Which company ranks as the leader in the development of a possible COVID-19 vaccine? Opinions will vary, but you can bet that AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) and Modern (NASDAQ: MRNA) They will be two of the most frequently mentioned drug manufacturers. Both AstraZeneca and Moderna have made solid gains so far …
Read More »Exploring the relationship between underwater volcanoes and sharks
In 2015, a video of hammerhead sharks and silky sharks swimming in an underwater volcano, with high water temperatures and acidity levels, went viral. Nicknamed “shark shark”, people wondered if there was any place where sharks couldn’t survive. (Spoiler alert: There are a few, like Mount Everest and your backyard …
Read More »Convent in Michigan loses 12 sisters to Covid-19 in one month
They worked and lived together in a Michigan convent: some for more than half a century, many pursuing higher education and each with a variety of interests. In the end, 12 Feliciana sisters, aged between 69 and 99, would also die in the same way, from Covid-19 and its effects, …
Read More »US labs bend amid augmentation tests; virus cases in the world exceed 15 million
By MATTHEW PERRONE, TAMMY WEBBER, and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press WASHINGTON – US labs are buckling under a wave of coronavirus testing, creating processing delays that experts say are undermining the pandemic response. With the count of confirmed infections in the US At nearly 4 million on Wednesday and the …
Read More »China launches ambitious unmanned mission to Mars
A powerful Long March 5 rocket took off Thursday with a Chinese orbiter, lander, and rover on a seven-month trip to Mars, the second of three high-risk missions on the Red Planet and one that, if successful, It will put China on the front lines of interplanetary exploration. China did …
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