The launch is another development in the race to find a scientific solution to the pandemic. The trial agreement, announced Wednesday, was signed by UAE-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence company G42 and the Sinopharm Group, a Chinese pharmaceutical company and affiliate of CNBG. Drug makers worldwide are working to …
Read More »Unique treatment generates new neurons, kills Parkinson’s disease in mice
Left: mouse astrocytes (green) before reprogramming; Right: Mouse astrocyte-induced (red) neurons after reprogramming with PTB antisense oligonucleotide treatment. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Xiang-Dong Fu, Ph.D., has never been more excited about something in his entire career. He has long studied the basic biology of RNA, a genetic cousin …
Read More »Daimler and Nvidia team up to bridge the technology gap with Tesla
By Edward Taylor and Paul Lienert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – After advancing in the race to develop a software-based vehicle operating system, US electric car pioneer Tesla faces a new challenge from an alliance of German luxury car maker Daimler and US graphics specialist by Nvidia computer. Daimler and Nvidia unveiled …
Read More »Houston on the brink of crisis amid growing COVID-19 cases
An explosion of the new coronavirus in Houston has placed the nation’s third largest city at the epicenter of the country’s public health crisis as hospitals fill up and officials warn of an impending catastrophe. Harris County officials reported 1,994 new cases of shocking coronaviruses on Tuesday alone, a new …
Read More »With Eurovision canceled, Netflix offers fans a Will Ferrell comedy
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) – With the coronavirus pandemic that forced the cancellation of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, actors Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams hope fans can get a fix by watching their wild comedy from Netflix about an Icelandic duo competing at the event. “Eurovision Song Contest: …
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