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Researchers Found, In Ecuador‘s Rainforest, The World’s Largest Snake– A Green Anaconda Of Species Eunectes Akiyama, Which Split From Its Relatives, Eunectes Murinus, 10m Yrs Ago. Despite Identical Looks, Genetic Analysis Revealed A New Species. This Find Was Made During A Study Of Anacondas As A Key Indicator For Ecosystem Health Due To Oil Spillage.

Researchers Reversed The Ageing Process In Middle-Aged And Elderly Mice By Using A Gene Therapy. The Researchers Were Able To Reset Mice Cells To More Youthful States, Within A 7 To 10 Months Period, By Injecting Them With Molecules Called The Yamanaka Transcription Factors. A Safer Therapy Could Be Used Against Human Age-Related Diseases.

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InSight, Based On Mars Quake Data, Has Provided The Best Glimpse Of Mars Interior, Indicating The Core Comprises Liquid Nickel-Iron, And Is Larger Than Previously Thought, 2,230–2320 Miles Wide, And Probably Less Dense. While The Lithosphere, With Thicker Crust, Is Similar But ~ 56 Miles Thicker Than Earth’s, And Lacks Tectonic Plates.

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Researchers May Have Proven An Alternative Method Of Breathing Oxygen Via The Anus/Bottom. They Discovered That Severe Oxygen-Deprived Animals, Like In Mice And Pigs, Could Absorb Oxygen From Oxygen-Rich Liquid Squirted Into Their Rectums. This Alternative Would Be Most Welcome If It’s Practical In Patients With Severe Lungs Disease.

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US Gov. Has Approved The Largest Offshore Wind Project, In The US, As Part Of Its Goal To Tackle Climate Change By Harnessing Enough Clean Renewable Energy To Power 400,000 Massachusetts Homes Every Year. The $2.8 B Project, known as Vineyard Wind 1, Comprising 62 Turbines, Is Expected To Begin In 2020, And Will Supply Clean Energy By 2023.

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Scientists May Have Discovered, In Ecuador, A New Species Of Ant, Called Strumigenys Ayersthey, Belonging To One Of The Most Diverse Ant Genera, Strumigenys. And This New Ant Discovery May Be The First In The World To Be Given A Gender Neutral Scientific Name. Unlike Conventional Names That End With Either -ae For Females And -i For Males.

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Researchers Have Determined That The India Jumping Ant Is The First Known Insect Capable of Shrinking (By 20%) And Increasing Its Brain Size. The Ants Are Said To Decrease Their Brain Size In A Bid To Become Queen, Conserving Their Brain Energy For Reproduction. They, However, Increase Their Brain Size To Normal If Their Bid Fails.

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The U.S. FDA Has Approved The First Long-Acting Monthly 2-Shot Drug Combo That Can Replace Daily HIV Pills. The Combo, Called Cabenuva, Comprises Rilpivirine, Sold As Edurant By Johnson & Johnson, And A New Drug, Cabotegravir, From ViiV Healthcare. The Combo Are Given As Separate Shots Once A Month. 2 Months Dosing Is Also Being Tested.

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Scientists, In A First Of Its Kind, May Have Discovered A Way To Reverse Aging In Folks Over 64 Years By Using Oxygen Therapy (Breathing Pure Oxygen In Pressurized Chamber) To Target Cells And DNA Linked To Aging. The 3 Months Experiment Period Indicates That Folks Gained 25 Years Younger At The Cellular Biological Level. Hmm!

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Scientists Are Building An Enormous Camera, For A Telescope In Chile, Which Is Capable Of Taking A Picture Of A Large Swath Of Sky In A Single Image. The Camera, Called Vera, Is Said To Be ~13 Feet Long And ~5 Feet In Diameter. The 3.2 Billion Pixel Camera Was Tested, Taken The World’s Largest Single Photo Showing A Romanesco Broccoli.

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A California Based Company, Ubiquitous Energy, Has Developed Transparent Solar Cells That Can Be Used To Create Solar Windows. This’s Cool Because Of The Clean Energy Benefits Of The Glass Windows As Solar Glasses In Homes, Cars, And Phones. The Solar Windows Have Relatively Low Efficiency But Are Cost-Effective Than Rooftop Solar Panels.

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Gender Bias Against Females Exist Everywhere. But To Think That At least 90% Of Men And Women Are Biased Against Women Is Worrisome. This Is Based On A UN Report In Areas Like Jobs, Education, And Politics. Zimbabwe And Philippines, E.G, Are Said To Have The Highest Bias In Reproductive Rights And Violence Against Women.

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Previous Studies Have Associated Air Pollution With Dementia And Reduction In Intelligence. And Now, A New Recent Study Is Linking Air Pollution, With Particles Smaller Than 2.5 Micrometres, To Depression And Suicide. And That Cutting The Air Pollution To EU Legal Limit Could Prevent About 15% Of Depression.

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The First New Strain Of HIV, In 19 Years, Called “HIV-1 Group M, subtype L,” Has Been Discovered. Now, Before You Start Freaking Out, This Is Just Another Additional Subtype Of HIV. This Means That It Poses No New Threat As The Current Testing And Preventive Treatments Will Diagnose And Treat The New Strain.

The Air Pollution (Smog) Levels In Delhi, India Capital, Are At Record High, 20X Beyond WHO Safe Limit, That Living There Seems Like Smoking 30+ Cigarettes/Day. This Is Due To Emissions From Vehicle, Factory, Farm Burning, And Diwali Fireworks. The Condition Has Led To Driving Restrictions, Flight Diversion, And Public Health Emergency Etc.

California Is At The Forefront Of Major Changes Including Those That Relate To Animal Rights. It Became The First US State To Ban The Sale And Manufacture Of Animal Furs. The Ban Exempts Leather, Cow Hides And The Full Skin Of Deer, Sheep, And Goats. A Bill Has Also Been Signed To Ban Most Animals From Circus Use.

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California Has Become The First State To Pass A Law That Would Enable HIV Preventive Drugs, PrEP And PEP, To Be Dispense Over The Counter By Pharmacists With The Necessary Training, In A Bid To Improve Access To The Drugs. Pharmacists Will Be Able To Dispense 60 Days Of Drugs, After Which, A Doctor’s Prescription Would Be Required.

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The Rise In Air Pollution, Due To Domestic Emissions From Coal-Fired Power Plants And Cars, And Pollutants Blown In From China And North Korea, Seem To Correlate With An Increase In Pork Sale In South Korea. The Grease, From Pork, Though Not Scientifically Proven, Is Believed To Cleanse The Throat Of Pollutants.

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Just Like Checking An App For Daily Weather Condition Of One’s Neighborhood! The InSight Lander, Which Is Stationed Just North Of Mars Equator, Will Begin, On 26th February 2019, To Send Daily Weather Report Of Mars For Everyone To See. The Weather Report Will Also Help Scientists Understand The Concept Of Dust Storms On The Planet.

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A Study Of 7807 Norwegian Participants, Btw Ages 55 To 69, In 1986, Is Indicating That Living To An Age Of 90 Years Is Dependent On Body Height, Weight, And Level Of Physical Activity. And These Parameters Seem To Affect Women’s Lifespan Than Men. The Study Observed That Taller Women With Less Weight Gain Since Age 20 Lived To 90.

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