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Indigenous and Western scientists team up to reconstruct the history of North American horses
Established in 1923, the Newcomb Cleveland Prize is AAAS’s oldest prize, awarded annually to the authors of an “outstanding”
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Source: ScienceNOW - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Poised to be first widely consumed gene-edited animals, virus-resistant pigs trot toward market
Pigs, cattle, and other livestock with edited genes are still far from most dinner plates, but a U.K. company has taken a big step toward the supermarket by engineering several commercial breeds of pigs to be resistant to a virus that devastates the swine industry. The firm, Genus plc, hopes that by year’s end the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will formally approve the pigs for widespread human consumption, a first for a gene-edited animal.
Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at the University of California, Davis, is cheering the news. “There’s no point having a pig getting sick and dying if t...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Envenomation by eyelash viper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) in southwestern Colombia - Ca ñas CA, Erazo-Martinez V, Pérez-Uribe V, Castaño-Valencia S, Castro-Herrera F.
We present clinical characteristics of human cases evaluated and trea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Channel 5 Pulls Plug On Ross Kemp Dangerous Prisons Series That Was Beset By Budget Problems & An Ecuadorian Coup
Channel 5 has pulled the plug on Ross Kemp‘s doc series in which the former EastEnders star was spending time in the world’s most dangerous prisons, with factors ranging from budget difficulties to an Ecuadorian coup to blame. Deadline revealed that Ross Kemp: 72 Hours In … had been paused in…#channel5 #rosskemps #eastenders #ecuadorian #rosskemp #paramount #channel5s #gangstv #colombia #kemp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here Are the 2024 Premio Lo Nuestro Winners (Updating Live)
Under the theme “El Poder de Lo Nuestro” (the power of ours), the fan-voted Premio Lo Nuestro awards will recognize 180 artists across 38 categories, including tropical, urban, pop and música Mexicana on Thursday night (Feb. 22). The artist with the most nominations is Colombian hitmaker Maluma,…#elpoderdelonuestro #premiolonuestro #colombian #pesopluma #grupofrontera #karolg #uforia #univisionradio #televisioncommittee #premiolo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Owners of This Texas Farmers Market Took a Big Gamble. Here's How It Paid Off Bigger Than They Dreamed
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Fall Creek Farmers Market in Humble, Texas, is not just a spot to stop by for your Sunday morning coffee and a fresh vegetable or two. Owners Jonathan and Andrea Haskin built this vibrant space with a vision to change their community's…#humble #andreahaskin #haskin #fallcreek #forestb #forest #colombian #vietnamese #italian #frostbite (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Knight Therapeutics Announces Regulatory Submission of Fostamatinib in Brazil
MONTREAL, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Knight Therapeutics Inc., GUD ("Knight") a pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its Brazilian affiliate, United Medical Ltda., has submitted a marketing authorization application to ANVISA, the Brazilian health…#montreal #gud #panamerican #exusa #brazilian #unitedmedicalltda #anvisa #colombia #mexico #knight (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nuvei Expands LatAm Presence With Direct Local Acquiring in Colombia
Canadian FinTech firm Nuvei is expanding its Latin American presence with the launch of direct local acquiring capabilities in Colombia. This makes Nuvei the first global payments provider to offer this service in the country, the company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 20) news release. Direct local…#fintech #latinamerican #colombia #latam #philipfayer #nuvei #ecommerce #nuveiexpandslatam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Creates Post-Colonial Fable ‘Pepe,’ Taking on Pablo Escobar’s Infamous Zoo: ‘Imagination isn’t owned by Disney’
In “Pepe,” Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias tells the story of a very special hippopotamus. Or rather, he allows the hippopotamus to tell the story himself. “Pablo Escobar brought three hippos to Colombia back in 1981. He was ‘the pioneer’ among drug lords investing in exotic pets. When he had to…#pabloescobar #colombia #dominican #southamerican #itsfirst #africa #camilorestrepo #colombian #monteculebra #dominicanrepublic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Labrador develops alter-ego after owner gives her unexpected accessory
A chocolate Labrador called Dori has left the internet in stitches after her owner shared a clip of her flaunting her new dancing outfit, which quickly went viral on social media. In the hilarious video, shared on Instagram on Saturday, under the username chocolatelabradori, the pup, who lives in…#dori #austria #spanish #bamboleo #gipsykings #colombian #apa #stelladashiba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ocular chemical burns: epidemiological trends in a Colombian medical center - Robayo-Vel ásquez JF, Bonilla-Escobar FJ, Salamanca O, Martinez-Blanco AM.
This study aims to characterize ocular chemical burns in a southwestern Colombia referral center and identify associated factors with low vision. A cross-sectional study was carried out ba... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
A psychometric analysis of the Early Trauma Inventory-Short Form in Colombia: CTT and Rasch model - Grau-Gonzalez IA, Villalba-Garzon JA, Torres-Cuellar L, Puerto-Rojas EM, Ortega LA.
BACKGROUND: Potential childhood traumatic experiences increase risk for mental and physical health disorders and their precise assessment can help to promote health prevention and promotion strategies for countries with limited data and measurement strateg... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
PayPal Ventures ’ first AI investment, a credit-based dating app and Robinhood’s good week
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at a new finance-based dating app, Robinhood’s earnings results and the startup in which PayPal Ventures made its first investment. Let’s dive in! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech…#techcrunchfintech #robinhood #paypalventures #neonmoneyclub #dominicmadoridavis #vladtenev #techcrunchdisrupt #blumbergcapital #colombia #atlantic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Relationship between sexual abuse and substance use among students from Caribbean Colombian - Caballero-Dom ínguez CC, Campo-Arias A, Jiménez-Villamizar MP.
This study aimed to determine the association between sexual abuse and the use of psychoactive substances among high-school adolescents in Colombia. A cross-s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Karol G & Tiesto Celebrate Love in New EDM Banger ‘Contigo’: Watch
Karol G had three things to celebrate on Wednesday (Feb. 14): her 33rd birthday, Valentine’s Day and a new single. The Colombian superstar unveiled her new track, “Contigo,” her latest collaboration with Tiësto. This also marks the pair’s third effort together, following “Don’t Be Shy” (2021) and…#karolg #colombian #tiësto #dontbeshy #provenzaremix #karol #serábonito #bichotaseason #bichota #contigo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
