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Russia’s Sputnik V formula could be updated to protect against new coronavirus variants in just two days using new gene technology

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

Russian researchers have unveiled a new genetic engineering platform that they say will enable the country’s pioneering Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to be adapted, within 48 hours, to fight any future variants of the deadly virus. … Read More >Russia’s Sputnik V formula could be updated to protect against new coronavirus variants in just two days using new gene technology

Health

Study reveals trick coronavirus uses to evade immune system, which may help upgrade vaccines against new variants

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

The novel coronavirus uses a mechanism similar to car windshield wipers in order to defend itself against the human immune system, a new study says. The authors believe their model could help reinforce existing vaccines. … Read More >Study reveals trick coronavirus uses to evade immune system, which may help upgrade vaccines against new variants

World

Amazon rainforest now most likely warming Earth’s atmosphere, not cooling it, scientists warn

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Staggering new research by a group of over 30 scientists suggests that the Amazon Basin may become a net contributor to global warming, not cooling, in the next few years, if it hasn’t already. … Read More >Amazon rainforest now most likely warming Earth’s atmosphere, not cooling it, scientists warn

Vaccines DO help to stop coronavirus transmission, recent study suggests

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

A new study has found that Covid-19 vaccines stop people passing the virus on to others. The study is one of several with similar findings, and may pave the way for scientists to support the introduction of ‘vaccine passports.’ … Read More >Vaccines DO help to stop coronavirus transmission, recent study suggests

Health

Two separate studies debunk theory that vitamin D supplements offer greater protection against Covid-19

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Two separate non-peer-reviewed studies looking into the use and effectiveness of Vitamin D against Covid infection have both reached the same conclusion: there’s no clear benefit to using supplements. … Read More >Two separate studies debunk theory that vitamin D supplements offer greater protection against Covid-19

World

New research reveals that you can, in fact, quite easily bullsht a bullshtter

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Hilarious new research claims that those who engage in, ahem, “persuasive bullsh*tting,” are themselves more likely to be duped by other bullsh*tters. … Read More >New research reveals that you can, in fact, quite easily bullsh*t a bullsh*tter

Dutch company unleashes automated drone strikes to protect crops… from moths?

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

A Dutch startup has reportedly engaged in automated drone warfare, albeit on a miniature scale, protecting sensitive crops inside greenhouses from the menace of wayward moths. … Read More >Dutch company unleashes automated drone strikes to protect crops… from moths?

Asia & Pacific

One mask is enough, Japanese supercomputer model shows

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

A Japanese study of the effectiveness of various types of face masks has shown that double-masking is not much different to a properly-worn surgical mask in preventing the spread of diseases like Covid-19. … Read More >One mask is enough, Japanese supercomputer model shows

Latin America

One dose of Sputnik V is enough for strong immune response in people previously infected with Covid-19, Argentina study claims

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021By Editor

People who already had the coronavirus show rapid immune response to Sputnik V and may require just one shot of the Russian jab during vaccination, a study in Buenos Aires found. … Read More >One dose of Sputnik V is enough for strong immune response in people previously infected with Covid-19, Argentina study claims

Asia & Pacific

China’s fight against Covid-19 cut deaths from other illnesses – study

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021By Editor

A study conducted by Oxford University and China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found that non-Covid related deaths in China fell during the start of 2020, helped by measures to control the spread of the virus. … Read More >China’s fight against Covid-19 cut deaths from other illnesses – study

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