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tRNA ‘Wobble’ Helps Cells Boost Antibody Production
The various identities of cells, whether they are in the brain, heart, kidney, or any other tissue, are defined by the genes they expressed. In basic terms, the genes that are active in a cell are transcribed into RNA molecules that are then translated into proteins using tRNA molecules. In the genetic code, three base…
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British oil giant Shell halts Red Sea shipments after US-UK strikes on Yemen
UK-based energy giant Shell suspended all shipments through the Red Sea indefinitely, amid heightened tensions in the Red Sea over Washington’s unrelenting support for the Israeli genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the decision, reported on Tuesday that Shell decided to suspend transit over fears of renewed…
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Fujitsu still providing Horizon IT data for use in Post Office legal actions | Fujitsu
Fujitsu is still providing data from the Horizon IT system for use in legal actions against post office operators, the inquiry into the Post Office scandal has heard. The Post Office, which relentlessly prosecuted more than 900 post office operators across the UK for alleged theft, fraud and false accounting, stopped directly bringing cases in…
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Tehran is against war, insecurity in region
Iran Press/ Europe: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who traveled to Switzerland on Tuesday to participate in the Davos Summit, met and talked with Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the sidelines of the summit. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart, said: “Iran does not…
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Iran strikes inside Pakistan following IRGC missile attacks in Iraq, Syria
Iran said it struck headquarters of a Sunni armed group in Pakistan just hours after its deadly strikes in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported that sites belonging to Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Balochistan were struck with missiles and drones. Further details were not immediately available. Later…
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Iran Says Missile Strikes Hit Baluch Militant Bases In Pakistan
Iranian media say two bases of a Baluchi militant group in Pakistan have been struck on Tuesday, just one day after attacks on alleged ‘terror’ targets in Iraq and Syria. Although Iranian state media and news websites affiliated with the IRGC were the first to report the missile and drone attacks, they did not explicitly…
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‘Smart glove’ can boost hand mobility of stroke patients
The glove is wireless, stretchy and can be easily washed after removing the battery. Credit: Lou Bosshart This month, a group of stroke survivors in B.C. will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands. … Continue Reading News Source: medicalxpress.com
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Fujitsu should be on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds in redress | Nils Pratley
Fujitsu’s admission that it has “a moral obligation” to pay redress to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal has arrived very late in the day. The obligation was surely created on the day in November 2019 that the high court ruled that “bugs, errors and defects” in the company’s Horizon system meant there was…
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Elon Musk seeks greater share of Tesla before pushing AI ambitions | Tesla
The Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, said he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without having at least 25% voting control of the company, nearly double his current stake. Musk said on Monday in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that…
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What is this dangerous new west African drug that supposedly contains human bones?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalize thousands. The drug, taken mostly by… Continue Reading News Source: medicalxpress.com
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