In recent years there have been several major innovations in genetics. One prominent example is CRISPR-Cas9, a novel biotechnology derived from bacteria that could be used to make precise changes to specific locations in the…
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© Reuters. Oil Holds Above $60 With Cold Snap Disrupting American Supply (Bloomberg) — Oil traded near a 13-month high as electricity blackouts caused by freezing weather in Texas disrupted flows from the biggest U.S.…
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Agriculture and agro-processing value chains have been under pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been particularly marked where they remain underdeveloped, as is the case in South Africa and the rest of the region.…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Pump Jacks are seen at sunrise near Bakersfield By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds purchased more petroleum last week, but buying was almost entirely concentrated in WTI,…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many in key roles – such as doctors, nurses, police officers and teachers – working tirelessly, going well beyond their contracts to keep things running. Research shows that many people…
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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Saturday night, injuring around 100 people, closing roads and trains, and leaving almost a million people without electricity overnight.…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil and gas tankers are anchored off the Marseille harbour By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose to their highest in more than a year on Monday, after a…
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One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. The production of cement, the binding…
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The icy continent has historically been a place for men. First “discovered” in 1820, Antarctica would not be visited by a woman for well over a century. In 1935, Norwegian Caroline Mikkelsen, a whaler’s wife,…
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© Reuters By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Like a river of green, U.S. dollars are flooding commodity markets, lifting prices of almost everything from oil to , and even . Since the start of February,…
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