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Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star

Dec 18, 2021

By astrophysical standards, such an object would be considered compact, much like a small black hole or a neutron star. For instance, it could have been a product of a...

New technique enables manipulation of large DNA segments

Dec 18, 2021

The study used twin PE plus recombinase to edit genes linked to Hunter syndrome, phenylketonuria (PKU), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia. This new method is designed to overcome some of...

Modelling suggests rapid spread of Omicron in England but same severity as Delta

Dec 18, 2021

Researchers estimate the growth and immune escape of the Omicron variant in England. Prof Neil FergusonThe study includes people identified as having Omicron infection due to an S gene target...

Compost for Kenya

Dec 18, 2021

Manuel Mathis still remembers the human geog­raphy class that made such a lasting impression on him at secondary school. There and then, Mathis resolved to pursue a course of study...

Americans feel virus whiplash, with omicron variant upending life

Dec 18, 2021

(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)With the omicron variant sending coronavirus cases spiking across the country, the pandemic is once again upending daily life and evoking the early days of the outbreak as...

CDC issues grim forecast warning weekly US COVID cases will jump 55% to 1.3 MILLION by Christmas Day

Dec 18, 2021

The college says every one of the positive tests it has sequenced so far has been the Omicron variant. The Omicron COVID-19 variant (purple) now accounts for 3% of U.S....

‘Striking’ vaccine resistance in Omicron variant: Columbia University

Dec 18, 2021

A new study out of Columbia University says the Omicron variant is “markedly resistant” to vaccines and boosters might not do much to help, spelling bad news for the country...

With Too Few Nurses, It Won’t Take Much to Overwhelm Hospitals This Winter

Dec 18, 2021

Staff shortages mean hospitals in many states are unprepared for another wave of COVID-19 patients. Short-staffed hospitals will be less able to add beds during a surge of COVID-19 or...

Investor Bill Miller gives $50M to Johns Hopkins Department of Physics and Astronomy

Dec 17, 2021

"The support Bill Miller has shown Johns Hopkins is historic," Daniels said. This decision transformed Johns Hopkins into one of the nation's premier centers for astronomy and also raised the...

1,500 endangered languages at high risk

Dec 17, 2021

A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century. The study, led by The Australian National University (ANU), identified predictors that...