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Filling in the links of the evolutionary chain with a fossil record of a ”snake with four legs” connecting lizards and early snakes would be a dream come true for paleontologists. But a specimen formerly thought to fit the bill is not the missing piece of the puzzle, according to a new Journal of Systematic […]

A protein that protects cells from DNA damage, p53, is activated during gene editing using the CRISPR technique. Consequently, cells with mutated p53 have a survival advantage, which can cause cancer. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found new links between CRISPR, p53 and other cancer genes that could prevent the accumulation of mutated […]

1/2 The drug ivermectin, which has gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic because of early hopes it could help combat the coronavirus, was shown in a new studies to help curb spread of river blindness, a disease spread by blackflies. Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture/Wikipedia Nov. 18 (UPI) — Mass treatment with ivermectin, a […]

1/4 In a new study, researchers describe the loss of sense of smell due to COVID-19 as a “growing public health concern.” File photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Nov. 18 (UPI) — Up to 1.6 million people in the United States could develop a long-term inability to smell as a result of COVID-19 […]

Disney Cruise Line will require all guests ages 5 and up to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before setting sail starting early next year ByThe Associated Press November 18, 2021, 8:30 PM • 1 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney Cruise Line will require all guests ages 5 and up to be fully vaccinated against […]

Trixie, an 8-year-old resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is held as she receives a COVID-19 vaccine under the blue whale model at the American Museum of Natural History on November 9 in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 18 (UPI) — Melissa Blatzer was determined […]

The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators approve it By The Associated Press November 18, 2021, 12:48 PM • 1 min read NEW YORK — The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its […]

Germany has approved new measures to rein in record coronavirus infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the pandemic situation in the country “really worrying” and demanded “consequent action” to contain the spread of the virus By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press November 18, 2021, 6:21 PM • 4 min read BERLIN — Germany approved new […]

Imagine being able to grow plants that could absorb even more CO2 from Earth’s atmosphere and thereby help solve the world’s climate problems. Humans have selected, bred and optimized plants to increase food production and ensure for our survival for thousands of years. But the most important and fundamental function of life on Earth — […]

The third millennium BCE is a highly dynamic period in the prehistory of Europe and western Asia, characterized by large-scale social and political changes. In the Iberian Peninsula, the Copper Age was in full swing around 2,500 years BCE with substantial demographic growth, attested by a large diversity of settlements and fortifications, monumental funerary structures, […]

Florida Republicans have approved a sweeping bill to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press November 18, 2021, 4:18 AM • 4 min read TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand […]

The financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs, according to updated government plans. It was announced in September that from 2023 no-one in England would pay more than £86,000 for care. Now a tweak to the plan has been published, which critics say could […]

The deal comes after former ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson traveled to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission. from Politico Read More

The new initiative is aimed at ramping up the vaccine supply needed abroad. from Politico Read More