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Cleaning water with quantum chemistry
When Diana Virgovicova was 14 she travelled to India with her mother. She saw rivers so polluted they were black. “That’s when the idea was born,”…
No HIV Infections After Twice-a-Year PrEP
Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, has shown 100% efficacy in preventing HIV in women at a high risk for infection, according to an interim…
China’s research clout leads to growth in homegrown science publishing
Self-reliance and a wish to set the agenda might explain concerted push to produce domestic journals. Over the past two decades, China has risen to become…
Resistance to glyphosate on the rise among weeds
The herbicide glyphosate, commonly sold under the brand name Roundup, is steadily becoming less effective as weeds develop resistance to it. Glyphosate was first registered in…
New HIV Infections After Vampire Facials at Unlicensed Spa
At least three clients of an unlicensed spa in New Mexico contracted HIV after receiving platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling facials, according to an investigation by the…
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in 20 years
Government budget includes more money for basic research and notable increases to postgraduate stipends. Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in…