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While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".

Grantee Richard Stone spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.

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Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? A plant scientist takes a look for @ConversationUS

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Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles.

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What we're reading about this week:

🐺 One wolf, two wolf // @aeonmag
🤖 Turing tests tested // @jhpot @TheAtlantic
🌊 Murky waters // @clarewhatson @hakaimagazine

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Instead of asking consumers to remember what is and isn’t recyclable — and to sort items into the correct bins — why not just take the rubbish and sort it centrally?

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#AmericaRecyclesDay #FromTheArchives

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Design for recycling: A major headache for recyclers is complex packaging that incorporates multiple materials. So why not consider the end point in the first place? #AmericaRecyclesDay https://t.co/m40hK7A1iy

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#FromTheArchives: Modern industry has made great strides in turning trash into tomorrow’s new products, but the process is still a long way from perfect. (2020)

♻️ Recycling meets reality: https://t.co/LJL468HYci

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Most plastic goes into landfills — or worse, into the environment.
One big reason for these dismal numbers: Plastics are actually quite hard to recycle.

♻️ "Solving the growing plastics waste puzzle": https://t.co/iezlYTiLRL

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What can we do about ultraprocessed foods?

Researchers are figuring out the features of these foods that harm our health — and proposing ways ahead.

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In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing: Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from their coastal habitats — and may threaten local species. https://t.co/2KIbA9DCS0

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In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing: Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles & other human trash, has journeyed far from their coastal habitats — and may threaten local species

✍️ Tim Brinkhof reports: https://t.co/LqvGTEqTc5 #PlasticPollution

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What does it mean to have prediabetes? It’s complicated: Prediabetes has multiple definitions and there may be different subtypes. But for many people, changes in lifestyle drastically lower the risk of progressing to diabetes. https://t.co/eZL8FYTJHT #WorldDiabetesDay

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The number of Americans with diabetes, overwhelmingly type 2, has increased steadily over the past 6 decades — and the rate of increase has risen sharply since the mid-1990s. https://t.co/eZL8FYTJHT #WorldDiabetesDay

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Are lasers the future of space communications? The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft 🛰️ https://t.co/AGARhrdU2s

#MissionToPsyche #NASA

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What we're reading about this week:

🔧 “Right to repair” laws // @stokel @BBC_Future
🦩 Wither go the flamingo // @michaeladno @NewYorker
🧹 New PFAS cleanup techniques // John Wiegand @TechReview

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