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A leading scientist says the world went mad over Covid

Mark Woolhouse is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, SAGE adviser, and now author…

2 years ago

Leading US vaccine scientist explains why Sputnik V beats Pfizer against Omicron

Sputnik V produces a better neutralizing antibody response to Omicron than the mRNA vaccines, Professor Hildegund Ertl, one of the…

2 years ago

Chinese scientist pleads guilty over theft of US trade secrets

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit economic espionage after he was accused of attempting to steal…

2 years ago

Scientist reveals when Covid vaccine with lifelong protection might be available

A Covid-19 vaccine potentially able to give lifelong protection has proved effective on mice and primates and is set for…

2 years ago

Top Russian scientist comments on whether Omicron variant is man-made

Omicron's mutations are well within the realm of possibility for a natural variant of the virus, according to Alexander Gintsburg,…

2 years ago

Moon has enough oxygen for 8 billion people – scientist

In a piece penned this week in The Conversation, John Grant, a lecturer in soil science at Australia’s Southern Cross…

2 years ago

Moscow ‘radiation fog’ is nothing to worry about, Russian scientist says, as poor visibility grounds flights from the city

On Tuesday, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, cleared the air around concerns that Moscow’s thick fog…

3 years ago

‘Inherently politicized case’: Political scientist subjected to massive wiretapping by US denies acting as Iran’s ‘foreign agent’

Afrasiabi told RT that according to the US’s own complaint, Washington was aware of his “completely legitimate” activity as a…

3 years ago

Ex-Facebook data scientist says Russia not driving Covid-19 conspiracies online, warning Americans really have themselves to blame

In an article for the UK’s The Guardian on Wednesday, former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang said that the allegations…

3 years ago

‘An evidence-free zone’: WHO chief scientist warns against ‘mixing and matching’ coronavirus vaccines

With pharmaceutical companies touting the possibility of booster shots against the latest Covid-19 variants, Dr. Swaminathan warned on Monday against…

3 years ago