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The usual weekend experiment with my 5yo daughter.Today we are playing with eggs and vinegar

The usual weekend experiment with my 5yo daughter.
Today we are playing with eggs and vinegar

Valentine’s Day: The chemistry of lovehttps://www.compoundchem.com/2023/02/13/valentines-day/

Valentine’s Day: The chemistry of love

https://www.compoundchem.com/2023/02/13/valentines-day/

"C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians"The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states...

"C.D.C. Study Finds Silent Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Veterinarians"

The vets had no symptoms, and one worked only in states where no dairy infections had been reported.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/science/cdc-bird-flu-infections.html

"JRC creates a new tool to improve the accuracy of COVID-19 tests"A new certifed reference material is the latest in a series of...

"JRC creates a new tool to improve the accuracy of COVID-19 tests"

A new certifed reference material is the latest in a series of efforts by the JRC to support the monitoring and the spread of the virus following the pandemic.

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/jrc-creates-new-tool-improve-accuracy-covid-19-tests-2025-02-04_en

"Marine litter on the EU coastline down by almost one-third"But more needs to be done, as it is still above the agreed threshold...

"Marine litter on the EU coastline down by almost one-third"

But more needs to be done, as it is still above the agreed threshold value.

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/marine-litter-eu-coastline-down-almost-one-third-2025-02-04_en

"CDC Data Are Disappearing"The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.-> the modern...

"CDC Data Are Disappearing"

The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

-> the modern version of Nazi book burnings, German Freedom Library and American Library of Nazi Banned Books

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/01/cdc-dei-scientific-data/681531/

"Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools"\m/...

"Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools"

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https://apnews.com/article/sweden-digital-education-backlash-reading-writing-1dd964c628f76361c43dbf3964f7dbf4

"Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair"Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute have...

"Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair"

Researchers from the Bakkers group at the Hubrecht Institute have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects, such as heart enlargement.

https://www.hubrecht.eu/zebrafish-protein-unlocks-dormant-genes-for-heart-repair/

"What was the Golden Age of Antibiotics, and how can we spark a new one?"Many antibiotics were developed during the “Golden Age...

"What was the Golden Age of Antibiotics, and how can we spark a new one?"

Many antibiotics were developed during the “Golden Age of Antibiotics”. How did it happen, why has antibiotic development slowed down since then, and what can we do to reignite it?

https://ourworldindata.org/golden-age-antibiotics

"My favourite colour is Chuck Norris red"https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/20/

"My favourite colour is Chuck Norris red"

https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/20/

‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe...

‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/12/unprecedented-risk-to-life-on-earth-scientists-call-for-halt-on-mirror-life-microbe-research

My daughter is about to take over the leadership of my home biology lab. A few days ago, after an afternoon of experiments, she told me:...

My daughter is about to take over the leadership of my home biology lab. A few days ago, after an afternoon of experiments, she told me: "dad, I did the science, you wash the glassware" :-D
She learned fast...

'Phantom chemical' in drinking water revealed decades after its...

'Phantom chemical' in drinking water revealed decades after its discovery

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-phantom-chemical-in-drinking-water-revealed-decades-after-its-discovery

"Check Out the Highest-Resolution Images Ever Captured of the Sun’s Entire Surface"Four new images show our nearest star in...

"Check Out the Highest-Resolution Images Ever Captured of the Sun’s Entire Surface"

Four new images show our nearest star in dazzling detail, with each one made up of 25 shots observed by the Solar Orbiter in 2023

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-the-highest-resolution-images-ever-captured-of-the-suns-entire-surface-180985518/

"New GPS system for microorganisms could revolutionise police work"A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed...

"New GPS system for microorganisms could revolutionise police work"

A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to... it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms.

[ I used the very same idea about 15 years ago, to come up with an example that could explain the usefulness of principal components in cluster analysis. At the time it seemed like science fiction :-) ]

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work

"The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank"During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an...

"The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank"

During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/food-source-famine-leningrad-seed-bank-nikolai-vavilov

"Welcome to the American petrostate"https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/welcome-to-the-american-petrostate/

"Welcome to the American petrostate"

https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/welcome-to-the-american-petrostate/

"Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?"An enfant terrible shook up Renaissance medicine by denouncing experts and debunking...

"Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?"

An enfant terrible shook up Renaissance medicine by denouncing experts and debunking accepted wisdom. Was Paracelsus as radical as he seemed?

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/great-debates/paracelsus-revolutionary-or-mystic

"How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day"https://phys.org/news/2024-11-gophers-brought-mount-st-helens.html

"How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day"

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-gophers-brought-mount-st-helens.html

"Genetic repair via CRISPR can inadvertently introduce other defects, researchers...

"Genetic repair via CRISPR can inadvertently introduce other defects, researchers show"

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-genetic-crispr-inadvertently-defects.html