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CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance

CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance

Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...

Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?

Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?

Scientists have long been exploring the possibility of life on other planets and the ability of humans to live there one day too. There may come a time when earth is uninhabitable in many ways and having a backup planet to go to would be beneficial. In particular,...

Can Dogs Sense PTSD?

It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...

What Kind of Targets Are Ideal for Rifle Shooting?

No matter what kind of gun you own, chances are you’ll want to head to a range for target practice sooner or later. There are countless types of targets to help you hone your aim with on the market, and many targets are fit for rifle shooting as well as shotgun...

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Health alert system aims to cut heatwave deaths

A fire destroys houses in a village in east London in July 2022, at the height of the summer heatwaveA new alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in England.Run by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met...

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Archaeologists hoping to find Roman road in dig

Archaeologists are hoping to find proof of what they believe to be a 2,000 year old Roman road at the Devon siteArchaeologists from the University of Exeter are hoping to find evidence of a Roman road buried beneath parkland in East Devon.A dig is under way on the...

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Students visit building site for inspiration

The students were able to use diggers and bulldozers on the Daventry building siteEngineering students have been shown how to use drones and bulldozers on a real building site to encourage them into the construction industry.The youngsters from Northampton College had...

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Climate change: Pupils take action with new qualification

These pupils say the course is changing the way they liveA new climate change qualification is inspiring action among the first group of pupils in Northern Ireland to study it.A number of secondary schools offered the new GCSE-equivalent course in the last academic...

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Rare Lear’s macaws get new home in Cornwall

A new aviary has been built for the Lear's macaws in CornwallA flock of rare birds has been given a new home in Cornwall.Wildlife centre Paradise Park said it had taken on the 12 Lear's macaws "following an urgent need for a change in their living situation".The flock...

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Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain

Scientists took small skeletal samples from a mass burial siteResearchers have found 4,000 year-old plague DNA in Britain - the oldest evidence of the disease in the country.Scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague, in...

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