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Image credit: Kampmann Lab When a single gene in a cell is turned on or off, its resulting presence or absence can affect the function and survival of the cell. In a new study appearing May 24 in Nature Neuroscience, UCSF researchers have successfully catalogued this effect in the human neuron by separately toggling each of the 20,000 genes in the human genome. In doing so, they’ve created a technique that can be employed for many different cell types, as well as a database where other resea...

Using big data and data science, the BBVA Research report identifies society’s debates and concerns related to sustainability. “With this study, we aim to be the eyes and ears of society when it comes to sustainability in order to understand what, how, when and where it is discussed, capturing the related topics that emerge or concern society, what actors are leading the debate and how they interact over time and across locations,” explains Tomasa Rodrigo, Lead Economist of Big Data and ...

New Wealth-X Report Reveals US Population of Very Wealthy Individuals Grew by 8% in 2020, Compared to Just 1.3% Globally Share Article NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 15, 2021 Wealth-X, the world’s leading provider of data and insight on the wealthy, released the 2nd edition of its annual Very High Net Worth Handbook today. The report, which analyzes the state of the world’s very high net worth (VHNW) population (those with between $5 ...

When the consequences of conflicts last generations: Intergenerational mobility in Iraq and Vietnam Vietnamese refugees living at the Songkhla refugee camp in Thailand. UN Photo/John Isaac. The immediate effects of conflict are starkly clear. They include deaths and injuries, population displacement, the destruction of assets, and the disruption of social and economic systems. But one day the fighting stops, and life in conflict-affected areas gradually returns to normal. Or does it? How long d...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. smartShift Appoints Derek Oats as CEO and Kendall Walker as CFO to Accelerate Growth February 2, 2021 GMT With the Intelligent Automation Platform, smartShift can convert and modernize existing SAP solutions or consolidate multiple systems quickly and reliably. With the Intelligent Automation Platform, smartShift can convert and modernize existing SAP solutions or consolidate multiple systems quickly and...

Text Size: A+ New Delhi: The Pakistani government granted special permission to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and 14 other members of his family, to hunt an internationally endangered migratory bird. According to reports, the prince and his delegation landed in the country Tuesday and will be hunting houbara bustards in the Sindh district. The houbara bustards, also known as Asian houbara, are listed as a rare and vulnerable species by the International Union for Con...

‘Soft diplomacy’ Pakistan style — Qatar royals get special permission to hunt endangered bird © Provided by The Print New Delhi: The Pakistani government granted special permission to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and 14 other members of his family, to hunt an internationally endangered migratory bird. According to reports, the prince and his delegation landed in the country Tuesday and will be hunting houbara bustards in the Sindh district. The houbara bustards, a...

2Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy The German citizenship law underwent a paradigmatic amendment in 2000. One often overlooked change of this reform was the abolishment of the domestic clause (“Inlandsklausel”) that implied a substantial restriction to de facto dual citizenship acceptance. Combining data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (waves 1993–2006) with original data on origin country policies on dual citizenship and...

Ultra Wealthy Individuals Account for 36% of Global Giving Share Article New Wealth-X Report Highlights Major Donors’ Significance in 2020 Giving Ecosystem This new report explores how, where and how much the world’s wealthiest individuals have chosen to give philanthropically in the past year. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 15, 2020 Wealth-X, the world’s leading provider of data and insight on the wealthy, today released the Spo...