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Study reveals how long COVID-19 remains infectious on cardboard, metal and plastic
Science Daily - 21 Mar 2020 03:27
The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, a new scientific study has found. The study suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and after touchin...
The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here's how we know.
Live Science - 21 Mar 2020 17:55
A persistent coronavirus myth that this virus, called SARS-CoV-2, was made by scientists and escaped from a lab in Wuhan is completely unfounded. Here's how we know.
How the brain controls the voice
Neuroscience News - 21 Mar 2020 23:37
Oscillations in the fronto-striatal network predict whether a bat is about to use echolocation or vocalized communication.
How and where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic
Science Daily - 21 Mar 2020 03:27
Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce ventilators during a severe pandemic, especially one causing respiratory illness.
New vaccine candidate for COVID-19 identified
Neuroscience News - 22 Mar 2020 00:39
Researchers report they have identified a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 and are working towards phase one clinical testing. A chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine vector was chosen as the most suitable vaccine technology for S...
High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals
Neuroscience News - 22 Mar 2020 00:18
Combining two-photon fluorescent microscopy and all-optical laser scanning, researchers can image the brain of an alert mouse 1,000 times a second, recording the passage of millisecond electrical pulses through neurons.
Coronavirus pandemic could last over 18 months, according to a federal plan
Live Science - 21 Mar 2020 20:45
The next year and a half could include "multiple waves of illness."
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 21)
Singularity Hub - 21 Mar 2020 18:00
MEDICINE America Is Finally Testing for Coronavirus in Significant Volumes Timothy B. Lee | Ars Technica “On Thursday, the total number of coronavirus tests conducted in America topped 100,000, according to the COVID t...
Newfound Comet ATLAS is getting really bright, really fast
Live Science - 21 Mar 2020 17:57
For years, amateur astronomers have been waiting for a bright, naked-eye comet to pass by Earth -- and finally, such an object may have arrived.
COVID-19: Main protease of SARS-CoV-2 decoded
Neuroscience News - 21 Mar 2020 02:27
Researchers have decoded the 3-D architecture of the main SARS-CoV-2 protease. The protein is involved in the reproduction of the virus. The findings may help in the systematic development of drugs to inhibit the reprodu...