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Mick Schumacher, the son of the seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, has taken a race seat for the 2021 season. He will drive for Haas, the completion of a remarkable journey 30 years after his father made his F1 debut. Schumacher has reached the front ranks of motor racing despite his father sustaining […]
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By analyzing the gene expression of single cells, algorithms are able to not only reconstruct their original location in the tissue, but also to determine details about their function. Teams led by Kai Schmidt-Ott and Nikolaus Rajewsky have published their findings in JASN, using the kidney as an example. To find out exactly what happens […]
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Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday independent businesses selling on its platform crossed $4.8 billion in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, an increase of more than 60% from a year earlier. More than 71,000 small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide have surpassed $100,000 in sales this holiday season to date, Amazon said.
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Since Cyberpunk 2077’s release is so close, warehouses and gaming shops have already begun to receive physical copies of the game so retailers can prepare for shipment and sale. However, there’s always a risk that one clever — or bold — worker will try to sneak one of these copies home for themselves, and it […]
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Police breaking up a huge house party in clear breach of lockdown rules were attacked at the property before they handed the homeowner a £10,000 fine. Trouble erupted when police tried to break up the house party in Stalybridge, in Manchester, which was attended by 47 people. The gathering broke lockdown rules, which state people […]
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Damon Hill has said Mick Schumacher deserves his shot at Formula One success but has warned the son of the seven-times world champion Michael that living up to a family name can be both a blessing and a curse. The 1996 world champion has empathy with the task Schumacher will be taking on when he […]
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A new study from the UPF and WEHI (the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) in Melbourne, Australia, has described the role of p53 target gene Zmat3 in lymphoma and lung cancer development. The study, conducted in pre-clinical mice models, has been led by Ana Janic, laboratory head of the Cancer Biology group […]
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Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday the collapse of Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion group into administration was “tragic” but mistakes had been made by management. “The Arcadia story is a tragic one and I’m not going to criticise any individual but there’s been a lot of reporting that points out some of the […]
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Gaming blog Push Square notes that over the weekend, Kohl’s unexpectedly began offering PlayStation 5 bundles. The packaged deal included the console, an extra DualSense controller, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales for $640 (pictured below). Don’t bother going to look, however. It’s already sold-out. Kohl’s stock sold so fast that the store ended up overselling […]
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A British traveller on a solo trekking expedition has gone missing in the Pyrenees mountains. Esther Dingley, from Durham City, was last heard from when she sent a photograph to her partner Dan Colegate six days ago. The 37-year-old was due to return from a solo trek in the Pyrenees on Wednesday but has not […]
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