The Ethics of Million-Dollar Drugs – Scientific American
February 2, 2021Andrew Brooks, Who Developed a Coronavirus Spit Test, Dies at 51 – The New York Times
February 2, 2021Giant Panda Family Rolls, Slides and Tumbles Around in Snow at National Zoo – NBC4 Washington
January 31, 2021Hope the coming snow is as fun for humans here in CT as it was for Pandas in DC (@NationalZoo). Panda fur really seems to help for sliding around in the snow — even with a thick, padded jacket, I certainly can’t slide down hills on my back!
Oil-In-Water And Water-In-Oil Emulsions: What’s The Difference?
January 31, 2021https://www.quadroliquids.com/oilinwater-and-waterinoil-emulsions-whats-difference/
When an emulsion is “oil-in-water,” oil is the dispersed phase that is distributed into the continuous phase, water. … Milk is an example of an oil-in-water emulsion, while butter is water-in-oil.
Dismay greets end of U.S. effort to curb spread of tree-killing beetle | Science | AAAS
January 31, 2021https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/dismay-greets-end-us-effort-curb-spread-tree-killing-beetle
https://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/uncertain-future-north-america-s-ash-trees-and-organizing-robot-swarms
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Freelance journalist Gabriel Popkin and host Sarah Crespi discuss what will happen to ash trees in the United States as federal regulators announce dropping quarantine measures meant to control the emerald ash borer—a devastating pest that has killed tens of millions of trees since 2002. Instead of quarantines, the government will use tiny wasps known to kill the invasive beetles in hopes of saving the ash. “}}
