The aircraft, which was first registered in 1964, was used as a crop duster in 1996 when it crashed into a hill killing the pilot, a government report showed. Millionaire company boss Richard Cousins, 58, and his magazine editor fiancee Emma Bowden, 48, who organised the dream trip were killed […]
Daily Archives: January 4, 2018
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Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts,Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair, Lars Sivertsen and Priya Ramesh for the first Football Weekly Extra of 2018. The panel dissect the footballing feast that was Arsenal 2-2 […]
In 2015, astronomers spotted a distant star which seemed to be fluctuating in brightness. Conspiracy theorists claimed an advanced alien civilisation had built the structure – or Dyson Sphere – around it to harbour the star’s energy. Others, however, said the regular dips in brightness were due to a trail […]
Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are powerful tools for visualization of molecular and cellular processes; however, most FPs lose fluorescence at a pH lower than their neutral pKa (~6). A team of researchers developed the acid-tolerant green FP — termed Gamillus — cloned from flower hat jellyfish. Gamillus exhibits excellent brightness, maturation […]
The cancer death rate dropped 1.7 percent from 2014 to 2015, continuing a drop that began in 1991 and has reached 26 percent, resulting in nearly 2.4 million fewer cancer deaths during that time.
Toys”R”Us offers the Disney Playmation Avengers Starter Pack Repulsor for $9.99. Coupon code “NEWYEARS20” cuts the price to $7.99. Opt for in-store pickup to dodge the $5.99 shipping fee. That’s tied with our September mention and is the lowest price we could find by $8. It includes repulsor gear with […]
Over 900 people died last year in Philadelphia from opioid overdoses, a 30 percent increase from 2015Description:Spencer Platt/Getty By Sam Wong New opioid drugs with less addictive potential could be on the way thanks to a study revealing how morphine derivatives bind to a receptor. Opioid painkillers act on several […]