Are university policies holding science back? Study shows how patenting boosts pure research

When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it ...

Anti-bullying wristband wins major award

An anti-bullying wristband that triggers an emergency alert with a single click is just one of the many creations that have ...
News24

SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV-prevention jabs by 2027 - but there’s a hitch

The South African government says it could fill the potential gap in the number of doses it will need of the twice-yearly HIV ...
LiveLaw

Delhi High Court Upholds Rejection Of Patent For Amylin and AstraZeneca's Sustained-Release Diabetes Injection

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Patent Office's refusal to grant Amylin Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals a ...
Science Focus

11 surprisingly simple, expert-backed fixes for dramatically better sleep

Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, even sleep scientists. This is what they do to beat insomnia.
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Benguela Hosts the 9th National Conference On Science and Technology

The province of Benguela will host the 9th National Conference on Science and Technology (CNCT- in Portuguese), from the 3rd to the 5th of December, which is a biannual event promoted by the Ministry ...
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Doraemon’s Gadget Turns Real? Japan Rolls Out a 'Human Washing Machine' That Washes You Within Minutes

A futuristic Japanese invention, a pod that washes, rinses, and dries a person in minutes, has gone viral online. Developed ...
The Columbian

Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ dies at 88

British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88.