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Egypt launches first biosafety level 3 laboratory in the Middle East
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Egypt launches first biosafety level 3 laboratory in the Middle East

The Alexandria University announced Tuesday that it has launched the first biosafety level three (BSL-3) laboratory in Egypt and the…
COVID-19 research scandal: Unwanted diversion during pandemic
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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,…
NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
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NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight

Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the first…
Virus pushes science and its controversies center stage
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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
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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…
‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
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‘Medibot’ to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards

Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels that they hope will make the rounds on hospital wards to…
Viruses: ancient, tiny, amazing
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Viruses: ancient, tiny, amazing

They’re as old as life itself but scientists can’t say for sure if they’re alive. They’re written into our DNA,…
Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness
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Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier…
As part of space related efforts, Egypt to open Satellite City in 2020
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As part of space related efforts, Egypt to open Satellite City in 2020

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar is set to establish the Satellite City Industrialization and Assembly…
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
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Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worried about the spread of coronavirus? A five-foot tall (1.5 meter) Promobot might have your answer.…
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