In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a biodegradable plastic made from trees, a $3 million prize for scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider, why we’re one step closer to a holodeck and more. You can sign up to get…
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Snakes are often the villains. A new book gives them a fair shake
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Stephen S. Hall
Grand Central Publishing, $30Snakes don’t often get to be the protagonists. From the biblical tempter in the Garden of Eden to the eponymous snakes on a plane, your stereotypical serpent often gets cast…
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Russian Foreign Ministry promised to respond to Japan’s transfer of lethal equipment to Ukraine
Russia will respond firmly to Japan’s steps to supply Kiev with equipment and weapons.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said.
‘Any steps by Japan on direct or indirect participation in supplying Ukraine with arms…
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Here’s Why More Russians Don’t Read Independent Journalism
In the 2000s, a study on how news is produced and consumed across 10 countries found a major gap between what newspapers published and what readers found newsworthy.
In some countries, the…
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Here’s how the season you were conceived in could change your metabolism
Ah, the circle of life! Your parents have sex, and nine months later, you arrive into the world (apologies for that image).
But did you know that the temperature around the time of your parents’ hanky-panky might impact your metabolism for the…
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Driving the CAR to fight acute myeloid leukemia
One main goal of anti-cancer therapies is to kill tumor cells without affecting the surrounding normal cells. Therefore, many drugs are designed to target tumor-specific antigens, which are molecules only expressed by cancer cells. However, it…
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This Is How Russia Recruits Chinese Citizens To Fight In Ukraine
In an ad posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, men are seen leaving their day jobs to go fight for Russia in Ukraine.
The clip — in Russian with Chinese subtitles — ends with a call to action, saying, “You’re a man. Be a man,”…
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Recruitment Ads Attract Chinese Citizens To Fight For Russia
New videos spread across Chinese social media platforms show how Russia has been targeting Chinese citizens to fight with its army, offering high pay and a chance for rare battle experience.
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Mari State University had the honor to host Samir Abdul Aziz, Advisor to the Indian Embassy in Moscow
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Yoshkar-Ola [Russia], April 11: Mari State University is pleased to host Samir Abdul Aziz, Advisor to the Indian Embassy in Moscow. The visit provided the Indian students studying at Mari State University a unique opportunity to engage in a…
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U.K. Jails Russian Ex-Minister in First Sanctions Breach Case
A former Russian minister and ally of President Vladimir Putin was sentenced Friday to 40 months in prison by a British court for breaching U.K. sanctions — the first conviction of its kind.
Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, was found guilty…
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