of the explanation.
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Exploring the Ecosystems Beneath Our Feet
Scientists used bioinformatics and deep sequencing to identify soil viruses and better understand their roles in the Earth.
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Eating Meat Benefits Overall Human Health and Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Has eating meat become unfairly demonized as bad for your health? That’s the question researchers have been studying and the results are in - eating meat still offers important benefits for overall human health and life expectancy.
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Secrets of Healthier Rice Unlocked
A synchrotron that produces light equivalent to one million suns is being used to rapidly analyze the nutrient content of rice, which will help produce more nutritious rice in the future.
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Creating Useful Drug Compounds While Recycling CO2 Waste
Scientists have developed a method that has the potential to help recycle waste CO2 while also producing molecules useful for drug development.
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Industrial Separations Harness Date Waste for Greener Membranes
Date seeds have been used as a source of lignocellulosic compounds for use as nanofiltration membranes in industrial separations, potentially reducing the current use of fossil-based polymers and toxic chemicals.
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