Month: March 2024
It’s lost work for longshoremen and charter boats because of Baltimore’s port closing
The Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed due to heavy rain after a ship hit it from the north, killing at least five people. The ship had hit the bridge’s base with a major container ship, injuring more than 100 people. The container ship was carrying a cargo of iron ore from China when it hit the bridge.
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Palestinians remember the death of a U.S. activist
Twenty-one years ago, US activist Rachel Corrie was protesting against Israel’s demolition of a house in the Gaza Strip when she was shot dead. The house was later demolished after Corrie’s death. Corrie had written a statement at the time saying that her dream was to stop children around the world from dying of hunger.
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Old immunity is regenerated by the deficiency of leukaemia-biased haematopoietic stem cells
A mechanism of clonal expansion affects the function of human blood stem cells, according to Weinman. Weinman’s team believes that their team is working on a solution to replenish human blood stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells are maintained with age. Weissman said that aging human hematopoietic stem cells manifest profound epigenetic reprogramming of enhancers that may predispose to leukemia.
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The problem can be solved by melting ice
The introduction of a leap second, which gives Earth a second more time than the official time standard, has led to an increase in Earth’s rotation period by 6 millionths of a second per year, a study has found. The study suggested that Earth’s rotation rate has been increasing since ancient times, when it was believed that Earth’s rotation rate was unchanged.
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Under climate change bee abundance is predicted
An analysis of climate-related responses to climate change revealed that populations of specialist and generalist bees were found to be more affected by drought than by climate-related climate events. However, the impact of climate-related events on generalist bees was not as significant as on specialist bees. Notably, the effects of climate-related events on generalist bees are not as large as they are for specialist bees.
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What works with a cancer vaccine?
Personalized cancer vaccines are likely to pose logistical challenges as they need to be produced quickly, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study reviewed various approaches for personalized cancer vaccines including messenger RNA (mRNA) and direct-to- R (DnR) technology. Immunity monitoring is required for assessing vaccine efficacy, it added.
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The New York Times had a story about why abortion is back at the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges FDA’s regulatory decisions that made abortion pills more accessible. In 2016, FDA had extended approval for Mifepristone’s use for 10 weeks instead of seven due to reduced required in-person visits to doctors and other benefits. An appeals court had then invalidated the FDA’s actions to make Mifepristone more accessible.
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The New York Times says Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement was never going to be easy
Elizabeth Farrell, a social worker with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, said, “If a child asks if you’ll die from this, the impulse is to say, ‘Absolutely not!'” She added, “This could breach the trust between a parent and their child.” Farrell said, “Parents should always have a sense of trust in their parent.” She told parents to say they’re going to check in.
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What is at stake in the Supreme Court case?
Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners, who are representing pharmaceutical companies in a Supreme Court case related to abortion, have argued that it could “affect the authority of federal agencies and the drug industry.” They claimed that the case could be used to challenge FDA approval of a rival’s drug. More than six in 10 abortions in 2023 were carried out via medication.
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For the first time, a Pig’sKidney was transplant into a person
A US hospital said that it transplanted a pig liver into a human using gene-edited pig. The organ circulated the person’s blood for three days. In January, a team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia connected a clinically dead person to a genetically modified pig’s liver located outside their body. The organ circulated the person’s blood for three days.
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