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Mitotype PCR genetic test results of bee specimens (feral and managed hives) are updated weekly.

Target goal of 1,000 hives to be tested in 2024.

New Scientist
- CRISPR-armed phages help treat severe superbug infection
  Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli
- Heart surgery cured a man’s skin cancer – and gave him a bee allergy
  Having surgery for a heart condition is thought to have triggered an immune response that put the patient into remission for his severe skin cancer, but also caused him to develop a serious allergy to bee stings
- Rainbows can be made from sounds – and we’ve created the best ones yet
  Two research teams have independently created devices within which sound waves could be separated by frequency, creating the most complete sound rainbows yet
- Denisovans may have dwarfed other ancient humans
  Two leg bones found on the seabed near Taiwan have been identified as Denisovans, and their size suggests these hominins stood up to 190 centimetres tall
- Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
  A total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet – here’s how to catch it
Scientific American
- Land speed record holder shatters hydrogen car record with 406-mph race
  
  Andy Green holds the overall land speed record, having hit 763.035 miles per hour while driving a jet-powered vehicle in 1997
- Can AI make mathematics more human?
  
  Mathematician Yang-Hui He explains why artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming mathematical work—and that's a good thing
- National Academy of Sciences pulls climate chapter from judges’ manual
  
  President Donald Trump and other Republican officials had criticized this chapter as biased against fossil fuel companies
- 107 years ago, the Eddington total eclipse experiment helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity
  
  The Eddington experiment used a solar eclipse to prove Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity
- Scientists are closer than ever to understanding the power of the vagus nerve
  
  The vagus nerve is the autonomic nervous system’s highway, connecting every major organ
Science News
Newborn screening for cancer risk could save lives. Should it be done?
Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it comes with risks.

Bamboo toilet paper intrigued me. Reality turned out to be messy
What makes a greener wipe? Researchers have more to say about bamboo's ecological risks, given limited carbon footprint data.

The largest known galaxy is wider than 17 Milky Ways
Scientists have identified the edge of galaxy IC 1101 and crowned it with the title of largest known galaxy.

Sad or afraid? Dogs may be able to read your face
A new brain-imaging study suggests that dogs may be able to distinguish between certain negative human emotions just by looking at people’s faces.

Science backs calls for limiting screens in schools
School device use links with lower test scores and distractions abound. But reversing the entrenched pandemic pivot to screens will be hard.

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