
Could llamas help fight COVID-19? A Richmond company and Canadian biotech coalition hope so
51 genetic sequences released for free in hopes of accelerating treatment development A Richmond biotech company is part of a Canadian coalition researching a type of antibody found in llamas that could be key to developing a COVID-19 treatment. The Canadian...
Newspaper headlines: Office return ‘hypocrisy’, and flexible hours push
Despite the government’s appeal for people to go back to the office, The Times says three quarters of the country’s biggest employers are looking at a permanent switch to flexible working. Thirty-two out of 43 companies questioned by the paper...
New test to give results in minutes
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just minutes. This “major milestone” as described by the WHO will help developing countries that have shortages of healthcare workers and laboratories track Covid-19...
Coronavirus in Africa: ‘Signs of hope’ as cases level off
Average daily cases of coronavirus in Africa fell last week, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africans were urged to continue wearing masks and practising social distancing The continent-wide daily average was...
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