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Corona: Uns fehlen AR-Sensoren für Schadstoffe in der Luft und auf Oberflächen
2 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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Globalization and disease
20+ min read · From 2020 · 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…
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BBC News (World)
How can AI help in fight against coronavirus?
3 min read · From 2020 · How can big data and AI help in the fight against the pandemic?
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SRF News
«Contact Tracing» - So nutzen Länder weltweit Handy-Daten im Kampf gegen Corona
2 min read · From 2020 · In Asien nutzen Behörden Big Data schon lange. Ziehen europäische Länder bald nach?
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Deutschlandfunk
Medizin - Ein simpler Sensor erkennt einzelne Viren im Urin
~11 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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Handelszeitung
Jeremy Rifkin: «Nach dieser Krise kommt die Zeit, den Planeten nachhaltig zu gestalten»
8 min read · From 2020 · Der bekannte US-Ökonom und Bestsellerautor Jeremy Rifkin sieht in der Coronavirus-Krise eine Chance, den Klimawandel endlich ernst zu nehmen.
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Medical News Today
COVID-19 treatment: New findings may bring researchers a step closer
2 min read · From 2020 · New research into the structure and mechanisms of coronaviruses could help suggest a way forward in developing a targeted treatment for COVID-19.
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ScienceAlert
A Potential Universal Flu Vaccine Just Passed an Important Clinical Trial
2 min read · From 2020 · 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.
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Live Science
Scientists may be 'on the cusp' of a universal flu vaccine
3 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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Business Insider
Experts Explain The Important Reasons Why COVID-19 Differs From a Flu Pandemic
3 min read · From 2020
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EPFL
Unique new antiviral treatment made using sugar
2 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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Synthetic virology
3 min read · From 2020 · 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…
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CDC
Zoonotic Diseases
2 min read · From 2020 · 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,…
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Newsweek
Are manmade viruses the next big terrorist threat?
5 min read · From 2019 · In the wrong hands, this technology could create a weapon with the potential to inflict catastrophic damage on an unprecedented scale.
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National Geographic
Deadly virus spreads among marine mammals as Arctic ice melts
3 min read · From 2019 · As climate change worsens, scientists fear the virus—once found only in European waters—could spread to the U.S. West Coast.
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Newsweek
Melting glaciers and thawing permafrost could release ancient viruses locked away for thousands of years
8 min read · From 2020 · 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.
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