HOUSTON – Baylor College of Medicine researchers said a new mutated coronavirus strain can spread more easily but does not appear to be more serious. It is not abnormal to see viral strains evolve, said Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology at BCM. “This is not unique …
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Robotic scientists ‘will accelerate discovery’
Media playback is not supported on your device Media captionMeet the socially distant scientific robot Scientists from the University of Liverpool have introduced a robotic colleague who has been working nonstop in his laboratory during the shutdown. The £ 100,000 programmable researcher learns from his results to refine his experiments. …
Read More »Fraud at China’s Luckin Coffee is a warning to investors
Charles Zhengyao Lu, President and Founder of Luckin Coffee, and Jenny Qian Zhiya, CEO of Luckin Coffee, ringing the opening bell during the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) at Nasdaq in New York on May 17, 2019. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | fake pictures The Luckin Coffee fraud scandal …
Read More »US coronavirus: Officials say states like Arizona and Texas reopened too quickly after Covid-19 cases
About two months have passed this week since many states began their reopening plans, which now officials across the country say came too quickly. In Florida, officials closed several beaches across the state in hopes of avoiding the July 4 crowds. The state reported 9,999 new cases of coronavirus on …
Read More »Anthony Davis says the Lakers have to be ‘motivated’ to win without fans
When the Los Angeles Lakers won their last championship in 2010, they did so in front of their fans at the Staples Center. The year before, in 2009, the Lakers held their championship on the floor of the Orlando Magic, with a mix of fans from both teams watching. If …
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