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The treatment uses a type of CRISPR to target viral RNA and appears to stop replication of both viruses in the lungs.
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New study examines importance and unique characteristics of US female farmers
EurekAlert! – Breaking News
New study examines importance and unique characteristics of US female farmers
N Ireland leaders split over UK-EU protocol row
BBC News – Europe
Arlene Foster says the EU is ignoring unionist concerns, but Michelle O’Neill says Number 10 is acting in bad faith.
Covid: Italy ‘blocks’ AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia
BBC News – Europe
The bar on shipping 250,000 doses amid a row with the firm is backed by the EU.
Advance in ‘optical tweezers’ to boost biomedical research
EurekAlert! – Breaking News
A significant advance in ‘optical tweezer’ technology, developed by researchers at the UTS Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, will help boost biomedical research.
Does a vegan diet lead to poorer bone health?
EurekAlert! – Breaking News
The vegan diet is on trend. How this type of diet affects health is the subject of scientific studies. In a new study from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), the bone health of 36 vegans as well as 36 people following a mixed-food diet was determined with an ultrasound measurement of the heel bone. The result: on average, people following a vegan diet had lower ultrasound values compared to the other group. This indicates poorer bone health.
Sweden attack: Seven hurt in Vetlanda stabbing attack
BBC News – Europe
The suspect has been arrested for attempted murder, but police are not ruling out terrorism.
Covid: Germany approves AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s
BBC News – Europe
The decision comes after Chancellor Merkel said data showed the jab was effective for the elderly too.
Karachi affair: French ex-PM Édouard Balladur acquitted
BBC News – Europe
Édouard Balladur is acquitted but a former defence minister is given a two-year suspended sentence.
New microcomb could help discover exoplanets and detect diseases
EurekAlert! – Breaking News
Tiny photonic devices could be used to find new exoplanets, monitor our health, and make the internet more energy efficient. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, now present a game changing microcomb that could bring advanced applications closer to reality.The new microcomb is a coherent, tunable and reproducible device with up to ten times higher net conversion efficiency than the current state of the art.