A class of 150 7th graders from the USA has helped select a name for…
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Early warning: Current Japanese encephalitis vaccine might not protect
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis (infection of the brain)…
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Lost Door RAT: Accessible, Customizable Attack Tool
We recently came across a cyber attack that used a remote access Trojan (RAT) called…
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Lost Door RAT: Accessible, Customizable Attack Tool
We recently came across a cyber attack that used a remote access Trojan (RAT) called…
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Children with autism learn new words much like others do, study finds
Children with autism are capable of learning new words the same way any child would—by…
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Changing colors for built-in sunblock
Too much sunlight can harm plants; with an eye to learning from nature’s success, scientists…
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Seeking to rewind mammalian extinction: The effort to save the northern white rhino
In December 2015 an international group of scientists convened to discuss the imminent extinction of…
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Delayed onset adulthood keeps young Brits away from ballot box
The poor voter turnout of young Brits can be explained by the delayed transition to…
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Assessment of total choline intakes in the United States
Choline is an essential nutrient and plays a critical role in brain development, cell signaling,…
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Transplanted nerve cells survive a quarter of a century in a Parkinson’s disease patient
In the late 1980s and over the 1990s, researchers pioneered the transplantation of new nerve…