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Science Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2024-10-10 ( 6 items )  
AIP Congratulates 2024 Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release: * * * Nobel committee honors work on protein structure prediction and design. * * * The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded with one half to David Baker "for computational protein design" and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper "for protein structure prediction." "The relationship between protein sequence, structure, and function is a long-standing problem th more PR

Consumer Groups Concerned by Bimbo Bakeries' Response to FDA Warning Letter (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Bakery doubles down on decision to add sesame in lieu of taking steps to prevent cross-contamination * * * Consumer groups CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) and FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) today announced ongoing concern over baked goods manufacturer Bimbo Bakeries' response to a Food and Drug Administration warning letter, stating it plann more PR

DarkSky International Releases Guiding Principles for Responsible Astrotourism (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Ensuring dark sky experiences benefit communities, honor local knowledge and lifeways, and prioritize the protection of the nighttime environment. * * * With astrotourism gaining popularity worldwide, DarkSky International has released a new set of guiding principles to ensure dark sky experiences benefit communities, honor local knowledge and lifeways, and prioritize the protection of the nigh more PR

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab: Scientists Fuse Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Novel Additively Manufactured Materials (10)
LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have demonstrated a novel approach for applying machine learning to predict microstructures produced by a widely used additive manufacturing technique. Their approach promises to dramatically reduce the time and cost of developing materials with tailored physical properties and wil more PR

Research Corporation for Science Advancement: Scialog - Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Fellows Selected (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: More than 40 early career researchers have been selected as Fellows for the first meeting of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, a Research Corporation for Science Advancement initiative that aims to spark new science exploring neurobiological response to today's unprecedented challenge of rapid and extensive human-caused environmental changes. In addition, 10 senior scientis more PR

Rice with a high protein content developed (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 9 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: Rice is a staple food for over four billion people. By nature, it contains a lot of carbohydrates but very little protein. A team of researchers from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam, Germany, has now identified the genes that control the carbohydrate composition and protein content of rice. Th more PR