Researchers are diving deep into human genetics, hoping to find clues that might explain why many people brush off COVID-19 without even knowing they have it, while others are hospitalized or even die from the disease. For inspiration, geneticists are looking to HIV. The absence of one gene called CCR5 […]
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Asma al-Assad was designated for the first time by the US government, which described her as “one of Syria’s most notorious war profiteers.” – AFP Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s British wife and dozens of members of his inner circle were on Wednesday hit with US sanctions, as the Trump administration […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis of the unknown. Our understanding of the disease and the best ways to fight it seem to change from week to week. This murky information environment creates opportunities for entrepreneurs offering the promise, if not always the reality, of safety. You can find many […]