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A new treatment could potentially put humans “a step ahead” in the race against the pandemic A research team in China has developed a new antibody that they say could neutralize the Omicron strain of Covid, after synthesizing components of two antibodies produced by human immune cells. While independent, these antibodies were ineffective against Omicron […]
The spread of the gene could pave the way for new and devastating superbug infections The World Health Organization calls antibiotic-resistant bacteria “one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.” Now, US researchers have found a gene that could potentially signal a superbug onslaught. Researchers from the University of Georgia’s Center for […]
Scientists in China have reportedly built a machine ‘prosecutor’ that uses artificial intelligence to press charges. The system can file a charge with 97% accuracy when given a verbal account of events, researchers claim. The machine was ‘trained’ using information compiled from more than 17,000 cases from 2015 to 2020 and can correctly file charges […]
Russia’s ‘Priority 2030’ aims at transforming universities and increasing the competitiveness of the entire system of Russian higher education. In June 2021, Russia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education offered the Priority 2030 academic leadership program to the nation’s universities. More than 100 Russian higher education centers joined and will receive at least 100 million […]
Forests situated within at least 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites have become net carbon sources over the past 20 years due to pressures from human activity and climate change, according to a recently published study. Pressures such as deforestation and increasingly frequent and severe forest fires, have negatively impacted on forests and their capacity to […]
New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard had his phone hacked on numerous occasions, and cybersecurity researchers say Saudi Arabia was to blame. The hackers reportedly used the notorious Israeli-made ‘Pegasus’ spyware. Hubbard, a reporter covering the Middle East, wrote on Sunday that a hacking attempt was first made on his phone in 2018, when he […]
A previously unknown virus capable of infecting humans has been discovered by scientists in Japan. Called the Yezo virus, it is related to pathogens causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and Nairobi sheep disease. The first reported case involving the new virus was recorded in Japan in 2019. At that time, a 41-year-old man was admitted to […]
A panel of Cuban scientists has declared that there is “no scientific evidence” for US claims that diplomats on the island fell ill due to sonic warfare attacks. The mysterious illnesses have been dubbed ‘Havana Syndrome’. When US Vice President Kamala Harris’ flight from Singapore to Hanoi was delayed last month due to the sickness […]