Brazil’s diversity makes country a testing ground for a global stem cell biobank, scientists say

A biobank for all, in which a person from any background could find a bone marrow donor for a stem cell transplant, is a major goal for stem cell science. While repositories of cell lines that could be a match for most patients are successfully materializing in some countries with genetically homogenous populations like Japan and the United Kingdom, how many more we need for a universal solution remains unknown.

Respect HH as President, opposition told 

By NATION REPORTER

BWEENGWA Member of Parliament Kasautu Micheelo has called on opposition political parties to bring to an end the norm of disrespecting a sitting President.

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Placebo effect found to be growing stronger for transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy used for depression

A team of medical researchers from Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Central South University and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, all in China, has found evidence suggesting that the placebo effect has grown stronger in trials of transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for patients treated for depression.

No limit to presidential trips – Attorney General

…but PeP says President Hichilema’s foreign trips are but a strain on national resources

By GRACE CHAILE

THERE is no constitutional provision limiting the number of foreign presidential trips President Hakainde Hichilema has to undertake in each calendar year, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has said.

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The neural underpinnings of surround sound and its effects on a listener’s sense of presence

Over the past few decades, engineers have introduced and perfected numerous technologies designed to produce highly immersive experiences, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and advanced surround sound systems. While these technologies are now widely used worldwide, their effects on human perceptions and their associated brain processes have rarely been explored scientifically.