January 2022 - Women Leadership Magazine USA

The puzzle game GENIGMA was developed by scientists and gaming experts in Spain to aid in cancer research. (National Center for Genomic Analysis in Spain)

Video Game For Cancer Research Bets Human ‘Herd Intelligence’ Is Better Than AI

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By playing GENIGMA, gamers contribute to a cancer cure by mapping genetic sequences.
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A three-spot squirrel fish (Sargocentron cornutum) is a tropical species identified during a Cornell University study of sound communication among fish. (Jeffrey T. Williams)

Fishing For Compliments: ‘Talking’ Fish Chatter About Food And Sex

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“Fishes have voices too,” say scientists analyzing fish sounds.
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The Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope in Australia offered a new view of the Milky Way. Above, the lowest frequencies are in red, middle frequencies in green, and the highest frequencies in blue. The star icon shows the position of the mysterious object emitting intermittent signals. (Natasha Hurley-Walker/International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research/Curtin University/GLEAM)

Don’t Blink: Mysterious Object In Space Surprises Scientists

January 29, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Previously only theorized, the ultra-long period magnatar emits a radio beam intermittently.
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A complex mix of history, social, political and economic issues has made owning a cannabis business in the United States particularly difficult for black Americans. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Marijuana Industry Is Becoming More Inclusive, But Progress Is Slow

January 28, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Owning cannabis businesses in the United States has been particularly difficult for black Americans.�
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Small dogs are not simply the product of domestication and breeding as previously thought. According to a new study, ancient wolves already had a gene mutation for smaller size. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Tiny Terror: Ancient Wolves Had Gene Mutation That Makes Dogs Small

January 28, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Long before domestication, ancient wolves carried a gene mutation that ultimately led to Yorkies, cockapoos and teacup terriers.
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Well-traveled comedian Spike Davis enjoying one of the many beautiful sites he gets to visit while on cruise ships. (Photo courtesy Spike Davis)

Cruising And Comedy: The Spike Davis Way

January 27, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Spike Davis sets dates for his Floating And Joking World Tour.
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Scientists, seen ascending to the research station in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria, discovered plastic particles more than 10,000 feet above sea level. (Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, Niedermoser/Zenger)

Nature Needs An Alp-ing Hand: Shock As Nanoplastics Found 10,000 Feet Up Mountains

January 27, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Astonished scientists discovered that the particles had blown in from cities more than 2,000 miles away.
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Scientists at Tufts University were able to regenerate the lost leg of an African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) by using an acute multidrug delivery via a wearable bioreactor. Pictured here is a normal African clawed frog. (Pouzin Olivier)

A New Leg To Stand On: Scientists Regenerate Frog’s Lost Limb

January 27, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

The regeneration of limbs, and even organs, offers hope to the growing number of amputees.
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“People go through many hiccups in life, but the key is not to stop at that hiccup,” said Evelyn Wilson, 80, who will have been abstinent from alcohol and cocaine use for 50 years in May. “My philosophy is the better you feel about yourself the better you’ll treat yourself.” (Courtesy of Evelyn Wilson)

‘Gangsta Grandma’ Uses Lived Experience To Rehabilitate Lovingly

January 26, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

“I believe to this day that God wants me to be clean and sober,” says Wilson, whose substance abuse ended on May 19, 1972.
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A great white shark seen in the waters off Gansbaai in South Africa. With people returning to the beaches following the pandemic, a rise in shark bites has been recorded worldwide, especially in the United States, where 64 percent of attacks took place. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Chomping On Some Bits: Shark Bites On The Rise

January 26, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Shark attacks had been declining for the last few years but are making a comeback.
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