A Neanderthal skull, crushed by thousands of years of sediment and rockfall, is seen in the Shanidar cave in northern Iraq in an undated photo. Reuters According to the study, 63% of people in Bangladesh have at least one copy of the genes. The variant of the genes responsible for …
Read More »Novel Coronavirus Mutated Strain May Not Be So Serious, Says Baylor College of Medicine Physician
HOUSTON – Baylor College of Medicine researchers said a new mutated coronavirus strain can spread more easily but does not appear to be more serious. It is not abnormal to see viral strains evolve, said Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology at BCM. “This is not unique …
Read More »Governor of New Jersey: ‘We are going through hell. We can’t afford to go through hell again. ‘
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) said Sunday that his state “went through hell” when the coronavirus pandemic occurred and “cannot afford to go through hell again.” Murphy told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that New Jersey has “paid a huge price” with its at least 13,333 confirmed deaths after the …
Read More »Covid-19-like virus shipped to Wuhan from China in 2013: report
By Thomas Seal Virus samples sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology seven years ago closely resemble Covid-19, according to a Sunday Times report highlighting unanswered questions about the origins of the global pandemic. In 2013, scientists sent frozen samples to the Wuhan laboratory from a former bat-infested copper mine …
Read More »Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is in the air, report says
Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the new, smaller particulate coronavirus in the air can infect people and are asking the World Health Organization to review the recommendations, The New York Times reported Saturday. The WHO has said that coronavirus disease spreads mainly from person to person through …
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