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Rhinos, for article on white rhino rewilding

2023 C.E. September 8

Africa NGO purchases world’s largest captive rhino population to rewild 2,000 across the continent

More than 2,000 white rhinos — roughly 15% of the wild southern white rhino population — are heading back to the wild, thanks to a landmark purchase by African Parks. The conservation NGO bought the entire Platinum Rhino herd and plans to release the animals across protected sites in southern Africa over the next decade. The rhinos lived in semi-wild conditions on the ranch, and experts believe they'll adapt quickly to true wilderness, drawing...

Pig embryo with human kidney, for article on pig-human chimera

2023 C.E. September 7

Chinese researchers grow world’s first human organ inside a non-human animal

Human kidney tissue has been grown inside a pig embryo for the first time, with roughly half the cells in the developing kidney being human. Researchers in Guangzhou reprogrammed adult human cells, then injected them into pig embryos engineered to leave a "gap" where their own kidneys would form. The human cells moved in and self-organized into an early-stage kidney structure over 28 days of gestation. It's not a transplantable organ, and real ethical...

Pills and syringe, for article on fentanyl vaccine human trials

2023 C.E. September 4

Scientists preparing first human trials for vaccines that block the effects of deadly opioids

Fentanyl vaccines are heading into their first human trials, with Phase 1 testing set to begin in early 2024 at Columbia University. Developed by researchers at the University of Montana and University of Washington, the vaccines train the immune system to grab fentanyl molecules in the bloodstream, like a sponge, before they can reach the brain. That means no high, and no slowed breathing, which is what makes overdoses fatal. The team is especially...

Model of a heart, for article on muvalaplin Lp(a) cholesterol

2023 C.E. August 29

World-first drug lowers genetic form of “bad cholesterol” by up to 65%

Muvalaplin, a new pill from researchers at Monash University, lowered a dangerous genetic form of cholesterol by up to 65% in just two weeks during early trials. The drug targets lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), a stickier cousin of LDL cholesterol that's been called a "silent killer" because diet, exercise, and statins can't touch it. Roughly one in five people worldwide carry elevated Lp(a), inherited risk they've long been told there's nothing to do about. That...

"Break free from fossil fuels" sign, for article on fossil fuel electricity

2023 C.E. August 29

E.U.’s use of fossil fuels for electricity falls 17% to ‘record low’ in first half of 2023

Fossil fuels generated just 33% of the European Union's electricity in the first half of 2023, the lowest share ever recorded. Coal had an especially striking moment: in May, it covered only 10% of EU power, and the Netherlands ran 17 straight days without burning any at all. Seventeen member states set new records for renewable generation, with Portugal and Denmark both crossing 75%. Solar kept climbing, and wind and solar together outproduced fossil...

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