In 24 states and two provinces in Canada Chronic Wasting Disease has increasingly been a problem in the population of deer. This raises fear in the many hunters and consumers of deer products. https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/occurrence.html Reported areas of CWD in deer population in January 2019. The effects of the disease are often deadly for
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Biotechnology is becoming increasingly important to humanity. The modification of DNA and proteins for practical uses is now widespread due to the expanded availability of biotechnology tools, such as CRISPR-cas9 gene editing technology. Using CRISPR-cas9, scientists have created the gene drive, a mechanism that spreads a certain gene through a
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In a press statement on November 15th, Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the FDA, stated that he would direct the FDA to issue a number of decrees that would aim to limit the distribution of electronic nicotine delivery systems(ENDS) products to teenagers, especially flavored products. The FDA’s actions respond to a rapid
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The kilogram, kelvin, and mole, as of the 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measurements, have new definitions. The Kilogram Before the meeting, the kilogram was a set to the Le Grand K, a platinum alloy cylinder that resides in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. It was created as the
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The internationally acclaimed Nobel Prize is bestowed annually on people who have conferred “the greatest benefit on mankind” in six categories: Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Peace, Chemistry, Literature, and Economic Sciences (not technically a Nobel prize, but awarded with the other prizes). The Nobel prizes are awarded by institutes in
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