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A further sign of changed days at Augusta National came at the start of Masters week when it was announced Lee Elder, the first black man to play in the tournament, will take a role of honorary starter in 2021. Elder will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on the 1st tee in April, as […]
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Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, Erasmus University Medical Center, Yale-NUS College and Duke University have found a potential way to predict who will respond to cancer therapies that block Wnt production, such as the novel made-in-Singapore drug ETC-159. This discovery brings the goal of personalized medicine in cancer therapy a step closer to reality. Wnt […]
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An enormous engine, the height of three floors, growls loudly at a test centre in Copenhagen. Nearby a team of engineers supervise it from a control room resembling a ship’s bridge. Usually such an engine would be propelling a large ship across the sea, but this one is being prepared to take part in a […]
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Once you get past the fact that it has no skin, the new robot from Disney Research is an impressive feat of robotics. First reported by Gizmodo, the new robot can imitate human facial movements, specifically blinking and subtle head movements. A sensor in its chest area (covered by a shirt, because the face is […]
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A couple who transformed their porch on a budget has revealed exactly how they did it. Hari Harris, 25, and his partner Jamie, couldn’t bear to look at their dull and dingy front entrance any longer, so they decided to give it some well-needed TLC. The once pale pink painted brick walls have been given […]
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Tom Jastrom’s demeanour says it all. “We’ve got no idea,” he says with arms outstretched. “We are ready for whatever happens but we really have no idea.” Jastrom is the co-owner of T-Bonz, a steakhouse and bar which brands itself as the unofficial 19th hole of the Masters. We are standing within a par five […]
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Leukemias and lymphomas are life-threatening malignancies affecting white blood cells and the immune system; fortunately, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, combined with stem cell therapy, can improve survival significantly. Now, Japanese researchers report one such patient who presented with an intriguing and rare delayed ocular complication descriptively named frosted branch angiitis. A Japanese woman in her early […]
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The UK’s various lockdowns have one unifying feature – a squeeze on the finances of many whose jobs have been affected. There is some help available if you are struggling to pay your bills, but it will usually require action on your part. I can’t pay the mortgage, what can I do?This is many people’s […]
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A fake letter from Sean Connery to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is making the rounds on social media following the actor’s death on Saturday. Just to reiterate: it’s fake, the product of humor site Scoopertino, which posts satirical articles about Apple and goings-on at its Cupertino (get it that’s the name) headquarters. The typewritten letter […]
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B&M shoppers have been sent into a frenzy over its new Christmas decorations, but there’s one in particular that has been selling out – and for the most heartwarming reason. With B&M being branded an essential retailer amid the coronavirus lockdown, shoppers have been able to stock up on all of their necessities – which […]
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