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World’s first IVF rhino pregnancy could save species

World’s first IVF rhino pregnancy could save species

The critically endangered northern white rhinoceros could be brought back from the brink of extinction after scientists successfully transferred a lab-created embryo into a surrogate mother. At present, there exist only two infertile female northern white rhinoceros on Earth as a consequence of illegal poaching – fuelled by the demand for rhino horn – which has wiped out the wild population across central Africa. They have been under

Disrupted sleep linked to cognitive decline in later life

Disrupted sleep linked to cognitive decline in later life

According to a new study, young people with poor sleep quality are more than twice as likely to have memory and thinking issues when they get older. Though sleep is known to play an important role in the health of our brains and numerous studies have associated the lack of it with a higher risk of developing dementia, most research to date has focused on the impacts of this in...

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AI discovers the first new antibiotic in over 60 years

AI discovers the first new antibiotic in over 60 years

A deep-learning algorithm has helped scientists identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria – a public health threat that causes thousands of deaths annually. With doctors concerned that antibiotics have become increasingly ineffective since Fleming first purified penicillin in 1928, the recent discovery of a compound which can kill the drug-resistant bacteria that’s responsible for thousands of deaths worldwide every year is a welcome...

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UAE’s ‘low carbon’ blue ammonia debunked by experts

UAE’s ‘low carbon’ blue ammonia debunked by experts

Hydrogen is heralded by many as the key to decarbonising energy, but the UAE’s ‘low carbon’ way of transporting it through blue ammonia is drawing scepticism from experts. When the president of the world’s leading climate conference is simultaneously the chief of a top 10 oil production empire, it’s understandable that experts would want his grandiose ecological claims to be substantiated with science. In recent years, Sultan Al Jaber has touted...

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