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45 Additional COVID-related deaths Thursday, Friday

[ad_1] ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Health says there are 45 more COVID-19 related deaths. The numbers come from both Thursday and Friday of this week. Two of the dead are in Stearns County and one in Benton County. The total number of deaths since the start of …

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A slightly crazy idea to disable the coronavirus

[ad_1] Zoom in / Virus spike protein structure diagram. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first recognized for the threat it is, researchers were quick to find something that could block the spread of the virus. While vaccines have attracted much attention lately, there was also hope that a therapy could …

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Ontario reports 1,822 new cases of COVID-19, 29 more deaths

[ad_1] Ontario reported an additional 1,822 cases of COVID-19 and another 29 deaths related to the disease on Saturday. New cases include 566 in Toronto, 516 in the Peel region, and 145 in the York region. Hamilton and Waterloo saw 105 and 102 additional cases, respectively. Other public health units …

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Scientists have created microbial “factories” for hydrogen

[ad_1] Cells specially treated in microscopic droplets can be a promising source of alternative fuels. Hydrogen is considered one of the alternative fuels capable of powering a wide range of machines and technologies in the future. Although the combustion of hydrogen itself produces no emissions, its production is energy-intensive and …

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Hayabusa2 is approaching home with its champions

[ad_1] It’s been a long time since we talked about the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2. About a year ago, Hayabusa2 landed on the Ryugu asteroid about 180 million miles from Earth. The spacecraft is now very close to returning home with samples for further analysis. Hayabusa2 is expected to return to …

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