A new report published on 2 November in the journal Science demonstrates how machine learning models based on large genomic and ecological datasets can be used to extract evolutionary signals
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A new study published on 1 November in the journal Nature suggests the oceans are heating up much faster than expected (1). The study, led by Laure Resplandy, a biogeochemical
From 1 November, doctors in the UK have been given the go-ahead by the government to prescribe cannabis to patients who demonstrate “an unmet clinical need.” The legalisation will allow medical
Aerospace has the potential to transform African agriculture, but the biggest challenge will be getting these technologies into the hands of farmers that need them. The white paper entitled The
WWF report calls for ‘new global deal for nature and people’ to halt the steep decline in global wildlife populations
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The 2018 Living Planet Report released by the WWF on 29 October has found that global wildlife populations have fallen by a massive 60 per cent since 1970, according to
Recent EU ruling on gene-edited crops may deny Europe important opportunities in sustainable agriculture, say scientists
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Three months ago, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that gene-edited crops, including those created using the newer and more precise gene-editing technologies like CRISPR–Cas9, should be subject to
A new special issue on rewilding was published on October 22 in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, edited by Dr Liesbeth Bakker, an aquatic ecology researcher from the
A new paper presented on 22 October at the United European Gastroenterology Conference in Vienna has reported the initial findings of a pilot study with a small sample size, which
A new study published on 22 October in the journal Nature Medicine presents a computational model called Artificial Intelligence (AI) Clinician to assist with the individualized real-time treatment of sepsis
The idea of identifying a genetic basis for homosexuality has sparked debate for more than a quarter of a century and recent findings, cautiously presented by a team of geneticists