The baby was born with antibodies to Covid-19

[ad_1] Ph. Unsplash A 31-year-old Singaporean woman contracted the coronavirus during pregnancy. But she gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby with antibodies to the virus, Vice reports. Céline Ng-Chan was ten weeks pregnant when she learned she was positive for Covid-19. He is said to have contracted the virus …

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Deep Blue Notes: episode one – podcast | Science

[ad_1] In episode one of this three-part series, nature sound recorder pioneer Chris Watson sets out on a journey to record an animal that has so far escaped his microphones: the blue whale. Despite being the largest animals ever lived, much of their life remains a mystery. As Chris travels …

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almost 40 years later, still no vaccines. why is it so hard?

[ad_1] Vaccines against COVID-19 developed in 10 months, but nothing, in almost 40 years, against HIV … Since 1983, the year of the discovery of the AIDS virus by Françoise Barré-Sinousi and Luc Montagnier, we still do not see the shadow of an effective vaccine against this virus. Why ? …

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Change of orbit for the Japanese space capsule

[ad_1] The Japanese space agency will “modify” the trajectory of a capsule about to land on Sunday in the outback of South Australia. The agency says it will perform a minor orbit correction on Tuesday, although the capsule, containing samples of underground asteroids, remains on route to land at a …

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Astronomical instrument hunting for ancient metals

[ad_1] The researchers created a new astronomical instrument that successfully helped estimate the abundance of metals in the early universe. The WINERED instrument allows for better observations of astronomical bodies such as quasars in the early universe, billions of years ago. The researchers hope that this deeper level of exploration …

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