The Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC) congratulates the 2022 VCE Grade 12 graduates who have achieved outstanding results. This cohort of 12th graders faced many challenges during their high school years and persevered through disruption and illness to make the MLC community immensely proud. This year’s results demonstrate the importance of providing a wide range of …
Sri Noor Chalidah and Eristyana Sari (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Mon 12 December 2022 2022-12-12 03:04 0 499db3314bec618375f5d217fc1148e3 4 Academia land,agriculture,food,health,fertilizer,methane,greenhouse gas,spatial planning,soil,FAO Free Soil is widely recognized as the foundation of the food system, which produces 95% of our food. In the opening address to the G20 summit last month, President Joko “Jokowi” …
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As the Cop15 biodiversity conference enters its final days, a stocktaking meeting this weekend in Montreal highlighted a slew of unresolved issues threatening to block a strong outcome. The plenary meeting attended by negotiating teams representing more than 190 countries in Montreal acknowledged considerable progress, but also indicated that there are still many areas of …
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It’s starting to feel a lot lighter Australian researchers have grown zinc crystals that look like snowflakes inside liquid gallium metal. But you won’t be hanging them on your Christmas tree anytime soon, instead these complex symmetrical zinc crystals can potentially be used in a range of catalysis applications. Often resembling six-pronged snowflake crystals, the …
Snowflake zinc crystals, the strongest material and “hellish planet” Read More »
Severe COVID-19 looks frighteningly like old age in the human brain, according to post-mortem analysis of 54 healthy and infected individuals. The study authors say their research is the first to link COVID-19 to molecular signatures of brain aging. “We observed that gene expression in the brain tissue of deceased COVID-19 patients closely resembled that …
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Garlic cloves, lily and gladioli bulbs, Jerusalem artichoke tubers and strawberry stolons are all examples of plants reproduced as clones. Genetic diversity, cloning and sowing are words that all have one thing in common: they are the result of reproduction. Sexual reproduction results in seedlings that increase the genetic diversity of a particular species while …
Garden Chat: seedlings, clones and a bit of plant breeding Read More »
Photo: The Canadian Press A plot of land on the Sahtlam Tree Farm in the Cowichan Valley region of Duncan, British Columbia The effects of climate change are wreaking havoc on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with a forestry expert saying the already shrinking and changing sector will need to adapt in …
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A litany of genomic determinants of the response to the combination of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone with daratumumab (DKRd) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) has been discovered in a new whole genome sequencing trial. The results could help interpret resistance to each of the agents used in the quadruple combination regimens to …
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Until about a decade ago, space was a place for government programs and large armies. The costs were too high for other players. But factors such as miniaturization and the availability of off-the-shelf technologies have dramatically reduced these costs. The same goes for the entry of private launch companies. In 2000, putting a satellite into …
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The sci-fi movie of 2019 The wave (now streaming on Peacock!) follows the incredible exploits of Frank – unnamed – played by Justin Long. He’s not a likable character per se, despite Long’s particular charms, reveling in denying an insurance claim and reaping the financial rewards he will reap. During a night of partying, after …
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