That's cute, but that is not what a carrier's island looks like
Here's Ike
Freeze it at time 0:30
That is not a carrier, Eisenhower does not have her hull number painted on the stern and is 69, not that 021 or 821 or whatever that is.
Went to link provided, found this
Ship changes shape
"carrier" has island of Ford-class, not Nimitz
Seems to me this same stuff was posted last year
So Hunter in court Monday, right?
Doesn't seem enough to merit the fake "Ike sunk" bullshit
France and U.S. already thrown out of Nigeria, Russians already in
The Chinese "exercise" has Taiwan already blockaded
Police chase in LA has become boring even to normies
Did Russia take Kharkov?
I guess the technology didn't work out
Geneticists Enlist Engineered Virus and CRISPR to Battle Citrus Disease
Desperate farmers hope scientists can beat pathogen that is wrecking the US orange harvest
By Heidi Ledford & Nature May 16, 2017
Fruit farmers in the United States have long feared the arrival of harmful citrus tristeza virus to their fields. But now, this devastating pathogen could be their best hope as they battle a much worse disease that is laying waste to citrus crops across the south of the country.
The agricultural company Southern Gardens Citrus in Clewiston, Florida, applied to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February for permission to use an engineered version of the citrus tristeza virus (CTV) to attack the bacterium behind citrus greening. This disease has slashed US orange production in half over the past decade, and threatens to destroy the US$3.3-billion industry entirely.
The required public comment period on the application ended last week, and the USDA will now assess the possible environmental effects of the engineered virus.
Field trials of engineered CTV are already under way. If the request is approved, it would be the first time this approach has been used commercially. It could also provide an opportunity to sidestep the regulations and public stigma attached to genetically engineered crops.
“There’s a real race on right now to try to save the citrus,” says Carolyn Slupsky, a food scientist at the University of California, Davis. “This disease is everywhere, and it’s horrible.”
The engineered virus is just one option being explored to tackle citrus greening. Other projects aim to edit the genome of citrus trees using CRISPR–Cas9 to make them more resistant to the pest, or engineer trees to express defence genes or short RNA molecules that prevent disease transmission. Local growers have also helped to fund an international project that has sequenced citrus trees to hunt for more weapons against citrus greening.
“There are great scientific opportunities here,” says Bryce Falk, a plant pathologist at the University of California, Davis. “We need to take advantage of new technologies.”
For years, Southern Gardens Citrus has been genetically engineering plants to express genes taken from spinach that defend against the disease. The company says that the results of field trials suggest some degree of protection. But this approach will take many years to meet regulatory requirements for marketing a genetically modified crop. And consumers may not take kindly to a fruit or juice that comes from a genetically modified tree.
So Southern Gardens Citrus added a different approach, and began the USDA approval process for engineered CTV in February. Instead of modifying the trees, the company wants to alter the genome of a harmless strain of CTV so that it produces the spinach defence gene. The company intends to graft tree limbs infected with the virus onto trees. In April, the USDA announced it would start work on an environmental impact statement, a process that typically takes about two years and will be needed before the department allows the modified virus to be used commercially.
Because the virus does not alter the fruit, this approach may allow farmers to argue that the oranges are not genetically modified, and so avoid regulation and reduce public doubt.
That is also the goal of separate projects looking for genes that confer disease resistance when switched off. If researchers can find such genes, they could use CRISPR to inactivate them. Nian Wang, a plant pathologist also at the University of Florida, is using this approach to edit orange trees, and hopes to know by 2019 whether they are disease-resistant. Others are using RNA interference in psyllids to switch off genes that allow the insects to transmit the bacteria.
More:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geneticists-enlist-engineered-virus-and-crispr-to-battle-citrus-disease/
two passports, two different names? Yep, clown. Now the part where Wagner Group is in town. They will get answers, no doubt
Central African Republic accuses a European NGO worker arrested last week of spying
Authorities in the Central African Republic are investigating a European aid worker who was arrested last week in a restive area of the country on spying charges
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press May 31, 2024, 2:38 PM
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Authorities in the Central African Republic are investigating a European aid worker who was arrested last week in a restive area of the country on spying charges, the public prosecutor's office said.
Martin Joseph Figueira, a consultant for the American nongovernmental organization FHI360, is being accused of being in communication with armed groups to plot a coup, thereby jeopardizing national security, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office.
He also allegedly incited "hatred and revolt” against the country's military, supported subversive groups and used false documents.
Figueira holds a Belgian and a Portuguese passport, the statement said. In his Belgian passport he goes under the name of Martin Joseph Edouard.
FHI360, a public health NGO that manages projects related to family planning and reproductive health, confirmed that one of their workers is in the custody in Central African Republic.
“We are working to secure our consultant’s immediate release,” the NGO's spokesperson Jennifer Garcia told The Associated Press.
Figueira was arrested last week in Zemio, a town in southeastern Central African Republic that has been plagued by fighting between local ethnic militias and anti-government rebels for over a decade.
“He was caught red-handed,” asserted a special advisor to the president, Fidèle Gouandjika, without elaborating.
Authorities have warned foreign NGO workers against taking part in activities that could jeopardize national security or face judicial proceedings.
On Saturday, the military was deployed to Zemio, after more than six years of absence from the town. The Russian mercenary group Wagner, which for years has had a significant a presence in Central African Republic, was also deployed there to train local militias and recruit them for the army.
The mercenaries also guard the country’s gold and diamond mines, have helped to hold off armed rebel groups and keep President Faustin-Archange Touadera, who has been in office since 2016, in power. Wagner's fighters have been accused by rights groups and civilians of committing abuses and exploiting the country's resources.
Central African Republic has been in conflict since 2013, when predominantly Muslim rebels seized power and forced then-president, François Bozizé, from office. Mostly Christian militias fought back. A 2019 peace deal helped slow the fighting but six of the 14 armed groups that signed later left the agreement.
A U.N. peacekeeping mission and Rwandan troops are currently deployed in Central African Republic to try to quell the violence and protect civilians.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/central-african-republic-accuses-european-ngo-worker-arrested-110723806
>why is that vessel even in the Red Sea?
I take it you haven't the foggiest idea of how much shipping goes through that area?
>are we Israel's mercenaries for free?
World's Policeman since 1946
>their vassals?
Only to delusional skinheads and palestinians
Not that you are rally interested in any answer I could give but I do not currently have enough crayons to explain it to you
Had never heard of /pnd/ before so I took a peek
New breads made end of May talking about somebody named "killcen" as being the cp poster with an IP in Missouri
>You are a fool to underestimate the Houthi
I think the attitude is changing. That port that got hit is very, very, very important to the Houthis
US and UK carry out strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for first time in months
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Updated 11:48 AM EDT, Fri May 31, 2024
(CNN) - The US and UK carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday for the first time in more than three months, according to US Central Command.
In addition, the US unilaterally destroyed eight aerial attack drones over Yemen and the Red Sea.
The coalition strikes targeted 13 Houthi targets in parts of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed terror group. They marked the fifth round of coalition strikes against the Houthis, who have repeatedly attacked US Navy ships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The two waterways, separated by the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, are critical to international shipping routes.
At least 16 people were killed and a further 35 wounded, by the US-UK airstrikes in the coastal city of Hodeida, Yemen, the Houthi-run news network Al-Masirah reported on Friday.
The last round of strikes occurred on February 24, as the US and UK targeted Houthi weapons and radar sites.
The US has tried to disrupt the Houthi’s ability to target commercial vessels and US warships by going after their primary weapons, including anti-ship cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones. The US has also destroyed maritime drones and underwater drones. The resumption of strikes follows an uptick in Houthi attacks over the last week.
This week, the US destroyed Houthi missile launchers in Yemen and intercepted aerial attack drones.
More:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/us-uk-yemen-strikes/index.html