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Record number of Asian hornet sightings in UK – as report highlights huge worldwide cost of invasive species | UK News
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A record number of Asian hornet sightings have been reported in the UK so far this year, figures show. There have been 22 confirmed sightings of the non-native species so far in 2023, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). That is more than the previous six years combined – and…
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Womb cancer: New test could cut diagnosis time and reduce need for invasive diagnostic procedures | Science & Tech News
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A pioneering womb cancer test could cut the time taken to diagnose women with the condition and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic procedures. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that low-cost PCR tests that took samples from the cervix or vagina were able to successfully detect womb cancer. Currently in…
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Domestic cats labelled ‘alien invasive species’, by Polish institute | Science & Tech News
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Domestic cats have been labelled as an “invasive alien species” by a Polish scientific institute. It refers to the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats cause damage to birds and other wildlife by the number they hunt and kill. However, Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences was not prepared for the…