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Better models to forecast effects of environmental change on food webs
Ppredator-feeding behavior, global warming, and nutrient enrichment affect the basic building blocks of food webs, says a new dissertation. Just a small increase in temperature or in the availability of a limited nutrient can theoretically push the populations of predators and their prey from stable coexistence at approximately constant densities to wild oscillations, or even to predator extinction. But how and when this happens is still debated by ecologists.
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5 Endangered species to keep an eye on at CITES CoP17: Johannesburg - The Convention on International Trade i... https://t.co/XGzHasEMrQ
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Breaking Taboo, Swedish Scientist Seeks To Edit DNA Of Healthy Human Embryos

A Swedish biologist wants to change the genes of healthy human embryos to find ways to treat infertility and perhaps other diseases. The experiments intensify ethical questions genetic engineering.

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) How CITES works, and 5 species to look out for https://t.co/jx7zXLhO72
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Kensington Palace

Kieran Williams Photography posted a photo:

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One Billion Base Pairs Sequenced on the Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins checks a sample for air bubbles prior to loading it in the biomolecule sequencer. When Rubins' expedition began, zero base pairs of DNA had been sequenced in space. Within just a few weeks, she and the Biomolecule Sequencer team had sequenced their one billionth base of DNA aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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The oil and gas we have already tapped will take us past 1.5°C
Fossil fuels already being exploited will take us past the dangerous 2°C warming level, exceeding the cap agreed at the Paris climate summit
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Galactic fireworks illuminate monster hydrogen 'blob'

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An international team of researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and other telescopes has discovered the power source illuminating a so-called Lyman-alpha Blob -- a rare, brightly glowing, and enormous concentration of gas in the distant universe. Until now, astronomers wondered why these huge clouds of gas shined so brightly. The answer, in this example at least, appears to be two galaxies at the heart of the blob undergoing furious star formation and lighting up their surroundings. These large galaxies, which are destined to eventually merge into a single elliptical galaxy, are in the midst of a swarm of smaller galaxies. This appears to be an early phase in the formation of a massive cluster of galaxies.

Image credit: J.Geach/D.Narayanan/R.Crain

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Efficiency plus versatility: A new method of engineering polymer brush patterns

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Antimicrobial cutting boards. Flame-retardant carpets. Friction-resistant bearings. Engineered surfaces add value to the things we use, providing extra layers of safety, easing their operation, preserving their quality or adding utility. A new method of engineering polymer brush patterns developed at UC Santa Barbara promises to cut down processing time while adding versatility in design. Researchers are looking to greatly improve on the concept with a method of micron-scale surface chemical patterning that can not only decrease time and money spent in their manufacture, but also add versatility to their design.

Image credit: Christian Pester, UC Santa Barbara

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Excellent summary: What to Expect at CITES: A Sneak Peak at Upcoming Endangered Species Meeting https://t.co/meqcSdUSbt # via @NatGeo
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Behold the fruit of your techie utopia: A $43 San Francisco fog-infused martini

Enjoy the light flavor and crisp notes of everything that is wrong with this city

With the cost of living in San Francisco soaring higher than ever, some people are stepping forward to find innovative solutions to create affordable housing and assistance programs that would preserve the diversity, culture, and giving spirit that has made San Francisco a world-class city.…

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How CITES works, and 5 species to look out for: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered ... https://t.co/SN0veJZB7E #Animals
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How CITES works, and 5 species to look out for The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is a treaty to protect …
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Rove beetle (Atheta

Rove beetle (Atheta pseudocrenuliventris) collected in Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada, and photographed at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (sample ID: BIOUG21083-E07; specimen record: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=CNPRR173-15; BIN: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_BarcodeCluster?clusteruri=BOLD:ACU1496)

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Twin jets pinpoint the heart of an active galaxy
Two particle jets shoot out from the heart of active galaxy NGC 1052 at the speed of light, apparently originating in the vicinity of a massive black hole. Researchers have now measured the magnetic fields in this area. They observed the bright, very compact structure of just two light days in size using a global ensemble of millimeter-wavelength telescopes. The magnetic field value recorded at the event horizon of the black hole was between 0.02 and 8.3 tesla. The team concludes that the magnetic fields provide enough magnetic energy to power the twin jets.
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