15 Aug Why flu vaccines don’t protect people for long
A rare peek into the bone marrow after vaccination shows key antibodymaking cells have a short life span
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06 Aug 10 tips for becoming a great conductor
‘Being a conductor is hard. It doesn’t get any easier,’ Sir Simon Rattle once said. However, there are a few tips and tricks that can help you along the way. Here’s what the world’s greatest maestros had to say…
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06 Aug Why pregnant women face special risks from COVID-19
Biology explains why “the first ones who need the masks are pregnant women”
The researchers found that pregnant or immediately postpartum women with COVID-19 were nearly six times as likely to land in ICUs as their nonpregnant, COVID-19–infected peers.
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05 Aug Beirut Explosion: Cause, Video – The Physics of Mushroom Clouds
The explosion in Beirut shows mushroom clouds don’t just appear after nuclear detonations. Physics explains why the blast produced the menacing mushroom shape.
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05 Aug Prototype of SpaceX’s future Starship rocket flies short hop to 500 feet
SpaceX successfully flew a prototype of its next-generation, deep-space rocket at the company’s test facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The test sent the vehicle up to 500 feet before it landed back down on Earth.
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01 Aug Dozens of COVID-19 vaccines are in development. Here are the ones to follow.
Here are the COVID-19 vaccine prospects that have made it to phase three trials and beyond.
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31 Jul NASA: Mars rover Perseverance in ‘safe mode’ after launch, but should recover | Space
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover entered "safe mode" after a successful launch Thursday (July 30), but should recover, NASA says.
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31 Jul Young dolphins pick their friends wisely | EurekAlert! Science News
Strategic networking is key to career success, and not just for humans. A new study of wild bottlenose dolphins reveals that in early life, dolphins devote more time to building connections that could give them an edge later on.
Researchers at Georgetown University and Duke University report that dolphins under age 10 seek out peers and activities that could help them forge bonds and build skills they’ll need in adulthood.
The results were published July 14 in the journal Behavioral Ecology.
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31 Jul Nature study identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19
A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led by Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, has identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The scientists analyzed one of the world’s largest collections of known drugs for their ability to block the replication of SARS-CoV-2, and reported 100 molecules with confirmed antiviral activity in laboratory tests. Of these, 21 drugs were determined to be effective at concentrations that could be safely achieved in patients. Notably, four of these compounds were found to work synergistically with remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19.
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28 Jul Meet Cosmo, a Bull Calf CRISPR-Designed to Produce 75% Male Offspring – MORE MALES, MORE BEEF
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo so that he’ll produce more male offspring. The research was presented in a poster today (July 23) at the American Society of Animal Science meeting. Using the genome-editing technology CRISPR, researchers can make targeted cuts to the genome or insert useful genes, which is called a gene knock-in.
MORE MALES, MORE BEEF
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