Month: January 2024
Gene therapy shows promise for people with deafness
Researchers in China have given working versions of a gene that makes otoferlin, which is needed for hearing, to inner ear cells of children born with an inherited deafness. “Before the treatment they couldn’t hear a thing. You could put the loudest sound in the ear and they don’t hear anything,” researchers said. Five of the six children began hearing within weeks.
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The HIV capsid is similar to FG-nucleoporins
An experimental method was developed using hexameric hexameric CAmer-mCherry and hexameric CASenmer-mCherry. The CAmer-mCherry was first incubated with importin-:importin-, TNPO1, TNPO3 (all final 2.5M). NaCl, 2 mM DTT, twice against 50 mM Tris pH 8, 1,000 mM NaCl, and twice against 50 mM Tris pH 8, 40 mM NaCl, and twice against 50 mM Tris pH 8, 40 mM NaCl, to remove nucleic acid contaminations.
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The vaccine is a surprise benefit for kids
A shortage of both vaccines and antitoxins are limiting the effectiveness of response to diphtheria outbreak in Haiti, according to Louise Ivers, director of Harvard Global Health Institute. “Nobody wants to make it,” she added. There were fewer than 9,000 cases globally in 2021 and how impoverished communities facing diphtheria tend to be, Ivers further said.
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The war has hurt the West Bank’s economy
As many as 24 Israeli soldiers were killed on the first day of the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military said. The death toll is the highest in a single day for Israel during its war with Hamas, it added. At least 1,323 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Gaza conflict, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Dozens of people have been killed in southern Gaza
The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had encircled Khan Younis in southern Gaza, a significant step in its effort to defeat Hamas. Israel began its war against Hamas on July 8. Over the course of a single day, Israel airstrikes killed 190 people and wounded340 others in the Gaza enclave, said the health ministry.
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There was no end to the war in Gaza
The death toll in Gaza from over three months of conflict between Israel and the territory’s Hamas rulers has reached over 25,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, at least 178 people were brought to Gaza’s hospitals in a single day. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israeli forces in southern Gaza were acting with great precision.
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67 deaths have been blamed on icy weather in the U.S
The US’ Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) has said it expects to restore water pressure to most of its 7 lakh customers over the next 24 hours. MLGW has repaired 36 broken water mains and more than 2,000 leaks in homes and businesses as of Saturday. On Saturday, MLGW had warned residents on Twitter that they would have a multi-day water outage.
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Extreme weather dominates in the U.S
Snow and cold conditions will reach parts of the US in coming days, the National Weather Service has said. “The cold weather is expected to stick around going into next week with dangerously low temperatures and wind chills through at least midweek,” it added. The cold weather is also expected to affect US states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
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More than 30 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip
South Africa has opened a case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide owing to the lack of adequate humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza Strip. South Africa’s delegation said that the genocidal intention is shown by the way Israel has launched its campaign and by comments from leaders like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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It was the hottest year on record
The UK’s Met Office has predicted that there is a good chance of the average global surface temperature passing the 1.5C mark in 2024. “It is the first time we are forecasting” this, said Nick Dunstone, a climate scientist at the Met Office who led the work. The warmest year on record in the world so far was recorded in June.
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