WASHINGTON – A year and a half after she moved to the United States to start work on a cancer vaccine, Dr Noor Faezzah Baharom…
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Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion…
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Antibody levels in recovered Covid-19 patients decline quickly: Research
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Levels of an antibody found in recovered Covid-19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients,…
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Scientists grow 'model' human embryos from stem cells
PARIS (AFP) – Scientists have developed a human embryo “blueprint” using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early…
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WHO says 'no known effective' treatments for new coronavirus
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The World Health Organisation played down media reports on Wednesday (Feb 5) of “breakthrough” drugs being discovered to treat people infected with…
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How do bats live with so many viruses?
If previous outbreaks of coronavirus are any indication, the Wuhan strain that is now spreading may eventually be traced back to bats. Dr Peter Daszak,…
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September sets yet another record for global temperature highs
BRUSSELS (DPA) – Last month was the hottest September globally measured by EU climate researchers since they started monitoring in 1981, the latest in a…
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Modern breeding reduced horse diversity within centuries: Study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The horses that galloped the earth just a thousand years ago probably looked very different from their modern descendants, researchers said on…
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$80m boost to turn manufacture of cells into a big money-spinner
Cell therapy, where living cells are harnessed to treat or prevent disease, is hailed as the future of medicine. But the bottleneck is in producing…
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The $4 billion map: Scientists pool oceans of data to plot Earth's final frontier
LONDON (REUTERS) – For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the…
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China halts scientist's gene editing research
BEIJING • China said it has suspended the work of a scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, adding that…
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China halts work by scientist who says he edited babies' genes
BEIJING (NYTIMES) – China said on Thursday (Nov 29) that it had suspended the work of a scientist who claims to have created the world’s…
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Scientist who claims he created genetically edited babies drew backing from China biotech push
BOSTON (BLOOMBERG)- The researcher who shocked the world with claims that he was the first to genetically modify human embryos drew early support from Chinese…
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Scientists await Japan's word on $9.6 billion linear collider
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Twenty-five years after particle physicists began studying prospects for an International Linear Collider, Japan is poised to decide whether to pay for…
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