17 – 23 April 2017
China to establish cotton biotech lab in Pakistan at CEMB
Chinese officials visited Punjab University’s Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) to discuss establishment of “Pak-China Cotton Biotechnology Laboratory” at CEMB. Find source
Female researchers are over-represented on the social-media
In the first broad look at the behaviour of thousands of scientists on Twitter, researchers have found that women are better represented on the social-media site than on scientific papers. Find source
Marching for Science
Hundreds of thousands of scientists and their supporter marched in more than 600 cities around the world on Saturday, in an attempt to bolster scientists’ increasingly precarious status with politicians. Find source
Both sugary, diet drinks correlated with accelerated brain aging
Researchers found that people who drink sugary beverages frequently are more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and a significantly smaller hippocampus. Find source
New statistical analysis reveals thousands of rare mutations linked with cancer
Scientists have identified thousands of previously ignored genetic mutations that, although rare, likely contribute to cancer growth. Find source
