Science & Health
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Thick Clumps of Bacteria Can Survive for Years in the Vacuum of Space
A hardy species of bacteria can survive the harsh conditions of space for prolonged periods, but only after forming a thick, congealed clump, according to new research. The discovery could bolster the panspermia hypothesis: the idea that asteroids seeded life on Earth.
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Why Scientists Are Wary of the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization of Plasma for Covid-19
On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced news that his administration had earlier advertised as a “breakthrough” development in the ongoing pandemic: The Food and Drug Administration would issue an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma donated from covid-19 survivors as a treatment for hospitalized covid-19 patients. But though scientists and doctors are genuinely hopeful…
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Hong Kong Scientists Say They have Found a Genuine Case of Coronavirus Reinfection
Scientists in Hong Kong report they have found a man who was reinfected by the coronavirus that causes covid-19, supported by concrete genetic evidence. This would be the first documented case of someone being infected twice, but it’s still unclear if this patient is an outlier or if vulnerability to reinfection is common.
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Check Out NASA’s New Toy: A Full-Scale Replica of Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander
A team led by Blue Origin has delivered a full-scale mockup of the lunar lander that could carry NASA astronauts to the Moon in 2024.