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Drugmaker Moderna has shipped its first batch of a possible coronavirus vaccine for humans to government researchers for testing, just three months after the virus’s genome was sequenced. Shares of the biotech company soared early Tuesday, a day after the company said it sent vials to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for … Read more
Human populations in India SURVIVED the Toba ‘super-eruption’ 74,000 years ago that plunged the Earth into a decade-long ‘volcanic winter’ and led to the near-extinction of our species Experts thought humans outside Africa may not have survived Toba event Humans are known to have migrated out of Africa into Eurasia before this time Researchers have … Read more
Climate change could spell the end of the human race ‘as we know it’, says JP Morgan in apocalyptic note to clients Economists warn of food and water shortages if carbon emissions are not cut JP Morgan Chase analysts warn of climate change effects in apocalyptic report They said tens of trillions of dollars would … Read more
‘Super-archaic’ human mated with the primitive ancestor of both Denisovans and Neanderthals 700,000 years ago Researchers used special software to compare the DNA of ancient human fossils They also found that Denisovans and Neanderthals split 600,000 years ago This is a much older estimate of the species’ divergence than proposed before By Ian Randall For Mailonline … Read more
Eco-friendly ‘compost burials’ where human bodies reach 131 degrees Fahrenheit and rot away in just 30 days, are due to launch next year in America after a successful pilot. A trial of the process, which saw six dead bodies decompose among wood chips and other material, found that the remains made ‘great worm food’. It … Read more
A gruesome scene has been discovered at a Belgian cathedral – a wall made entirely of human bones. The 500-year-old partition was uncovered at Saint-Bavo in the city of Ghent, which is constructed of thigh and shin bones from adults, with skulls placed in spaces of the structure. Experts believe the bones were removed from … Read more
Patches made from human placenta could prevent men becoming impotent following prostate cancer surgery. The patches are wrapped around key nerves before the cancer is removed to prevent incontinence and erectile dysfunction, which can occur in up to seven in ten men undergoing the surgery. Pilot studies suggest that growth hormones and other repair cells … Read more
First ever human test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule could take off as soon as May SpaceX will conduct a test of Crew Dragon’s in-flight abort system this weekend The test will be the final one before the capsule is cleared for human launch Last year, Crew Dragon exploded during a test and badly … Read more
Pig hearts may be adapted for human use within three years in a breakthrough move that could clear the UK donor list, a leading surgeon has said. Sir Terence English, who performed Britain’s first ever successful heart transplant, said his mentee from the 1979 operation will try to replace a human kidney with a pigs … Read more
Kunene And The King Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Until Apr 23, 1hr 45 mins Rating: Here’s an amazing encounter with two great actors in a terrific new play. It’s written by South Africa’s great theatre star, the 76-year-old John Kani, whose work on stage helped alert the … Read more