By Layal Liverpool Genome sequencing can help people with cancers find their best treatment optionsMic Smith Photography LLC / Alamy Stock Photo In the largest study of its kind, researchers have sequenced the genomes of tumours from more than 2000 people with various metastatic cancers. They discovered genetic markers that could be used to steer […]
A new study hints at a possible fascinating twist in human evolution. Did a chain of cosmic events triggered by a nearby ancient supernova force humans to walk upright? The study, out earlier this year, points to an unlikely source for modern human bipedal locomotion: the effect on our environment of a nearby supernova or […]
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has concluded its participation in the 71st annual Frankfurt International Book Fair, where it was represented by its publishing arm Qindeel Printing, Publishing, and Distribution, held on October 16-20, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Qindeel’s agenda at the Fair was full of events, seminars, and book signing […]
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): After the fourth Democratic debate in October, Pete Buttigieg hit 13 percent in a Suffolk/USA Today Iowa poll, coming in third, while Amy Klobuchar got her second qualifying poll for the November debate. And a FiveThirtyEight average […]
Modern slavery exists, in large part, because of our buying habits. Because we want a bargain, businesses respond by offering low prices. To lower prices, businesses look for cheap labour, which has helped fuel the growth of international supply chains where goods and services are sourced from places where, among other things, labour is cheap […]
Issued on: 23/10/2019 – 13:41Modified: 23/10/2019 – 13:46 President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday opened a major summit aimed at reviving Russia’s influence in Africa, telling leaders from the continent he would seek to double trade in the coming years. Advertising Read more All 54 African states were represented at the first Russia-Africa Summit in the […]
Turkey is discussing buying more S-400 missile-defense systems from Moscow, according to Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, despite Washington’s repeated warnings against such a move. Rosoboronexport chief Aleksandr Mikheyev told Russian news agency Interfax that the two sides were discussing financing and “a delivery schedule.” He did not provide further details. Turkey, a NATO member, […]
British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner. The incident, which saw the loss of 224 lives, with linked to the Islamic State group. Egyptian officials have admitted the airport fell well short of international […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Richard Bacon has said that there are “probably times I should have gone to rehab” because of his drinking. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Hooked podcast, which focuses on addiction and recovery, the broadcaster said he believes he is an addict. He described the “chaos and difficulty […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Air Force is using SpaceX’s fledgling satellite network to test encrypted internet services for a number of military planes, the space company’s president said on Tuesday, detailing results for the first customer of Elon Musk’s planned constellation of thousands of broadband-beaming satellites. FILE PHOTO: SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell smiles after a […]