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They can hear well up to about forty years old, but then suddenly deafness strikes people with DFNA9. The cells of the inner ear can no longer reverse the damage caused by a genetic defect in their DNA.

They can hear well up to about forty years old, but then suddenly deafness strikes people with DFNA9. The cells of the inner ear can no longer reverse the damage caused by a genetic defect in their DNA. Researchers at Radboud university medical center have now developed a genetic patch for this type of hereditary deafness, with which they can eliminate the problems in the hearing cells. Further research in animals and humans is needed.

The Next Prize: Geopolitical Stakes In The Clean Hydrogen Race Yergin could not have picked a better title for the book—not just because he was awarded a Pulitzer for it, but because he masterfully exposed how oil was a game of huge risks and monumental rewards. Today, judging by all the excitement, hydrogen seems well positioned to become the next great prize, a zero-carbon version of oil. Hardly a week goes by without a government or a company announcing a new hydrogen plan or project. The...

News publishers are lobbying the European Union to copy parts of a proposed law in Australia that would force Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to pay an agreed price for their content.

As a solution to climate change, hydrogen is starting to attract a lot of attention — and investment. The element is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe and is already used as a feedstock in refineries and the chemical industry. But it is hydrogen’s potential as an energy carrier, capable of transporting large amounts of energy over long distances, that is generating the most excitement. BRINK spoke to professor Ad van Wijk, who has been described as one of the pioneers of ...

Photo: DutchNews.nl With two days to go, just fourteen people died a violent death in Amsterdam this year, according to calculations by the Parool. The figure is the lowest in decades, the paper said. Last year there were 21 violent deaths and in 2018, 15. The capital’s murder rate has hovered between 15 and 25 for the past 10 years. The total includes several drugs-related deaths and several in which ‘arguments about nothing cost lives’, such as that of Bas van Wijk, shot dead when he de...

Article content On Thursday, Dec. 17, the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) celebrated the winners of the 2020 Ottawa Valley Tourism Awards during a virtual event with its’ board of directors and members. The Ottawa Valley Tourism Awards celebrate the dedicated, creative and passionate tourism operators and individuals in the Ottawa Valley. This year, awards were handed-out in the Business of Distinction and the Marilyn Alexander Tourism Champion categories. We apologize, but this vide...

NME: DSA And DMA Are Missed Opportunity To Rebalance Online Ecosystem News Media Europe has spoken of a missed opportunity to rebalance the online ecosystem following the announcement of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act by the European Commission. The DSA aims to clarify the responsibilities of digital services while the DMA proposes new market conduct rules for larger online players. Wout van Wijk, executive director of News Media Europe, commented: “The Commission’s pr...

Brya Ingram/Stuff Jacinda Thompson, supported by her husband Aaron, gave evidence to the Royal Commission’s Abuse in Care Inquiry this week. A Blenheim woman who was told the sexual harassment she suffered at the hands of a minister was “pretty low” has called for an independent body to handle abuse claims in New Zealand. Jacinda Thompson told the Royal Commission, in Auckland, this week about her 15-year battle for redress after being abused by Anglican minister Reverend Michael Van Wij...