Next antibiotic may come from dirt bacteria
New insight about a broad spectrum antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote to antibiotic resistance, researchers say.
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Huawei’s crisis plunges sales and benefits competitors
The trade war between China and the United States has put the Asian company Huawei in check. The measures taken by Donald Trump to stop the Chinese giant's rapid...
New DNA calculator software can answer questions such as how many different species exist...
A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of a software tool that can provide conclusive answers to some of the world's most fascinating questions.
The tool, which combines...
Additional costs (not thought) of the opioid epidemic: $37B in tax revenue
The opioid epidemic may have cost state and federal governments in the United States up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to...
Chinese stock market collapses after Trump’s tariff threats
Chinese stock markets have suffered heavy losses this Monday, following the announcement by US President Donald Trump of a new increase in tariffs on Chinese products, which has placed...
Credit counseling really can ease your debt
People who take advantage of nonprofit credit counseling services have statistically significant reductions in consumer debt, according to a new study.
“We followed the credit records of counseled consumers and...
A short guide to shipping sensors
In the not so distant past, shipping products meant putting them on a truck at the warehouse and hoping for the best that they wouldn’t be damage during transit....
In China deepfakes become illegal and distributing them will be a criminal offence from...
China takes seriously the proliferation of deepfakes, the famous videos that put the faces and even the voices of people in situations that are not real. As we know,...
Why cyber-security is essential for every business
Cyber security is not something you can afford to overlook, and whether you run a one man show or a multi-national corporation, your confidential data is always at risk....
Police found cigarette butts on scaffolds where Notre Dame fire broke out
The French police found seven cigarette butts in the scaffolding of restoration where the fire that devastated part of the roof of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,...
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