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Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
Opinion
January 18, 2021
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
I was watching a promotional clip of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former US President Barack Obama. He was discussing his…
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
World
December 14, 2020
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian…
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
Egypt
December 11, 2020
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center has released three infographics presenting Egypt’s ranking in the 2020 Global Knowledge…
Almost 400 Egyptians make Stanford’s list of world’s most-cited scientists
Science
November 16, 2020
Almost 400 Egyptians make Stanford’s list of world’s most-cited scientists
At least 396 Egyptians have secured spots on US-based Stanford University’s list of the world’s top two percent of the…
Regeneron’s antibody drug added to UK Recovery trial of COVID treatments
Science
September 14, 2020
Regeneron’s antibody drug added to UK Recovery trial of COVID treatments
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s largest randomized trial of potential medicines for COVID-19 is to add Regeneron’s experimental antiviral antibody…
Disease puts 1 in 5 globally at severe COVID-19 risk: study
World
June 16, 2020
Disease puts 1 in 5 globally at severe COVID-19 risk: study
An estimated 1.7 billion people — more than 20 percent of the world’s population — risk becoming severely infected with…
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
World
June 6, 2020
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
The first research scandal of the coronavirus pandemic has created unnecessary distraction around the politically divisive drug hydroxychloroquine, scientists say,…
Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage
World
May 19, 2020
Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage
Hydroxychloroquine, double-blind studies, convalescent plasma, herd immunity — the coronavirus pandemic has thrust the language of science into public view…
Hamster tests show masks reduce coronavirus spread: scientists
Science
May 17, 2020
Hamster tests show masks reduce coronavirus spread: scientists
Tests on hamsters reveal the widespread use of facemasks reduces transmission of the deadly coronavirus, a team of leading experts…
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Science
April 21, 2020
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you…