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Scientists plan the resurrection of an animal that’s been extinct since 1936

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[ad_1] The ambitious project will harness advances in genetics, ancient DNA retrieval and artificial reproduction to bring back the animal. “We would strongly advocate that first and foremost we need to protect our biodiversity from further extinctions, but unfortunately we are not seeing a slowing down in species loss,” said Andrew Pask, a professor at […]

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First possible case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission ‘not surprising,’ WHO says

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[ad_1] The men, who live together and are in a non-exclusive relationship, were diagnosed with monkeypox at a hospital in Paris in early June. Twelve days after their symptoms started, their 4-year-old Italian greyhound also started showing symptoms, according to a report published last week in the journal The Lancet. The dog developed lesions and

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Snoopy, mannequins and Apollo 11 items will swing by the moon aboard Artemis I | CNN

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[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  While no human crew will travel aboard NASA’s Artemis I mission, that doesn’t mean the Orion spacecraft will be empty. When the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, scheduled for liftoff

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Why calling monkeypox an STD is about more than just a label

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[ad_1] “I don’t think we have enough information at this point to completely classify it. I think there’s some suggestions, but there’s more study that needs to be done,” Adalja said. “There are other infections — for example, syphilis — that spread through other ways other than sexual transmission,” he said. “Zika virus is a

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Health departments apply lessons learned from Covid to other public health concerns

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[ad_1] “Hopefully your business would never have to respond to an overdose, but we’d rather have you have some Narcan on hand just in case,” Piccolo, director of Park City-County Health Department, said to the hotel manager. The manager listened to Piccolo’s instructions on how to use Narcan, the brand name of the drug naloxone,

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’

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[ad_1] “I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19,” Bourla wrote. “I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and I am feeling well while experiencing very mild symptoms. I am isolating and have started a course of Paxlovid.” He said that he is “confident

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