Astronomers finally know what causes fast radio bursts

[ad_1] Investigators announced yesterday They have solved a question that has been nagging them for more than a decade: What exactly produces the strange phenomena known as fast radio bursts? As the name implies, FRBs involve a sudden burst of radio frequency radiation that lasts for only a few microseconds. …

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The D614G mutation can make SARS-CoV-2 more contagious

[ad_1] According to a new study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is accumulating genetic mutations, including one called D614G that may have made it more contagious. Researchers have sequenced the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 strains extracted from 5,085 COVID-19 patients in the Houston, Texas, USA metropolitan area, and have observed that the virus …

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