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The mutation risk

March 17, 2021 3:35 pm Published by

New strains of SARS-Cov-2, such as the one identified in the United Kingdom in December, could make the pathogen more transmissible and virulent

The era of genetic vaccines

March 17, 2021 3:34 pm Published by

The vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna result from historical investments in messenger RNA technology leading to the creation of new products

Distribution challenges

March 17, 2021 3:34 pm Published by

Governments need to work with pharmaceutical and logistics companies to overcome obstacles to start the SARS-CoV-2 immunization campaign

Unequal access

March 17, 2021 3:32 pm Published by

Even before efficacy data for the vaccine candidates was released, it was clear that there will not be enough supply to immunize the entire global population before the end of next year

Australia gives up on vaccine candidate

March 17, 2021 3:32 pm Published by

A vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland and biotechnology company CSL, both from Australia, is the first of more than 200 candidates to be discarded

Vaccines and sharks

March 17, 2021 3:32 pm Published by

A compound extracted from the livers of sharks is used in five coronavirus vaccine candidates

Sound absorbing wings

March 17, 2021 3:28 pm Published by

Microscopic structures on the scaled wings of two moth species are able to absorb many of the ultrasound waves emitted by bats

Microneedles to treat cancer

March 17, 2021 3:27 pm Published by

A dressing made up of hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve in the body promises to improve skin cancer treatment with photodynamic therapy

Space 1.6 million years from now

March 17, 2021 3:27 pm Published by

Using new data astronomers have predicted the movement of the 300,000 stars within 326 light-years of the Sun over the next 1.6 million years

Successful return

March 17, 2021 3:25 pm Published by

The Japanese space mission has successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu and brought them safely back to Earth

The oldest and largest blind snake

March 17, 2021 3:25 pm Published by

Paleontologists from the University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto campus, have identified the world’s largest and oldest blind snake

Anti-predator chemical shield

March 17, 2021 3:25 pm Published by

Seemingly harmless at first glance, the African maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) carries a lethal weapon in its coat

Underground dispute

March 17, 2021 3:25 pm Published by

A team of researchers from the USA, Spain, and Brazil have explained the growth behavior of plant roots

Frustrated ambitions

March 17, 2021 3:19 pm Published by

A group of researchers from the Netherlands has been working on a large multidisciplinary survey on scientific integrity at Dutch universities and research institutions

Underwater stars

March 17, 2021 3:17 pm Published by

When disturbed by a physical bump or a beam of light, the tunicates Pyrosoma atlanticum emit a turquoise light