Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN. Their experiments revealed that TALEN is up to five times more efficient than CRISPR-Cas9 in parts of the genome, called heterochromatin, that are densely packed. Fragile X syndrome, sickle cell anemia, beta-thalassemia and other diseases are the result...
Month: January 2021
Hexbyte Glen Cove Carbon-chomping soil bacteria may pose hidden climate risk
Soil on a chip experiments conducted by Princeton researchers mimic the interactions between soils, carbon compounds and soil bacteria, producing new evidence that large carbon molecules can potentially escape the soil much faster than previously thought. In this microscopy image, soil bacteria (red) grow around aggregates of glucose (green) that stick to pores in...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Biden poised to halt fossil fuel leasing on federal land
The Biden administration has drafted an order imposing a moratorium on oil and gas auctions on federal land and water, according to reports President Joe Biden will announce new bans on drilling on federal lands, as well as a US-hosted climate summit in April, as part of a raft of actions that take aim...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents
The remains of an individual buried in the Augustinian friary, taken during the 2016 excavation on the University of Cambridge's New Museums site. Credit: Nick Saffell Social inequality was "recorded on the bones" of Cambridge's medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains excavated from three very different burial sites...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Gorilla treated with antibodies recovering from COVID, says US zoo
Winston, 48, was one of several gorillas among the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's troop who were confirmed positive for the virus An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of COVID-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo said Monday. Veterinarians are now identifying which animals to...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
Two people hold hands while walking south on Madison Street toward 27th Avenue in Bellevue, Neb., during a winter storm warning on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast to continue into late Tuesday in...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Czech trainers teach dogs to sniff out COVID
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a dog training centre built inside a shipping container located in a Czech mountain village, Renda, Cap and Laky are being put to the test. They sniff at six vessels, each containing a piece of cloth with scent from patients with COVID-19, negative donors, or fake samples. "Good boy!"...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Study examines how clean air act affects municipal bond market
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research has studied the effects of climate risk on financial markets, but few studies have addressed the effect of environmental policy on those markets. A new study examined whether federal policy aimed at mitigating local air pollution—specifically, the Clean Air Act—affected the municipal bond market from 2005 to 2019. The...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Experts call for more pragmatic approach to higher education teaching
A university lecture but could the standard of teaching be improved if a different approach was taken by educators? Credit: Swansea University Millions of students around the world could benefit if their educators adopted a more flexible and practical approach, say Swansea University experts. After analyzing the techniques current being used in higher education,...
Hexbyte Glen Cove Endangered Siamese crocodile in rare sighting at Thai national park
The freshwater reptile was once ubiquitous across Southeast Asia but is currently listed as critically endangered The critically endangered Siamese crocodile has been spotted for only the second time in a decade at Thailand's largest national park, according to photos released on Saturday. The freshwater reptile—snapped by camera traps sunning itself at Kaeng Krachan...