Should plastic be banned? How to reduce the use of plastic?

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What is Plastic? Plastic is a synthetic or semi-synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene, and many others. These polymers are derived from natural gas or crude oil through a chemical process, which involves the combination of monomers to form long chains of polymer molecules. …

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Pep Guardiola launched into a huge rant at his players and the Manchester City supporters despite their come-from-behind 4-2 win over Tottenham on Thursday night

Every word Pep Guardiola said in rants about Arsenal, Man Utd, Man players and fans

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  Pep Guardiola certainly didn’t hold back in a scathing attack on his players and Manchester City’s supporters following their comeback win over Tottenham. Despite seeing his team show fighting spirit to battle back from two goals down to win 4-2 on Thursday night, keeping up the pressure on leaders Arsenal, Guardiola was far from …

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Machine learning identifies T cell receptor repertoire signatures associated with COVID-19 severity

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  TCR repertoires from COVID-19 patients and healthy donors reveal trends in CDR3 gene usage and diversity To determine if there were any global patterns that distinguish the immune repertoires of COVID-19 patients, we systematically compiled and analyzed TCR-seq samples (total n = 2130) from COVID-19 patients and healthy donors (Fig. 1A, Supplementary Dataset S1). TCR repertoire datasets were …

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Global outlook may be less bad — but we’re still not in a good place: IMF chief

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    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images The global economic outlook is not as bad as feared a couple of months ago — “but less bad doesn’t quite …

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Can fruit and vegetable ingredients make dairy products healthier?

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  Excessive sugar consumption has been scientifically linked with serious health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. Across the globe, regulators have taken steps to raise awareness of the health risks associated with high sugar consumption, including introducing stricter guidelines for recommended intake and taxing sugary products to incentivize consumers to opt for healthier …

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‘Sky-rocketing’ light pollution is reducing the number of stars visible in the night sky

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  The number of stars we can see in our night sky with the naked eye has reduced dramatically over the past decade because of an increase in artificial light, according to a newly-released report. The study, led by Dr Christopher Kyba from the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam and published in the …

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