[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to carefully consider plans for next ski season to manage the risks associated with people converging on small areas where the novel coronavirus could be spread. But the global health agency declined to offer a specific recommendation to …
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[ad_1] The telegraph EU countries “impatient” about the lack of progress on Brexit, says Angela Merkel EU governments are growing impatient over the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations, Angela Merkel said on Monday. The German Chancellor said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, was “getting more …
Read More »A new measurement brings the Sun 2,000 light-years closer to the center of the Milky Way
[ad_1] Where we are? Cosmically, we are in our home galaxy, typically known as the Milky Way. The center of our galaxy is marked by a supermassive black hole, on which the Sun orbits at a distance of about 30,000 light years. The official distance, set by the International Astronomical …
Read More »Scientists develop a new biomaterial that accelerates bone healing
[ad_1] Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster by improving the regenerative capacity of adult stem cells. The study, led by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Temple Street CHI, is published in the current edition of Biomaterials, the highest-scoring journal in …
Read More »The researchers found that some planets beyond the solar system can visualize the Earth
[ad_1] More than 4,500 exoplanets have been discovered so far, with only a small fraction believed to have the properties to contain life. A new study suggests that some of those planets and any extraterrestrial life living on them can see us too. The research, published in the Royal Astronomical …
Read More »Researchers develop a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster
[ad_1] Credit: Public Domain Unsplash / CC0 Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster by improving the regenerative capacity of adult stem cells. The study, led by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Temple Street CHI, is published in the current edition …
Read More »Chemists develop a method for synthesizing compounds for pharmaceutical products
[ad_1] A team of chemists from RUDN University has suggested a universal method of synthesizing thienoindolysine derivatives. Due to their special properties, these substances can be used to produce antibacterial and anticancer drugs, as well as new materials for optoelectronics. Credit: RUDN University A team of chemists from RUDN University …
Read More »An Earth-like stellar wind for Proxima Centauri c
[ad_1] An optical image of the star field near Proxima Cen. The two bright stars are (left) Alpha and (right) Beta Centauri. Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, is the faint red dot within the red circle. A second planet, Proxima c, was recently discovered orbiting Proxima Cen …
Read More »One of the greatest mysteries of biology “largely solved” by AI
[ad_1] By Helen BriggsBBC Scientific Correspondent Publishedduration3 minutes agoShareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkSharing informationimage copyrightCasp / DeepMind / TagliabracciTomchick, UTSouthWesternimage caption A DeepMind model of a legionnaire’s (Casp-14) bacterium protein One of biology’s biggest mysteries has been solved using artificial intelligence, experts announced. Predicting how a protein folds into a unique three-dimensional …
Read More »One of the greatest mysteries of biology “largely solved” by AI
[ad_1] One of biology’s biggest mysteries has been solved using artificial intelligence, experts announced. Predicting how a protein folds into a unique three-dimensional shape has puzzled scientists for half a century. London-based artificial intelligence laboratory DeepMind has largely solved the problem, organizers of a scientific challenge say. Their program determined …
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