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A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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The world’s species and natural ecosystems are in crisis. When nearly 200 countries gather in ten days’ time to thrash out a major plan to stem the precipitous decline, China is expected to take a prominent role. The high-stakes negotiations will set the stage for a major biodiversity summit in October, which the country will also host — marking the first time the nation will lead global talks on the environment.

A major United Nations summit could see China push for ambitious targets and spotlights the country’s own conservation efforts.

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How do you make “environmentally friendly cars” by destroying the environment. This is really uncool. “What would Greta Do?” Environment activists had managed to halt the felling of the trees two days ago, arguing that Tesla’s Gigafactory would affect local wildlife and water supply. However Tesla is said to plant 3 trees for every one it cuts down. Is that good for the wildlife in the forest and the water table?

A high court in Berlin has allowed Tesla to continue clearing a 92 hectare forest for its massive Gigafactory. The court rejected pleas from environment activists and said that its decision was final.

Is our Universe really the only one? A new theory that hopes to solve one of the biggest problems in physics, may have rewritten our perception of time, and found a way through the Big Bang. Video by Howard Timberlake.

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Team at MIT says halicin kills some of the world’s most dangerous strains.

A new international study confirms an association between a Mediterranean-type diet and better gut and systemic health later in life.

If this can be done, it is a game changer. Too much medicine treats instead of cures. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai along with collaborators study result is an important step toward a diabetes treatment that restores the body’s ability to produce insulin, according to the team.

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai along with collaborators from other institutions say they have discovered a novel combination of two classes of drugs that, together, cause the highest rate of proliferation ever observed in adult human β cells without harming most other cells in the body. The result is an important step toward a diabetes treatment that restores the body’s ability to produce insulin, according to the team.

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