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Corona: Uns fehlen AR-Sensoren für Schadstoffe in der Luft und auf Oberflächen
2 min read · · Wenn uns diese Pandemie etwas gezeigt ist es vor allem eines: wie wenig wir wirklich wissen, wo sich in der Luft oder auf Oberflächen Krankheitserreger und gesundheitsschädigende Wirkstoffe befinde… · Shared by 3, including Damir Kusar
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Globalization and disease
20+ min read · · Overview of globalization and disease transmission See also: Disease transmission Globalization, the flow of information, goods, capital, and people across political and geographic boundaries, allows… · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
BBC News (World)
How can AI help in fight against coronavirus?
3 min read · · How can big data and AI help in the fight against the pandemic? · Shared by 17, including Damir Kusar, Tamara McCleary
SRF News
«Contact Tracing» - So nutzen Länder weltweit Handy-Daten im Kampf gegen Corona
2 min read · · In Asien nutzen Behörden Big Data schon lange. Ziehen europäische Länder bald nach? · Shared by 6, including Damir Kusar, Konrad Weber
Deutschlandfunk
Medizin - Ein simpler Sensor erkennt einzelne Viren im Urin
~11 min read · · Sieben Millionen Menschen sind laut der WHO weltweit mit der Parasitenkrankheit Chagas infiziert. Die meisten in Lateinamerika, rund 1,5 Millionen in Argentinien. Übertragen wird sie von Raubwanzen… · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
Handelszeitung
Jeremy Rifkin: «Nach dieser Krise kommt die Zeit, den Planeten nachhaltig zu gestalten»
8 min read · · Der bekannte US-Ökonom und Bestsellerautor Jeremy Rifkin sieht in der Coronavirus-Krise eine Chance, den Klimawandel endlich ernst zu nehmen. · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
Medical News Today
COVID-19 treatment: New findings may bring researchers a step closer
2 min read · · New research into the structure and mechanisms of coronaviruses could help suggest a way forward in developing a targeted treatment for COVID-19. · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
ScienceAlert
A Potential Universal Flu Vaccine Just Passed an Important Clinical Trial
2 min read · · There may be hope yet for a universal flu vaccine - one powerful dose of immunisation that can provide long-lasting protection for multiple influenza strains, all in a single shot. · Shared by 12, including Rick King, Damir Kusar, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
Live Science
Scientists may be 'on the cusp' of a universal flu vaccine
3 min read · · We may be one step closer to a universal flu vaccine, according to a new study. In the study, published Monday (March 9) in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that a single… · Shared by 8, including Damir Kusar, Amesh Adalja
Business Insider
Experts Explain The Important Reasons Why COVID-19 Differs From a Flu Pandemic
3 min read · · Shared by 5, including Damir Kusar
EPFL
Unique new antiviral treatment made using sugar
2 min read · · New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed by researchers from the University of Manchester, the University of Geneva and the EPFL in Lausanne. They can destroy viruses on contact and… · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
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Synthetic virology
3 min read · · Branch of virology engaged specifically in the study and engineering of synthetic, human-made viruses. Synthetic virology is a branch of virology engaged in the study and engineering of synthetic man… · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
CDC
Zoonotic Diseases
2 min read · · Animals provide many benefits to people. Many people interact with animals in their daily lives, both at home and away from home. Animals provide food, fiber, livelihoods, travel, sport,… · Shared by 10, including Josh Wolfe, Damir Kusar
Newsweek
Are manmade viruses the next big terrorist threat?
5 min read · · In the wrong hands, this technology could create a weapon with the potential to inflict catastrophic damage on an unprecedented scale. · Shared by 6, including Damir Kusar
National Geographic
Deadly virus spreads among marine mammals as Arctic ice melts
3 min read · · As climate change worsens, scientists fear the virus—once found only in European waters—could spread to the U.S. West Coast. · Shared by 9, including Damir Kusar, Carly
Newsweek
Melting glaciers and thawing permafrost could release ancient viruses locked away for thousands of years
8 min read · · Researchers have detected novel viruses in samples of glacial ice, suggesting global heating could lead to the re-emergence of historic pathogens. But the science is uncertain. · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
