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DeepMind puts the entire human proteome online, as folded by AlphaFold

DeepMind and several research partners have released a database containing the 3D structures of nearly every protein in the human body, as computationally determined by the breakthrough protein foldin

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Pivot Bio rakes in $430M round D as modified microbes prove their worth in agriculture

Pivot Bio makes fertilizer — but not directly. Its modified microorganisms are added to soil and they produce nitrogen that would otherwise have to be trucked in and dumped there. This biotech-powered

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Backed by $5M led by General Catalyst, Evvy launches a vaginal microbiome test to support women’s health research

Another US femtech startup has joined the race to build up data-sets to support research into and understanding of a range of health issues that can affect women.Evvy has today launched an at-home tes

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Court win for Impossible Foods over ingredient behind bleeding burgers

A sandwich made with plant-based pork by Impossible Foods is served in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 7, 2020. /CFP Impossible Foods has scored a legal victory enabling it to continue using

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13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream

The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors. Add in a pandemic that forced

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Japanese brewer Sapporo to launch new beer despite 'embarrassing' typo

Beer bottle caps /CFP It's not what it says on the tin!An "embarrassing" spelling mistake is not standing in the way of a new limited-edition beer in Japan by one of the country's biggest brew

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Smart cookie! AI helps Google staff develop recipes for hybrid pastry

Why have cupcakes when you can try cakies? /CFP Recipe development is an art, but what happens when a data scientist takes on an ambitious baking project? Here's a hint: hybrid bakes.The world

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A look at popular home-made Chinese dishes during 2020 epidemic

The coronavirus pandemic has trapped people around the world at home, thereby giving them a chance to cook by themselves, try new recipes or re-create classic cuisines.

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4 ways China adapted to online entertainment in year of COVID-19

There are many major events that will be written into human history in 2020, and COVID-19 is at the forefront of most of them. The outbreak has brought people to a sudd

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Better Dairy picks up £1.6M seed funding to produce animal-free dairy

Better Dairy, a U.K. startup developing animal-free dairy that was founded out of Entrepreneur First (EF), has picked up £1.6 million in seed funding. The London-based company is currently in the RD s

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South Korea grapples with the fate of its traumatized bile farm bears

02:58 South Korean animal rights activist Kim Soo-jin was warned about what she would face at a farm for Asiatic Black Bears, but she said nothing could prepare her for the reality."Wh

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Kombucha Tea: Fermented tea and health benefits

03:01 Kombucha has been gaining popularity in Kenya. Enthusiasts around the world have praised the fermented tea for some of its possible health benefits. CGTN's Nick Mudimba visited a

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Juno Bio launches a vaginal microbiome test kit — targeting the women’s health data gap

Entrepreneur First -backed Juno Bio has launched a home test kit for women wanting to get a better understanding of their vaginal microbiome while also contributing data to further research into women

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China Focus: Saving Guoguo the deserted milu deer amid floods

When he was only five days old, Guoguo was found deserted on the rear surface of an embankment. "He was lying in the grass when patrollers found him, and he was quite

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Undrunk lockdown Guinness used to fertilise Christmas trees instead

The Guinness brewery in Dublin usually produces 720m litres a year, but that was scaled back to minimal levels during lockdown.

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Pandemic pints: Homebrewing in lockdown

03:04 With pubs and bars out of action, many beer lovers turned to homebrewing to quench their thirst during the lockdown.Coopers, a global giant in the sector, said sales of its homeb

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Global Business Daily: JustEat/GrubHub $7.3bn merger, Unilever unifies

"The structure of the company is outdated . We didn't get a bloody nose in 2018 to now kick the can down the road for a few more years."This is what Nils Andersen, chairman of Unilever, told reporter