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Boris Johnson meets scientists fighting coronavirus at lab in north London
Boris Johnson has scientists fighting coronavirus (Picture: Getty)The Prime Minister has met scientists at Public Health England as the fight against coronavirus intensifies. Boris Johnson visited experts who were carrying tests on suspected samples of the …
Source: Metro Cafe -
Published on Mar 1, 2020
Chinese scientists raised alarm over coronavirus in December but government ordered cover-up
Scientists in China raised the alarm about coronavirus in December but were told by government officials to suppress the evidence, a report has claimed. In December a number of sick patients in Wuhan were tested by genomics companies, who noticed …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Abdel Ghaffar inaugurates Egyptian Science Month’s 7th edition
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, inaugurated on Sunday Egyptian Science Month, which is organised by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology for the seventh year. In his speech on opening day, Abdel …
Source: Daily News Egypt -
Published on Mar 1, 2020
AOC, Science Whiz
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decided to match wits with Ted Cruz, which is about like me challenging Tyson Fury to duke it out. Along the way, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that she “hold[s] awards from MIT Lincoln Lab and others for accomplishments in microbiology.” …
Source: Power Line -
Published on Mar 1, 2020
Eureka! Scientists in Japan Train Parasitic Roundworms to ‘Smell Out’ Cancer
Tech 14:38 GMT 01.03.2020Get short URL The starting point for research into the unique new oncology detection method was man’s best friend. For over a decade now, scientists have known that canines have a nose for detecting everything from melanomas to …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Scientists use sound & light to trigger brain waves in innovative approach to treat Alzheimer’s
Author: Thema Newsroom | Published: March 1, 2020 Oscillations may facilitate recovery A recent study by MIT found a low-pitched buzz-like sound and strobe lights can be used to replicate brain waves impeded by Alzheimer’s, which improved cognitive …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Starting Nuclear War May Be ‘Devastating’ for US Even If No One Retaliates, American Scientist Says
World 08:06 GMT 01.03.2020(updated 08:17 GMT 01.03.2020) Get short URL In September 2019, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned of an increasing risk of a nuclear war due to the deterioration of global stability. In an opinion piece …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
US, Russian Scientists to Resume Search for Grand Duke Michael Romanov’s Remains
World 09:34 GMT 01.03.2020Get short URL WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Scientists from Russia and the United States plan to resume the search for the remains of the Grand Duke Michael Romanov and his secretary Nicholas Johnson killed in 1918 by Bolsheviks near the …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Qatar National Library’s Events in March Promote Science Learning
From whales to asteroids and coding to robotics, March at Qatar National Library brings something for everyone fascinated with science. The exciting program of events kicks off on 8 March with a talk by whale expert Dr. Nick Pyenson of the US National …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Who got America to the moon? An unlikely collaboration of Jewish and former Nazi scientists and engineers
In early days of America’s space program, two men met over a bottle of Jack Daniel’s at the Hay-Adams hotel across the street from the White House. It was roughly 1959, when the future of America’s young space program was clouded by technological …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Scientists Just 3 Weeks Away From Developing Coronavirus Vaccine
Amid fears of a looming pandemic, scientists in the US and across the globe are scrambling to develop vaccines – including in Israel, where one group of researchers says it could be ready in just three weeks and available for use within 90 days. The …
Source: Zim Eye -
Published on Mar 1, 2020
Iranian Scientists Produce World-Class Coronavirus Kits
The company is capable of producing 100 to 150 kits per day. Ali Gholami, the CEO of the company, says “before the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country, and after its genome was put in the US database, the production of the kit started.” He also added …
Source: IFP News -
Published on Mar 1, 2020
Two women and 80 men in science courses. Kat is out to change that
Astrophysicist Kat Ross was training teachers in the new NSW physics syllabus when she observed something was missing. “We noticed Marie Curie wasn’t mentioned for radioactivity [in the syllabus] and we thought that was weird. She essentially …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
Women scientists wear fake beards for documentary project
DALLAS (AP) — At first glance, the black-and-white photos look like classic images of 19th century scientists. One wears a dark beard and carries a pickax. Another, with a fluffy white handlebar mustache, poses in front of a museum diorama. A third, with a …
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Published on Mar 1, 2020
National Science Day celebrated at ICAR
Participants of National Science Day seen here after the event in ICAR (RC) in Umiam. Dimapur, Feb. 28 (EMN): National Science Day was celebrated in ICAR (RC) for NEH Region, Umiam, according to an update received here on Friday. The two-day event was …
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Published on Feb 29, 2020
Breaking: Scientists develop vaccine against Avian Coronavirus
Home | News | General | Breaking: Scientists develop vaccine against Avian Coronavirus By Nwafor Sunday With the death of about two thousand, six hundred and sixty-six, (2,666), people, MIGAL’s researchers Thursday, developed vaccine against ‘Avian …
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Published on Feb 29, 2020
Collagen supplements: Does science support the hype?
Collagen is a protein your body makes naturally. It makes up about a third of all of the protein in your body. It is essential for healthy joints. It also keeps skin elastic to lessen wrinkles. For that reason, collagen supplements are popular. They claim …
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