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Cheaper alternatives to overcrowded tourist destinations
GoBankingRates.com suggests less expensive – and less-crowded – alternatives to places like St. Barths, Prague, Paris, Machu Picchu and Cape Town. Press Release Distribution Service
Exome sequencing of Finnish isolates enhances rare-variant association power
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1457-z Exome-wide sequencing studies of populations in Finland identified 26 deleterious alleles associated with 64 quantitative traits that are clinically relevant to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Press Release Distribution Service
No bacteria found in healthy placentas
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02262-8 Analysis of hundreds of placentas provides convincing evidence that this organ does not harbour microorganisms that can enter the fetal gut — a key finding for research into how the human microbiota is established. Press Release Distribution Service
Airport amenities that ease summer travel
Many of the nation’s airports introducing new amenities and services to help passengers better enjoy — or at least tolerate — their time in the terminals. Press Release Distribution Service
50 British words Americans just don’t get
Traveling to the U.K.? These are some of the British words and phrases that probably wouldn’t make sense to Americans if we heard them. Press Release Distribution Service
Environmental racism, the world as it isn’t, and a guided tour of the planets: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02302-3 Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week’s best science picks. Press Release Distribution Service
Memory editing from science fiction to clinical practice
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1433-7 A Review of advances in memory-editing techniques in humans suggests that these techniques are advancing beyond science fiction and could hold promise for translation into clinical practice. Press Release Distribution Service
US cities with the cleanest hotel rooms
These 10 U.S. cities boast the highest number of hotels that meet AAA’s highest housekeeping standards. Press Release Distribution Service
Giant nonreciprocal second-harmonic generation from antiferromagnetic bilayer CrI3
Nature, Published online: 31 July 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1445-3 Large second-harmonic generation is observed in antiferromagnetic bilayers of CrI3, providing information about the microscopic origin of layered antiferromagnetism and motivating the use of two-dimensional magnets in nonlinear optical devices. Press Release Distribution Service