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NASA laboratory ‘humanely euthanized’ 27 of its research monkeys in one day due to ‘advancing age’

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All the monkeys at a NASA research center were put to death on the same day last year, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. In all, 27 primates at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, were euthanized on February 2, 2019, The Guardian reported. The animals were older, … Read more

How virus-proof is your mask? Under laboratory conditions, a professor answers the burning question

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Face coverings may be compulsory in more places now than ever — but how much protection do they really afford to people around you? ‘A face covering should help minimise the spread of micro-organisms (including the Covid-19 virus) by the wearer,’ says Val Edwards-Jones, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University. ‘During coughing, … Read more

Google’s medical AI far less accurate at identifying illness in clinics than in the laboratory 

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A Google-developed AI that was capable of identifying cases of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with 90 percent accuracy in the testing laboratory has turned out to be much less useful in clinics and hospitals. In laboratory settings, the AI designed by Google Health performed at the equivalent level of a medical ‘specialist,’ but in testing at … Read more

Donald Trump says he has seen evidence that the coronavirus started in Wuhan virology laboratory

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President Donald Trump made the explosive charge that the coronavirus that has caused millions of infections and wreaked havoc on the global economy may have been created in a Chinese lab – and cast doubt on likely scenarios it jumped from animals to humans.    ‘Yes I have. Yes I have,’ Trump said Thursday when asked … Read more

Wuhan laboratory scientists ‘did absolutely crazy things’ to alter coronavirus

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Wuhan laboratory scientists ‘did absolutely crazy things’ to alter coronavirus and enabled it to infect humans, Russian microbiologist claims World renowned expert Professor Petr Chumakov made claims about the labs He thinks new regulations will come in to control work with dangerous viruses  Putin’s spokesman warned against allegations that coronavirus was manmade  Here’s how to … Read more

Covid-19 is NOT a bioweapon created in a laboratory say UK scientists

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Covid-19 is NOT a bioweapon created in a laboratory say UK scientists as wild theories sweep the internet Report says its ‘improbable’ that coronavirus was created in a laboratory Bats or pangolins  may have spread Covid-19 at Huanan Market in Wuhan   Russian media blamed the UK for coronavirus in a broadcast earlier this week Coronavirus … Read more

Laboratory monkeys are infected with a lethal coronavirus in vaccine hunt

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,600 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 79,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more