First precise edits to mitochondrial DNA achieved with weird enzyme

Feat enables researchers to study — and perhaps treat — deadly diseases. Read more…

The Tricky Math of Herd Immunity for COVID-19

The outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic begins to slow (and eventually ceases altogether) because enough people…

Was Coronavirus Really in Europe in March 2019? | RealClearScience

The novel coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought.…

New tools to prevent cancer growth and spread: a ‘Clever’ approach

The immune landscape of cancer. Nature 360, 23 (1992). Cas pubmed google scholar 3. Thorsson, v.…

Satellites documented COVID-19’s impact from space

A new dashboard monitors the pandemic’s economic and environmental effects. Read more at The Verge…

Graph shows stark difference in US and EU responses to Covid-19 – CNN Video

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta uses a graph to compare new Covid-19 reported case numbers for the…

The Covid-19 Catastrophe; Covid-19: The Pandemic That Never Should Have Happened – review

A government press briefing on Coronavirus revealed he was ‘extremely well prepared’ for an outbreak of…

Personalised cancer vaccine ‘activates immune system’ in early trials

Personalised vaccines have shown ‘promising signs’ in early clinical trials of patients with advanced cancers. Researchers…

A noncompeting pair of human neutralizing antibodies block COVID-19 virus binding to its receptor ACE2

Antibodies are neutralizing, meaning that they prevent the virus from being infectious, and can thus be…

Common Steroid Drug Shows Lifesaving Results In Large Coronavirus Trial

Dexamethasone was found to reduce the odds of death in patients with severe covid-19. In a…

The FDA just approved the first prescription video game — it’s for kids with ADHD

EndeavorRX, formerly Project EVO, may go down in history. Read more at The Verge…

PENet—a scalable deep-learning model for automated diagnosis of pulmonary embolism using volumetric CT imaging

The gold standard diagnostic modality for pe is computed tomography. A need for automated pe diagnosis…

Study: Dominant form of virus ‘10 times’ more infectious than original strain

“Researchers say mutation in Wuhan virus gave it sturdier spikes to latch onto cells, with lab…

Are viruses alive? Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question

We don’t fully understand viruses, and we’re still trying to understand life. Read more at The…

Scientists Just Created Artificial Red Blood Cells That May Be Even Better Than The Real Thing

Thanks to rapid advances in technology, prosthetic limbs and artificial organs are pushing past the limits…

COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months

The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends. Read…

Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few infections

The city of Wuhan has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day campaign to…

Two studies find that humidity prevents coronavirus spread

Two independent studies have identified a useful tool for stopping the coronavirus: humid air. Dry air…

The surfaces that kill bacteria and viruses

By copying the texture of insect wings or using new types of materials to create surfaces…

Coronavirus May Be a Vascular Disease, Which Explains Everything | Elemental

The infection’s bizarre symptoms have one thing in common. Months into the pandemic, there is now…