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Lab-grown salmon startup looks to scale up

San Francisco-based cellular agriculture startup Wildtype has unveiled the latest prototype of its cell-based salmon. The fish is made with real Coho salmon cells, grown in a brewery-like system in stainless steel tanks. (May 11)

Expert wins World Food Prize for fish research

A nutrition expert who came up with innovative ways to farm fish and incorporate them into the diets in developing countries has won the World Food Prize. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is being recognized for her work in fish-based food systems.

Tokyo holds Paralympics athletics test event without spectators

A Paralympic athletics test event with no spectators is underway at Tokyo's National Stadium. As organisers weigh up whether to press ahead in the face of mounting pressure to cancel the global spectacle, one Para athlete says she is not sure if it can be said 'with confidence' that the summer Games can be held safely for everyone.

Twirl and spin: Damascus family preserves Sufi whirling tradition

In Syria, the al-Kharrats are one of the largest Damascene families trying to preserve the Sufi whirling ritual often performed in public during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Almost every popular spot in the capital offers some form of dervish performance for customers during this month, but their performances are limited to Syria after the country's conflict stopped them from travelling.

Medical oxygen supplies arrive in India's Bangalore

Bangalore (India) (AFP) – 120 tonnes of liquid oxygen arrive in Bangalore from the eastern state of Jharkhand to provide relief to overwhelmed hospitals. India is facing a steep increase in Covid-19 cases, with the World Health Organization calling the variant spreading in the country a “concern at the global level”.

Youth mental health hit hardest during lockdown

A generation of young people in the United Kingdom has been scarred by the emotional toll of lockdown. Charities and sector workers warn of poorer families falling through the cracks of an overstretched and under-resourced support network, where children face a stark reality: get worse or don't get seen.

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