88 articles from FRIDAY 10.6.2022
Rename monkeypox to remove geographic stigma, researchers say
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The name “hMPXV A.1” may not roll off the tongue, but a prominent, international group of researchers contends that something like it should replace the current naming system for monkeypox and its so-called West African and Congo Basin strains.
“In the...
America’s Best Astrophysicists Are Taking UFOs Seriously. Maybe You Should Too
NASA has spent more than 60 years flying UFOs. Every spacecraft that ever visited the moon, landed on Mars, buzzed by Jupiter, orbited Saturn, or reconnoitered Pluto would be a decidedly unidentified flying object to any alien intelligence that might encounter it. There may be no such intelligence beyond Earth in our solar system. But in interstellar space? That’s another question....
Hopes for a new generation of electric hydrofoils — a tech with Canadian roots
Bob McDonald's blog: Swedish study finds hydrofoil technology could reduce consumption of fossil fuels used in ships by no less than 80 per...
Stress protein in fibroblasts may be a good target for future cancer drugs
- ScienceDaily
- 22/6/10 21:29
A stress protein that is overactive in many types of tumor cells also has a key role in tumor-supporting cells called fibroblasts, and may be a good target for future cancer treatments, suggests a new study.