Science
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DNA Remnants Found in Fossil of 6 Million Year Old Turtle
Remnants of DNA have been discovered in fossilized remains dating to 6 million years ago of a sea tu...
October 18, 2023
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In a 1st, RNA Is Recovered from Tasmanian Tiger
The Tasmanian tiger, a dog-sized striped carnivorous marsupial also called the thylacine, once roame...
October 18, 2023
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New Tests Confirm Antiquity of Ancient Human Footprints in N.M.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than pr...
October 12, 2023
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1st Leopard Cubs Born in Captivity Climb Trees
LIMA (AP) — The first two leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru began climbing trees inside their c...
October 11, 2023
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Science Council Elects New Head
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Science Council of Japan on Monday elected Mamoru Mitsuishi, professor emer...
October 3, 2023
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Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman Win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Scientist Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th...
October 2, 2023
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Japan’s Drug Agency Seeks US Office with Eye on Washington to Help Japanese Obtain New Effective Treatments
A U.S. base is being planned for Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, to open in the ...
September 28, 2023
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Japan Approves First RSV Vaccine Aimed at Adults 60 Years or Older
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Monday formally approved the respiratory syncytial virus v...
September 26, 2023
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Less Funding to More Researchers Gets Nobel-level Results, Study Finds
To help achieve Nobel Prize-level breakthroughs, it is effective to distribute small amounts of fund...
September 26, 2023
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Black Hole Is Observed Snacking on Sun-like Star, Bite by Bite
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars un...
September 20, 2023
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Experts: Lab-grown Meat Can Be Kosher, Halal
Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in methods compliant...
September 20, 2023
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2 Japanese Picked as 2023 Citation Laureates
Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)—Japanese researchers Masashi Yanagisawa and Kazunori Kataoka are in the...
September 20, 2023
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Researchers to Apply Genome Analysis to Childhood Cancers; Goal is Quick Identification of Best Drugs for Treatment
While it is a simple fact that every case of cancer begins with a genetic mutation that occurs when ...
September 19, 2023
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Crashed Luna-25 Left Crater on the Moon, NASA Images Show
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-meter wide crater on the moon when it c...
September 15, 2023
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‘Bizarre’ Long-legged Bird-like Dinosaur Has Scientists Enthralled
About 148 to 150 million years ago, a strange pheasant-sized and bird-like dinosaur with elongated l...
September 14, 2023
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Japan Institute to Use Domestic Commercial Optical Lattice Clock to Set Japan Standard Time
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