From the depths of time, from the Hell Creek Formation, the last of the hook-handed dinosaurs emerged: Captain Hook … from the Prairie. This fearsome creature had a snout full of teeth and large, viciously hooked claws. But each claw sat at the end of the most ridiculously short, stubby …
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According to a major new study, more than half of coronavirus patients who received a heart scanner in hospitals demonstrated “abnormalities” in their heart function. It adds to the growing evidence that COVID-19 causes unusually excessive blood clotting, which can damage organs throughout the body. New research based on data …
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US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of human testing for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, after promising results were published in an influential magazine. The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the US, half to receive the vaccine at dose levels …
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Andean condors are the heaviest flying bird in the world, with a single individual weighing up to about 16 kilos (or 35 pounds). According to new research, when it comes to keeping these heavy bodies up high, the sky is the limit, it seems. Taking off from the ground is …
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The sad reality of end-stage lung disease is that there are simply far more patients than donor lungs available. This is not only due to the low number of donors, which would be a sufficient problem, but many donor lungs are significantly damaged, rendering them unusable. However, by using a …
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