This bacterium is a true metalhead. Scientists have discovered a new type of bacteria that survives by gobbling up metal, according to a new study. Researchers have long believed that a metal-chewing bacteria existed, but couldn’t prove it until Jared Leadbetter, a Caltech microbiologist in Pasadena, launched an experiment. He …
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In the race to develop a treatment for COVID-19, Gilead Sciences may have found a winner with remdesivir. In a study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Gilead, researchers found that the experimental drug inhibited the coronavirus in human lung cell cultures …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have …
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A new study on the flight characteristics of condors, the largest flying birds on Earth, discover that they rarely flap their wings once in midair. Condors are capable of flying for over a hundred miles without flapping their wings once. This incredibly efficient flying skill was honed over countless generations. …
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SAN ANTONIO – A trial of the COVID-19 vaccine is being prepared to start in San Antonio, and starting Thursday, researchers will begin evaluating potential participants. The trial is conducted at Clinical Trials of Texas, located in the Medical Center area. Must be 18 years of age or older and …
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