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Akira Endo, scientist whose knowledge of fungi led him to discover the first statin – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAkira Endo, who has died aged 90, discovered the first statin, a chemical that prevents heart...
A Child of Science: The Crown’s Meg Bellamy shines in an inspiring dramatision of the birth of IVF
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoA Child of Science – by the actor and playwright Gareth Farr – centres the candidates for applause:...
President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s Eco-Vision To Shape Mexico’s Future
Forbes· 7 days agoMexico made history this week by electing its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. This...
Prime House? Amazon Invests Another $1.4 Billion in Affordable Homes
PC Magazine· 1 day agoAmazon will spend another $1.4 billion on its Housing Equity Fund, a 2021 pledge with an initial...
UC Regents appoint new UCLA chancellor in wake of campus unrest
Los Angeles Daily News· 2 days agoUPDATE: The UC Board of Regents has chose Julio Frenk, president of the University of Miami, as the...
NBA legend Jerry West dies aged 86
CNN.com· 1 day agoJerry West – legendary NBA player and inspiration for the league’s current logo – has died, according to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers said West...
‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life. Scientists say they’ve found potential...
AccuWeather· 12 hours agoFreeman Dyson theorized that hypothetical alien megastructures would give off infrared radiation and...
Exploring our sense of touch from every angle
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoOne of our most important senses is touch, which is the first to develop—starting only eight weeks into pregnancy—and allows us to detect and process...
Role of honor
China Daily· 3 hours agoSince 1998, the Fondation L'Oreal and UNESCO have annually honored five exceptional female scientists from different regions. A specialist in electron microscopy, Li's strenuous work has pushed ...
Akira Endo, Biochemist Who Found a Way to Fight Heart Disease, Dies at 90
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 hours agoAkira Endo, a Japanese biochemist whose research enabled the development of treatments to lower...
