Text size Joseph Prezioso / Getty Images Shares of Modern biotechnology fell 6.2% on Thursday afternoon after health news website Stat reported that the company was delaying the start of a Phase 3 trial of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The report, based on quotes from unidentified sources described as “investigators,” …
Read More »The surprise discovery in the lunar craters could force us to rethink the origins of the moon
Scientists are still not completely sure how the Moon formed, although many hypotheses have been discussed. Now, new findings about metal deposits in lunar craters could mean that we need to rethink those hypotheses again. In summary, the findings suggest that there are more metals like iron and titanium in …
Read More »Study finds dominant strain of coronavirus appears to be mutated, more virulent version
According to a new study published in the journal, the genetic variation of the new coronavirus that dominates the world today infects human cells more easily than the original one that emerged in China. Cell Thursday. Laboratory-based research suggests that this current mutation is more communicable between people in the …
Read More »Pfizer’s shares rise as the company reveals the timeline for the coronavirus vaccine.
Text size Daniel Acker / Bloomberg Shares of the large pharmaceutical company Pfizer continue to rise one day after the company revealed promising and detailed data on a trial of its experimental vaccine Covid-19. Analysts said the highly aggressive timeline the company outlined on Wednesday was exciting, but far from …
Read More »Study says some New Yorkers had coronaviruses in early February
The coronavirus appears to have been circulating at low levels in the Big Apple since early February, about a month before the first case was confirmed in the city, new research reveals. A study published this week, based on more than 5,000 plasma samples collected from patients at Mount Sinai …
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