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[ad_1] ALAMEDA, California – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Scribe Therapeutics Inc. co-founder Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., for her discovery of CRISPR, the genome editing technology that It has transformed modern science and biomedicine. The two scientists are the first …

[ad_1] ASSOCIATED PRESS Today, the Nobel Committee awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Program, citing its herculean efforts to combat hunger, especially in war-torn areas. In doing so, the Committee declared that it “wishes to turn the eyes of the world to the millions of people …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Every Friday, Andrew Green selects top news and analysis from and about the African continent. Ethiopian lawmakers voted this week to sever ties with the leaders of the northern Tigray region, in a move that a Tigray official called “tantamount to a declaration of war.” The decision …

[ad_1] An open letter that made headlines calling for a herd immunity approach to Covid-19 lists several seemingly fake names among its expert signatories, including “Dr. Johnny Bananas” and “Professor Cominic Dummings.” Sky News discovered that the Great Barrington statement, which was said to have been signed by more than …

[ad_1] “Icebox was designed to emphasize skirmishes, sharp aim, and adaptive play,” says Salvatore Garozzo, lead level designer at Riot Games. “The premise of the Icebox game is that each of the sites is intended to be complex combat spaces that have a lot of coverage and verticality.” valuing s …

[ad_1] Enlarge / Chinese President Xi Jinping learns of the progress of a COVID-19 vaccine during his visit to the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Beijing on March 2, 2020. Covid-19 coverage See more stories China has now signed a massive global alliance to develop and equitably distribute a …

[ad_1] On the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2020, health experts share key findings on investments and tools that contribute to treatments for mental health disorders The isolation and loneliness from the COVID-19 pandemic have led to stress, anxiety and depression, creating a significant need for solutions to manage …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot WFP says it assisted nearly 100 million people last year The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted “as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use …

[ad_1] Good morning, NBC News readers. The future of the remaining presidential debates is in disarray, Louisiana is bracing for another hurricane and there is a new winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This is what we are seeing this Friday morning. Trump’s campaign continues to advance, showing no signs …

[ad_1] Driven by the economic fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to fall to -3.3 percent in 2020, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis. Africa’s Pulse: Charting the Path to Recovery. The pandemic …