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Florida health officials reported that four people died and over a half dozen others were made sick this year by a rare “flesh-eating” bacteria. Vibrio vulnificus, which is found in saltwater, brackish water and inside contaminated raw or undercooked seafood, led to four deaths in four counties across the state and made at least seven people ill, the state’s Department …

Exclusive: China quietly issues 2025 rare earth quotas, sources say  Reuters China Lifts Exports of Rare-Earth Products After Trade War Curbs  Bloomberg China vows tougher action against smuggling of strategic minerals  Reuters Legislators Embrace Technology Recycling to Compete With China  The Wall Street Journal China’s spy agency attacks foreign efforts to ‘steal’ rare earths  Yahoo Home Source link

LONDON – A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease, scientists said Wednesday. Four girls and four boys, including one set of twins, were born healthy after scientists used the treatment …

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Multiple children have been treated in Wake County emergency rooms for a rare, but painful skin condition in recent weeks. Holly Rund shared her five-year-old daughter Lexi was in so much pain last weekend that it caused Lexi to scream when she was touched. “At first I thought it was hand-foot-and-mouth, and I noticed she had a blister,” Holly recalled. …

Deep in an underground, World War Two-era vault, investment manager Louis O’Connor guards his firm’s most valuable assets. The treasure inside? Rare earth elements. “Make no mistake about it, there’s three and a half meter walls and doors and armed security,” says O’Connor, the CEO of Strategic Metals Invest, a firm that lets individual investors buy into stockpiles of rare …

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after their win over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP) APAP Soak it in, Rip City. Take a moment to really, truly bask in the beautiful absurdity of this whole thing, the delicious and delirious storybook …

Astronomers unveiled a striking new view of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system. The Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i captured the newfound comet passing through our cosmic neighborhood, about 290 million miles (465 million kilometers) from Earth. 3I/ATLAS was initially detected by ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) on July 1. It’s just the …

Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease  The Washington Post Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease  BBC Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, scientists say  Reuters How a third parent’s DNA can prevent an inherited disease  NPR Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people  The Guardian Source link

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away at 38 years old on Thursday after battling a rare form of cancer. Braman was diagnosed with the aggressive disease in February and had undergone several surgeries in Seattle, according to a GoFundMe set up to help him pay for the expenses of the treatment. Braman played six seasons in the NFL, three …