(Reuters) – Synairgen Plc (SYNG.L) said Monday that his drug helped reduce the risk of serious cases in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, according to data from a trial of more than 100 people in the UK, which triggered his actions. The trial, which used interferon beta, showed that patients who …
Read More »Last Visits: Huawei Could Starve Abroad Before Selling
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei headquarters building is shown in Reading, Great Britain, July 14, 2020. REUTERS / Matthew Childs / File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – Huawei could starve to death before selling offshore assets. The Chinese telecommunications kit maker is under renewed attack from Downing Street to Washington. …
Read More »5 things you should know by July 20: coronavirus, congress, education, vaccines, TikTok
(You can also receive daily “5 things you need to know today” in your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus More than 600,000 deaths and nearly 15 million cases. Current global coronavirus numbers are forcing further closings and creating uncertainty for events well into 2021. In American cities affected by …
Read More »American scientists at Caltech accidentally discover bacteria that survive by eating metal
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered two species of bacteria that feed on metal, manganese to be specific, by accident. For nearly a century, scientists have been predicting the existence of such microbes, but they have only been discovered now. If Marvel’s Magneto can manipulate metal …
Read More »The only word the Tree of Life rabbi won’t say
And it’s a word that fuels bigotry today, Myers said, from racism to anti-Semitism. He calls it “the h-word.” Myers says he hasn’t said the word “hate” since November 2018, when he was asked to speak at an event in Pittsburgh shortly after the shooting. “I was pondering what I …
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