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Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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