Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning pred 8 urami in 2 minutama A 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn't produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinction(New Scientist)
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Cancer-causing chemical found to be leaking from gas cookers pred 15 urami in 47 minutami One in 10 homes tested in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands have dangerous levels of benzene because of slow leaks from gas hobs and ovens(New Scientist)
Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sun pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 46 minutami Our solar system’s rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a single disc(New Scientist)
Cystitis or tooth decay could trigger dementia just a few years later pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 47 minutami Infections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that being treated in hospital for a severe infection seems to raise the risk of developing the condition over the next five to six years(New Scientist)
The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn't the king of the dinosaurs pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 46 minutami We've always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-ever U-turn(New Scientist)
Antimatter has been transported by road for the first time pred 1 dnevom, 9 urami in 17 minutami CERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of road(New Scientist)
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