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December and January are traditionally lighter months for publishing, but February is ramping things back up again—just in time for picking out a book for your Valentine (or yourself)! Romance is a theme this month—but you’ll also find space adventures, inter-dimensional hijinks, magical libraries, monsters, and more.What Makes Immortal Longings an Epic Fantasy? | io9 InterviewImage: Thomas & MercerThe Bad Weather Friend by Dean R. KoontzA man who’s having a string of bad luck inherits an unlikely champion: an…

Lurking inside your reheated fried rice is a dangerous bacterial killer—at least, that’s what you might think after watching one of the latest viral videos shared on TikTok and other social media platforms. There is a grain of truth to this claim, and you should try to properly store your leftovers, but the risks of so-called fried rice syndrome shouldn’t be overblown.Lisa Frankenstein's Crew on Casting the Right Stars The tale of fried rice syndrome pops up online every once in a while, more recently in a TikTok video…

Various rice plants, both control plants and mutants, between three and four weeks after inoculation. Credit: IRD / Laurence AlbarThe so-called Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (for short: RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) has now produced rice lines that are resistant to the disease by means of genome editing. The rice varieties,…

The "microbiome" is the unique population of microorganisms found in and on every plant and animal. Scientists have now genetically altered that population in rice plants, making them more resistant to harmful bacteria. The technology could one day reduce the need for pesticides.In the initial phase of the study, the researchers identified a gene in rice plants which is responsible for their production of lignin (a biopolymer that makes up plants' cell walls).The scientists suspected that this gene also affects the makeup…

Harvested rice area in Africa. The top panel shows the rice area growth for 2000–2018. The black dashed line denotes 2008, the start year of the first phase of the CARD program. Rice area growth rates in SSA are given, including the 23 CARD member countries as shaded in the inset map. The bottom panel shows rice area growth between 2008 and 2018 for each of the 23 CARD countries and for the rest of Africa (other). Data from FAOSTAT32. Credit: Nature…

In a recent episode of Fubo Sports’ “Airing It Out” podcast, Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie wide receiver, Rashee Rice, provided insights into his relationship dynamics, revealing an interesting perspective on his bond with teammate Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift. During the podcast discussion, Rice shared his thoughts on meeting Swift, acknowledging that while he had seen her, he refrained from asking for a photo. Explaining his perspective, he mentioned the uniqueness of his rapport with Kelce and…

Although various uses for post-harvest rice husk waste are being explored, the stuff is still usually either incinerated, dumped in landfills, or at best composted. Soon, however, rice husks may be combined with discarded newspapers to form eco-friendly insulation.Commonly used insulation materials, such as spun fiberglass and expanded polystyrene foam, are made using not-so-green petroleum-based resins. For this reason, various groups have started looking into more environmentally friendly alternatives. If those…

Comic Con 2023 is in the books.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is officially in the books and it was a weird one. For the first time in years, Hollywood’s presence didn’t dominate the event, thanks to studios failing to meet the demands of striking writers and actors. And so, when that big shining star goes away, what happens? Does SDCC just die? Or does the light extend to other places and make everything brighter?We’re happy to report it was the latter. This year’s Comic-Con was one of the…

NASCON Allied Industries Plc, the salt-making arm of the conglomerate Dangote Industries Limited, will contemplate a business combination with two other food companies in the group during a meeting of its directors’ board later this month. The marriage is expected to unite the salt-maker with Dangote Sugar, owners of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest sugar refinery, and Dangote Rice into a single entity, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday. Both NASCON and Dangote Sugar are listed in Lagos, while Dangote Rice…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThis article explains how to structure a backlog effectively and set priorities within your team. This article examines the most popular task prioritization models and why it is crucial to use them. There were three main models outlined within the scope of this article: ICE or fast prioritization method, RICE model, and WSJF namely Weighted Shortest Job First which is the most versatile and most efficient prioritization model that considers the optimal number of criteria allowing rational structure of…