Rock Island County, Illinois (KWQC) – The Rock Island County Health Department reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. That number is a single high day for new cases since the pandemic began. Additionally, 40 of the 52 new cases are associated with an outbreak at the East Moline …
Read More »Beverly Hills faces criticism after arrests of 28 peaceful protesters
Beverly Hills faces criticism after officers arrested 28 people during a peaceful protest against police violence overnight, two weeks after imposing an unusual ordinance banning protests in residential areas that “disrupted the quiet.” The latest protest, which started around 7:30 p.m. Friday and drew about 75 people, was the third …
Read More »CRISPR Base Edition Lowers Cholesterol Levels in Monkeys
A The CRISPR form is expected to be more secure and possibly more effective than the original has passed its first substantive test. When the CRISPR “base edition” was used to remove two genes associated with cholesterol in monkeys, the animals’ blood levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides causing …
Read More »Blockade Could Leave People More Vulnerable to Dangerous Viruses, Oxford Epidemiologist Warns
Long Blocking Periods May Weaken the Immune System and Leave People More Vulnerable to Dangerous Viruses, Oxford Epidemiologist Warns Sunetra Gupta said the blockade could make people more vulnerable to the disease. The Oxford professor’s team had argued that the coronavirus arrived in the UK in December. Rival advice given …
Read More »Alison Brie says she regrets voicing a Vietnamese character in ‘BoJack Horseman’
Alison Brie said she regrets her voice acting on Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman”. Brie, 37, voiced the role of Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese fictional character from the popular animated television series for adults, from 2014 to the end of the series in January. On Friday, the actress said she wishes she …
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