James Baker
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Scientist Creates New Flu Virus That Can Kill All Of Humanity
Working at a lab with a relatively low level-two biosafety rating, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka has created a strain of flu that can completely escape the human immune system. The new genetically-engineered virus is based on H1N1, which killed around 500,000 people just five years ago.
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New Species Discovered In The World’s Deepest Cave
A completely new species of bug — a ground beetle named Duvalius abyssimus — was recently discovered by scientists exploring the subterranean fauna living up to 1.5 miles below the earth’s surface in the Krubera-Voronja caves, Russia. The new creature has adapted to a life without light in the world’s deepest cave system, with extended…
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Antarctica Is Actually An Amazingly Colourful Place
If you thought Antarctica was a shell of frozen white and blue, that a look at these surprisingly colourful pictures by photographer Gaston Lacombe. Taken over a two-month visit to the continent, the white is painted by brushes of algae, penguin poo and krill. He told us how this hue magic happens.
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Computers Are Now Automatically Selecting The Best Embryos For Life
Video: These timelapses are captured by a computer that automatically tracks embryo growth from the moment the sperm enters the egg during in vitro fertilisation. It selects the best candidates for implantation in mothers, using special algorithms that look for some key markers during the cell division process.