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KAIST engineers build E. coli platform to make nylon monomers from glycerol
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (217+ words) Modular microbial system produces key monomers for nylon 6 and nylon 6, 6 from renewable carbon sources, as reported in PNAS A technology has been developed that can produce the key raw materials for nylon, a plastic material used in everyday life from…...
Ex-wife of He Jiankui launches embryo gene editing startup in the US
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (394+ words) Canadian entrepreneur Cathy Tye plans legal CRISPR embryo editing to prevent hereditary diseases amid renewed eugenics concerns The ex-wife of the Chinese scientist who illegally created the world's first gene-edited babies has announced plans to launch a business that will…...
Koh Jeong-hun announces expert-driven R&D evaluation overhaul and flexible funding by 2025
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (374+ words) Science and ICT Ministry marks 1-year anniversary with PBS abolition, AI mega-projects and plans for AGI, ASI and nationwide free AI services On restructuring GRIs, the ministry made clear it will prioritize setting mission-based projects over mergers or closures. Vice…...
Stavanger Museum team links bone decay levels to microbial communities
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (264+ words) A research team led by postdoctoral researcher Damla Kaptan at the Archaeological Museum, University of Stavanger in Norway closely analyzed differences in microbial communities in excavated bone samples and published the results in the international journal PLOS ONE on the…...
[Science Cover] Max Planck team links pigeon homing ability to iron-rich liver cells
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (318+ words) Science paper reports hepatic macrophages sensing Earth's magnetic field to support pigeon navigation over tens of kilometers An international research team including the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany reported in Science on the 28th (local time) that iron-rich…...
UN warns of global water bankruptcy as AI data centers strain groundwater
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (953+ words) Half of humanity faces water scarcity as climate-driven drought, groundwater depletion and AI cooling push Earth toward crisis " Half of humanity is short of water On January 20, the United Nations (UN) Institute for Water, Environment and Health released a report…...
[Reading Science Through Covers] Nature study links climate change to larger hailstones worldwide
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (251+ words) Peking University team reports a 40% rise in global hail damage potential by late 21st century in Nature A research team led by Professor Qinghong Zhang in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Peking University in China analyzed the issue…...
Brown University team stabilizes transient crystal phase for quantum materials
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (396+ words) Nishiyama'Wassermann pathway intermediate realized with silver nanocrystals and reported in Science on May 28 Scientists have succeeded in realizing an unstable crystal structure that had so far only been predicted in theory. Based on the optical properties of this new crystal…...
[Space Bud 2] Korea Aerospace Research Institute shows kids their first real satellite
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (476+ words) Child space reporters visit KARI, tour satellite test center and mission control, and learn how Naro-1 and Nuri built Korea's space program "This satellite is not a simple mock-up. It's a real satellite that has gone through every test needed…...
Tele PIX and Bellatrix Aerospace to Develop VLEO Optical Satellite for 2028 Launch
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (337+ words) Korean space AI firm Tele PIX partners with India's Bellatrix Aerospace to combine the Chouette wide-swath payload with an air-breathing electric propulsion platform in very low Earth orbit Space AI company Tele PIX is teaming up with Indian propulsion system…...