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[ad_1] November 7, 2020 SFROM THE In early 2020, medical researchers have been chasing COVID-19. One of its most important goals is to understand the immune response to SARS–CORV-2, the virus that causes it. Finding out what a good response looks like and how long it lasts is crucial. The …

[ad_1] This photo shows a young gelada grooming the dominant breeding male of her group. Credit: Rachel Perlman Most mammals, including humans and other primates, reach sexual maturity early or late depending on many different factors, such as how much food there is to eat. Now, researchers studying the close …

[ad_1] Russia’s largest television channel has launched a contest to find a woman to star in what it hopes will be the first feature film shot in space. In partnership with the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Channel One is aiming to find a female lead for the film, tentatively titled …

[ad_1] One method of visualizing the result is to illuminate the sample with ultraviolet light and a detector analyzes the light to report the amount of viral RNA. Credit: Ali et al. A simple COVID-19 test kit combines virus amplification with a CRISPR-Cas system for effective detection of SARS-CoV-2. The …

[ad_1] The Democrat says he is confident the campaign is on track for victory as Donald Trump launches legal action to challenge the results in key states. Joe Biden vowed last night to immediately return the United States to the Paris Agreement on climate change as the US elections entered …

[ad_1] It goes without saying that lava planets are among the most inhospitable planets discovered outside the confines of our solar system. These bright spheres orbit so close to their host star that some of their regions are likely to be oceans of lava (lava is a molten rock, more …

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA, October 23, 2020. / Getty The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA, October 23, 2020. / Getty Editor’s note: Kong Qingjiang is dean of the Faculty of International Law at China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects …

[ad_1] Representation of the planet Mars and its entourage of Trojans circling the Lagrange points L4 and L5. The dashed curve traces the orbit of the planet. At L5, asteroid 101429 is represented by the blue dot, asteroid Eureka and its family are represented by red and amber respectively. Credit: …

[ad_1] The rapid rise to dominance of strains carrying the D614G spike mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus wherever it has arisen around the world has stimulated much research into the possible survival advantage associated with this genetic variant. A new study, published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in November 2020 …

[ad_1] There was a long list of election day horror stories that could have appeared on social media. There could have been rampant interference by foreign governments, widespread hoaxes, an avalanche of deliberately false information about the vote, and much more. The worst chances appeared unfulfilled Tuesday, some tech researchers …