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Colombia surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases October 25, 2020
Colombia is the 8th country to top a million infections, after US, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Spain and France.
Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin al-Masri killed in Afghanistan October 25, 2020
Abu Muhsin al-Masri, believed to be al-Qaeda's second-in-command, was on FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib retires after beating Gaethje October 24, 2020
Khabib Nurmagomedov chokes Justin Gaethje unconscious to retain title, announces retirement following father's death.
Venezuela opposition figure leaves Caracas refuge for abroad October 24, 2020
Leopoldo Lopez's party says the opposition leader left Venezuela on Saturday and will work from abroad.

New imaging method reveals HIV's sugary shield in unprecedented detail October 23, 2020
Scientists have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules that help shield HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more complete understanding of why antibodies react to some spots on the virus but not others, and may shape the design of new vaccines […]
Elkhorn coral actively fighting off diseases on reef October 23, 2020
As the world enters a next wave of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are aware now more than ever of the importance of a healthy immune system to protect ourselves from disease. This is not only true for humans but corals too, which are in an ongoing battle to ward off deadly diseases spreading on […]
Seabird response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed Falklands ecosystems October 23, 2020
A 14,000-year paleoecological reconstruction of the sub-Antarctic islands has found that seabird establishment occurred during a period of regional cooling 5,000 years ago. Their populations, in turn, shifted the Falkland Islands ecosystems through the deposit of high concentrations of guano that helped nourish tussac, produce peat and increase the incidence of fire.
SPOTlight supercharges cell studies October 23, 2020
Researchers develop a new method to isolate specific cells, and in the process find a more robust fluorescent protein.
Protective shield: Membrane-attached protein protects bacteria and chloroplasts from stress October 23, 2020
Stress is present everywhere, even bacteria and plant cells have to cope with it. They express various specific stress proteins, but how exactly this line of defense works is often not clear. A group of scientists has now discovered a protective mechanism in cyanobacteria as well as in chloroplasts of plant cells.

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Africa Is A Leader In Open Access — But Gets Little Credit For It

Africa Is A Leader In Open Access — But Gets Little Credit For It

By Cowry News on October 22, 2020

African countries have been leading the open access publishing movement but have received little recognition for it from the international community, an Australian open access scholar has said. Cameron Neylon,…

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