A health worker in Iraq holding a blood sample taken from a recovered covid-19 patient. Photo: Asaad Niazi / AFP (fake pictures) A recent study doing he rounds Everywhere It is certainly puzzling: He found that previously infected people can lose almost a whole type of antibody to the coronavirus …
Read More »Coronavirus traces found in March 2019 wastewater sample, Spanish study shows
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish virologists have found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the …
Read More »Astronaut walking through space loses mirror, newest space debris
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – An astronaut walking through space joined the millions of pieces of trash orbiting the Earth on Friday, losing a small mirror as soon as he left the International Space Station to work on batteries. . Commander Chris Cassidy said the mirror floated away at about …
Read More »AstraZeneca, Modern ahead in the COVID-19 vaccine race: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) The experimental vaccine COVID-19 is probably the world’s leading candidate and the most advanced in terms of development, the chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: The AstraZeneca logo is seen on medication packages at a pharmacy in London, …
Read More »Crown Jewel diamonds may be gems from deep within Earth, scientists say
Scientists believe that a diamond that figures prominently in British crown jewels may have originated from far below Earth’s surface, several times deeper than the region where most diamonds are formed. Researchers at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in New York City say that the Cullinan diamond incorporated into …
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