Japanese tourism startup Iwaya Giken to offer balloon rides into ‘space’
Feb 22, 2023 23:41 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Science
Japanese startup Iwaya Giken is launching a space tourism business to take sightseers on balloon rides 25 kilometers into the stratosphere Iwaya Giken noted that while passengers need not undergo special training to...
Feb 22, 2023 23:35 pm UTC| Health Science Economy Business
A team of Japanese scientists has developed a method that utilizes glucose and fragmented antibodies in reducing an abnormal accumulation of protein in the brains of mice with Alzheimers disease. According to Takanori...
Mewery introduces microalgae-based cultivated meat
Feb 15, 2023 22:40 pm UTC| Science Health Economy Business
Czech-based Mewery has introduced a prototype of microalgae-based cultivated meat, combining 75 percent pork cells and 25 percent microalgae cells. The scientific team of Mewery, a cell-based food tech start-up, ,...
How does DNA affect our fingerprints and eye colour?
Feb 14, 2023 13:18 pm UTC| Science
I would like to know how our DNA affects our fingerprints. And I would also like to know how our DNA affects the iris, please. Arianne, 15, Montréal, Que. Solving crimes in real life is not quite like it is on...
Feb 14, 2023 13:08 pm UTC| Science
A globe was the first thing I ever bought with my own money. I was maybe 5 years old, and I was really excited to take it home. As I quickly discovered, you can spin it in the direction that the earth actually...
Korean court favors Medytox in botox patent suit against Daewoong
Feb 12, 2023 19:33 pm UTC| Health Law Science Economy Business
The Seoul Central District Court had ruled that Medytoxs patents for botulinum toxin (botox) strains and manufacturing process were stolen by Daewoong Pharmaceutical in developing Nabota. Thus, the court prohibited...
Why do black holes twinkle? We studied 5,000 star-eating behemoths to find out
Feb 05, 2023 04:19 am UTC| Science
Black holes are bizarre things, even by the standards of astronomers. Their mass is so great, it bends space around them so tightly that nothing can escape, even light itself. And yet, despite their famous blackness,...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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