#Fair justice systems need open data access

“#Fair justice systems need open data access” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although U.S. court documents are publicly available online, they sit behind expensive paywalls inside a difficult-to-navigate database. A Northwestern University-led team says these barriers prevent the transparency needed to establish a fair and equal justice system. Making all court records open and available will…

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#Safer CRISPR gene editing with fewer off-target hits

“#Safer CRISPR gene editing with fewer off-target hits” Mutating the enzyme at the heart of the CRISPR gene editing system can improve its fidelity. Credit: DataBase Center for Life Science (DBCLS) The CRISPR system is a powerful tool for the targeted editing of genomes, with significant therapeutic potential, but runs the risk of inappropriately editing…

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#The restoration of forests with active rapid ‘Ohi’a death infections may be possible

“#The restoration of forests with active rapid ‘Ohi’a death infections may be possible” ʻŌhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) seedling in an unweeded plot. Credit: Stephanie Yelenik, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center. Public domain. For the first time, researchers have shown that native ‘ohi’a seedlings can survive for at least a year in areas that have active mortality…

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#Cosmic cataclysm allows precise test of general relativity

“#Cosmic cataclysm allows precise test of general relativity” Artist’s impression of a gamma ray burst observed by the MAGIC telescope system and satellite observatories. Credit: Superbossa.com and Alice Donini In 2019, the MAGIC telescopes detected the first Gamma Ray Burst at very high energies. This was the most intense gamma-radiation ever obtained from such a…

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#The Euclid space telescope is coming together

“#The Euclid space telescope is coming together” The VIS and NISP instruments on Euclid’s payload module. Credit: Airbus ESA’s Euclid mission has reached another milestone on its journey towards launch. Its two instruments are now built and fully tested. These have been delivered to Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, where they are now…

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#Global viruses: Promoting old hatreds

“#Global viruses: Promoting old hatreds” “We must learn to live in this new reality and the uncertainty that it brings over time. At the same time we must be wary of people who exploit crises in order to spread distrust and xenophobia,” says Ms. Thorleifsson. Credit: UiO In 2015, anthropologist Cathrine Thorleifsson traveled to England…

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#Ocean acidification and human health

“#Ocean acidification and human health” Credit: Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) While ocean acidification was initially perceived as a threat only to the marine realm, the authors of a new publication argue that it is also an emerging human health issue. The global threats from carbon dioxide (CO2) accumulating in the world’s oceans and…

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#Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation

“#Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation” Credit: CC0 Public Domain To stay current about the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to process health information when they read the news. Inevitably, that means people will be exposed to health misinformation, too, in the form of false content, often found online, about the illness. Now a…

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