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Virus most likely to cause next pandemic ‘could be passed to humans’ from horses, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research, raising fears that the virus could be spreading undetected. It’s another twist in the emerging threat of the H5N1 virus, widely seen as the most likely cause of the next pandemic. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found antibodies to the virus…
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Tiny knee bone linked to arthritis may have helped humans walk upright, scientists suggest | Science & Tech News
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A tiny knee bone linked to a common type of arthritis may have helped humans to evolve from walking on all fours to standing upright, scientists suggest. Little is known about the lateral fabella, a bone buried in the tendon below the knee which is about the size of a sesame seed and is found…
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Experimental drug extends the lifespan of ‘middle-aged’ mice by 25% – and could work on humans too, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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An experimental drug that extends the lifespan of mice by 25% could also work in humans, according to the scientist who ran the trials. The treatment – an injection of an antibody called anti-IL-11 that was given to the mice when they were ‘middle-aged’ – reduced deaths from cancer. It also lowered the incidence of…
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Bird flu spread to cows takes ‘dangerous’ step towards infecting humans through respiration, scientists warn | Science & Tech News
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The cow flu virus that has spread through US dairy herds may have taken a “dangerous” step towards being able to infect humans through respiratory infections, scientists have warned. The H5N1 virus, more commonly found in birds, has so far been confirmed in cattle on more than 100 farms in 12 states, with inactivated fragments…
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Bird flu: ‘Strong evidence’ suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time | Science & Tech News
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Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is “strong evidence” that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. Although there have been other people…
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Cloned monkey still alive after two years – so are we nearer to replicating humans? | Science & Tech News
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A cloned rhesus monkey has survived for more than two years and has led to “valuable insights” into the scientific process, according to experts. Scientists in China used a modified version of the same technique that was used to create Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal. Out of the 113 cloned embryos, 11…
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It was thought humans were the only species capable of forming strategic alliances. Scientists say that’s wrong | Science & Tech News
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New research could shed light on how complex behaviours like cooperation and conflict evolved in humans. It had been thought only humans were capable of forming strategic alliances with those outside their social groups – but scientists have discovered similar behaviour in bonobos. The endangered ape species has “remarkable levels of tolerance between members of…
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Study reveals how early humans left Africa 84,000 years ago | Science & Tech News
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Early humans migrated from Africa 84,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world by following river routes through Jordan – not going via the Red Sea as previously thought, according to a new scientific study. Scientists from the University of Southampton and Shantou University in China carried out field work in Jordan’s rift…
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Extreme global warming could eventually wipe out humans, first-ever supercomputer climate models warn | Science & Tech News
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Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the Earth in 250 million years, according to a new scientific study. Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) and transform the planet into a “hostile environment devoid of food and water”, the research warns. The planet would heat up…
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AI could help produce deadly weapons that ‘kill humans’ in two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser warns | Science & Tech News
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have the power to be behind advances that “kill many humans” in just two years’ time, Rishi Sunak’s adviser has warned. Matt Clifford expressed concern over the lack of global regulation for AI producers and said that if left unregulated, they could become “very powerful” and difficult for humans to control,…