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The CDC is protecting against bird flu
A bird flu expert said there’s no indication that the virus has adapted itself to spread efficiently between humans and to ” routinely cause severe disease”. “If you develop respiratory infections with bird flu, you can get very…sick with severe pneumonia because the receptors are deep in the lungs,” she added. There have been no reported cases of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the US.
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The earthquake rocks Taiwan, causing buildings to collapse and triggering warnings of a storm
Taiwan authorities have suspended work and school in Hualien city after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the island on Wednesday morning. Trains and subway services have also been suspended island-wide. A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Taiwan’s Yaeyama, Yaeyama and Miyako islands and was later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6.
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Cells inside a bag are capable of growing new cells inside people
US-based LyGenesis has developed an experimental method of using stem cells to produce personalised liver cells for people with liver failure. The researchers injected the stem cells into the abdomen of a person with liver failure and then monitored them for infection. LyGenesis claims to be the first company to perform such a test in the US.
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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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