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Covid-19: How Concerning is India’s ‘Double-Mutant’ Variant?

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “Covid-19: How Concerning is India’s ‘Double-Mutant’ Variant?” – below is their description. As coronavirus infections surge by more than 300,000 cases for 15 straight days, pushing India’s tally past 21 million, the country’s limited ability to track new mutations emerging from its outbreak is a growing concern for … Read more Covid-19: How Concerning is India’s ‘Double-Mutant’ Variant?

India Cities Reinstate Lockdowns Amid Discovery of a Double Mutant Virus Variant

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “India Cities Reinstate Lockdowns Amid Discovery of a Double Mutant Virus Variant” – below is their description. Cities around India are reinstating lockdowns as the discovery of a new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of infections. … Read more India Cities Reinstate Lockdowns Amid Discovery of a Double Mutant Virus Variant

Dangerous Covid Variant Spreads in U.S. as Cases Surge for Fourth Straight Week

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now published this video item, entitled “Dangerous Covid Variant Spreads in U.S. as Cases Surge for Fourth Straight Week” – below is their description. When Bette Korber, a biologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, spotted the first significant mutation in the Covid-19 virus last spring, some scientists were skeptical. They didn’t believe it … Read more Dangerous Covid Variant Spreads in U.S. as Cases Surge for Fourth Straight Week

Exclusive inside look at the Chinese CDC

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Exclusive inside look at the Chinese CDC” – below is their description. For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Since the earliest days of the coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pulled out all the stops in dealing with the invisible enemy. Chinese CDC scientists were the … Read more Exclusive inside look at the Chinese CDC

Million-year-old DNA from mammoth teeth found in Siberia is oldest genome ever sequenced | The World

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ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Million-year-old DNA from mammoth teeth found in Siberia is oldest genome ever sequenced | The World” – below is their description. Scientists have successfully reconstructed DNA from a 1.6 million year-old mammoth. It’s the oldest DNA ever sequenced, and it could even mark the discovery of a … Read more Million-year-old DNA from mammoth teeth found in Siberia is oldest genome ever sequenced | The World

Growing global concern over coronavirus variants | DW News

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DW News published this video item, entitled “Growing global concern over coronavirus variants | DW News” – below is their description. In the UK, coronavirus testing is now being stepped up to discover virus variants and stop them from spreading. Up to 10% of positive tests will now be sent on to labs for further … Read more Growing global concern over coronavirus variants | DW News

Smashing Barriers for all Girls and #WomenInScience – Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate)

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United Nations published this video item, entitled “Smashing Barriers for all Girls and #WomenInScience – Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate)” – below is their description. Let’s all be more like Jennifer Doudna! Let’s walk the walk and smash long-standing barriers & stereotypes for all girls and #WomenInScience. #GenerationEquality The #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded 112 … Read more Smashing Barriers for all Girls and #WomenInScience – Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate)

Emmanuelle Charpentier (#NobelPrize Laureate) – #WomenInScience Change the World

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United Nations published this video item, entitled “Emmanuelle Charpentier (#NobelPrize Laureate) – #WomenInScience Change the World” – below is their description. The #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded 112 times to 186 Nobel Laureates. 7 of them are women. Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2020 Chemistry Laureates, showed us that #WomenInScience change the world. “My … Read more Emmanuelle Charpentier (#NobelPrize Laureate) – #WomenInScience Change the World

How a worm showed us the way to open science

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nature video published this video item, entitled “How a worm showed us the way to open science” – below is their description. Over the past two decades since the human genome was first sequenced, high-throughput sequencing technologies have transformed biomedical research. Robert (Bob) Waterston was instrumental in pushing for an open science approach to the … Read more How a worm showed us the way to open science

Inside China’s CDC: State of COVID Vaccines

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Inside China’s CDC: State of COVID Vaccines” – below is their description. For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Since the earliest days of the pandemic, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has pulled out all the stops in dealing with the invisible enemy. Chinese CDC scientists were the first in … Read more Inside China’s CDC: State of COVID Vaccines

Angela Merkel lays out Germany’s coronavirus strategy | DW News

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DW News published this video item, entitled “Angela Merkel lays out Germany’s coronavirus strategy | DW News” – below is their description. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said “we are in a difficult stage of the pandemic” in a press conference on Thursday. Germany extended its current lockdown to at least February 14 on Tuesday, reflecting … Read more Angela Merkel lays out Germany’s coronavirus strategy | DW News

Coronavirus: How scientists track new variants of the virus

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Global News published this video item, entitled “Coronavirus: How scientists track new variants of the virus” – below is their description. Thousands of genomic sequences have been identified from the original strain of the novel coronavirus, including variants of concern in the U.K. and Africa. Depending on the rate of transmission and efforts to curb … Read more Coronavirus: How scientists track new variants of the virus

COVID-19: UK ‘acted as quickly as possible’ on variant found in Brazil

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Sky News published this video item, entitled “COVID-19: UK ‘acted as quickly as possible’ on variant found in Brazil” – below is their description. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP says the government acted ‘extremely quickly’ identifying the coronavirus Brazil variant. He told Sky the government moved as soon as it had found the new variant … Read more COVID-19: UK ‘acted as quickly as possible’ on variant found in Brazil

Queensland records no new cases of COVID-19 after Brisbane lockdown | ABC News

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ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Queensland records no new cases of COVID-19 after Brisbane lockdown | ABC News” – below is their description. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there were no new cases of COVID-19 in the state after a highly transmissible new strain of the virus was found in the community. … Read more Queensland records no new cases of COVID-19 after Brisbane lockdown | ABC News

Contact tracing continues after Sydney hotel quarantine worker tests positive to COVID-19 | ABC News

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ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Contact tracing continues after Sydney hotel quarantine worker tests positive to COVID-19 | ABC News” – below is their description. Urgent genome sequencing and contact tracing continue after a south-west Sydney woman who worked at a quarantine hotel contracted COVID-19. The woman, who worked at the Novotel … Read more Contact tracing continues after Sydney hotel quarantine worker tests positive to COVID-19 | ABC News