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Are the new Antivirals a COVID Pandemic Game Changer?

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 by Dave
covid

What will be the impact on the COVID Pandemic of the 2 newly announced antivirals, will they truly be a game-changer and get us out of this?

Categories biology, Health, humans, Medicine, science Tags antiviral, covid, Molnupiravir, Paxlovid 1 Comment

The evolution of the public understanding of Evolution

November 16, 2021August 26, 2021 by Dave
evolution

New study reveals that the public acceptance of evolution has dramatically increased in the last decade. It also explains why

Categories biology, Creationism, fundamentalists, poll, religion, science, society Tags Creationism, evolution, Intelligent Design, poll, public acceptance Leave a comment

Longevity – How Long Can Humans live for? New Study claims 150

June 3, 2021 by Dave
Longevity - How Long Can Humans live for?

New study suggests that human longevity could be as long as 150 years. Beyond the media hype, what did this new study actually reveal?

Categories biology, Health, humans, science Tags aging, biology, health, lifespan, Longevity, study Leave a comment

Did COVID escape from a Wuhan lab?

May 21, 2021 by Dave
Did COVID escape from a Wuhan lab?

Did COVID-19 escape from a lab in Wuhan? Read on to find out what all the arguments are and why a lab escape is highly improbable.

Categories biology, Critical Thinking, Health, humans, Medicine, science Tags covid, COVID-19, lab leak, origins Leave a comment

Study: SARS-CoV-2 May Insert Itself Into The Human Genome

May 20, 2021 by Dave
Genome

Study claims “SARS-CoV-2 sequences can be integrated into human genome”. It sounds scary, so let’s see what it actually claims.

Categories biology, humans, science Tags COVID-19, DNA, Genome, SARS-CoV-2, study Leave a comment

New CRISPR gene switch – CRISPRoff

April 20, 2021 by Dave
CRISPRoff

Reversible #CRISPR method controls gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged. – #CRISPRoff and #CRISPRon

Categories biology, Medicine, science Tags CRISPRoff Leave a comment
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