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05 April 2017




The Seven Days item ‘GM impasse’ (Nature 543, 594; 2017) neglected to mention that the European Commission will now decide on whether to authorize the GM maize varieties.


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Interment of John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery

A horse drawn caisson carries former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn to his final resting place during the interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Virginia. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, in a five-hour flight aboard...

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U.S. Blinks in Clash With Twitter; Drops Order to Unmask Anti-Trump Account

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The Twitter app. The social media company sued the government after receiving a summons seeking information about who was behind an anonymous account critical of the Trump administration.

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The New Sun Kings: How China Came to Dominate Solar Power

China’s solar-panel makers cut their prices by more than a quarter to compensate, sending global prices plummeting. Western companies found themselves unable to compete, and cut jobs from Germany to Michigan to Texas and points beyond.

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Taser Changes Its Name To Axon And Offers Free Body Cameras For Police : The Two-Way : NPR

A patrol officer in West Valley City, Utah, starts a body camera recording by pressing a button on his chest in March 2015. The West Valley City Police Department issued 190 Axon Flex body cameras for all its sworn officers to wear.

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A new guitar is 30% lighter thanks to multiple weird tricks

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make a lighter guitar, they didn’t stop to think if they should. As TC’s resident guitar lover I have to take all the high-tech in git-fiddles I can get. To wit, I present the Enlightened Collection of electric guitars....

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The Week in iOS Apps: Create your own text-base GIFs with GIPHY Says

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You’ll have a blast with GIPHY’s latest app, featured in this week’s roundup. Plus, you’ll find two new apps to help you learn about and make music, and another one that lets you produce your own radio shows. Read on!
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