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COVID-19 vaccine development – Oxford Vaccine Group

A vaccine candidate for COVID-19 has been identified by researchers from the Oxford Vaccine Group and Oxford’s Jenner Institute. COVID-19 is a disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the city … Continue reading

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Hold on!! Art by Scaf Oner – One World Street Art

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Magical Butterflies and Insects Stitched in Dense Thread Paintings by Emillie Ferris

Since she first began embroidering in 2013, Emillie Ferris (previously) has stitched a few rows nearly every day. The United Kingdom-based artist creates dense thread paintings of butterflies, bees, and other creatures surrounded by vibrant, scattered florals. Her lengthy stitches form … Continue reading

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Science Behind Virus: Potential treatments for coronavirus

As the search for a vaccine continues, the medical community is moving fast to find drugs that can treat the coronavirus. Two tracks are being pursued: the first one is antibodies against the virus, another option is antiviral drugs. Subscribe … Continue reading

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How mucus keeps us healthy – Katharina Ribbeck

Your body produces more than a liter of mucus every day, and when you’re sick, it can be hard to miss. But what exactly is mucus? And what does it do, besides making you miserable? Katharina Ribbeck reveals the mysteries … Continue reading

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2019 coronavirus: The Korean clusters

How coronavirus cases exploded in South Korean churches and hospitals UPDATED MARCH 3, 2020 South Korea has announced hundreds of new coronavirus cases in the space of only a few days and raised its infectious disease alert to the highest … Continue reading

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Artist Illustrates ‘Fear’ as a Misunderstood Monster That Just Needs Love

Most of us have experienced feeling fear at some point or another, but some people suffer from daily, overwhelming anxiety that stops them from living life to the fullest. Whether it stems from a specific trauma or a lifelong mental … Continue reading

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In the filaments of slime mold, astronomers see the universe – ScienceBlog.com

A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz to trace the filaments of the cosmic web that connects galaxies throughout the universe. … Continue reading

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Tiny Organisms Escape Life Under a Microscope in Oversized Puppets by Judith Hope

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Judith Hope (@judithhopepuppetmaker) The familiar faces of friendly puppets like Kermit and Elmo are missing from Judith Hope’s enlarged microbe creations that magnify the world’s tiniest organisms. A brown bacteriophage, commonly known … Continue reading

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‘Defend love as a real, risky adventure’ – philosopher Alain Badiou on modern romance

For the French philosopher Alain Badiou, romantic love is ‘the most powerful way known to humanity to have an intimate relationship with another’. Love, he believes, creates a state of dependence that is an important counterweight to modernity’s emphasis on … Continue reading

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