A large crowd gathered in New Zealand to protest against the government’s social distance restrictions imposed on New Zealand’s largest city. The United Arab Emirates has reported 1,007 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily number since the outbreak. More than 95,000 tests were performed in the country and one …
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The 27-year-old was executed in Shiraz jail, according to IRNA. He was sentenced to death in connection with the killing of Hassan Turkman, a security agent with the Iranian government’s water and sewerage department, during an August 2018 protest in Shiraz, according to Iranian state media Mizan. Gholam-Hossein Ismaili, a …
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Defy projects dominated the headlines until late, and the unexpected departure by a high-profile founder saw ripple effects across crypto markets. Here are the top stories from last week: Sushi’s parabolic boom came to a sudden halt earlier this week when the project’s head crashed into all of its chips, …
Read More »CRISPR is clearly the winner in the recent round of patent battles, but the fight continues science
The genome editor CRISPR, whose invention is at the center of a fierce patent warfare, typically uses an RNA molecule (red) to target a DNA-cutting enzyme, such as CAS9 (orange). Carlos Clarivan / Science Source By John CohenSeptember 11, 2020, 6:40 pm The long-running patent battle over CRISPR, which could …
Read More »Jupiter’s moons can warm each other through the echoes of the tide
Jupiter’s four largest moons in the order of distance from Jupiter: Ao, Europa, Ganymede and Kistlisto. Credit: NASA / JPL / DLR Gravity push and pull through JupiterThe moon alone can record even higher temperatures than the gas giant Jupiter. Jupiter’s moon is hot. Well, to stay far away from …
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