Lab-made SARS-CoV-2 study prompts gain-of-function questions
Media reports about work on a hybrid SARS-CoV-2 virus at a Boston University's biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) lab have inflamed...
Year: 2022
News Scan for Oct 18, 2022
Study: Early state lockdowns not tied to worse mental healthNew research from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that various...
As Mike Pieciak’s political star rises, his role regulating EB-5 projects looms in the background
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United Airlines shares surge on higher profit and strong demand forecast
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraftNicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines forecast another profit for the end of...
Pfizer CEO: 2023 will be a ‘pivotal year’ as COVID-19 drug sales wane
Americans are moving on from COVID-19. Most public places, transit, and municipalities have gotten rid of mask mandates. Vaccine booster...
BU calls report that it created a more dangerous COVID strain ‘false and inaccurate’
Boston University on Tuesday denied news reports that it had created what a British tabloid breathlessly described as a COVID...
Is there really a COVID ‘nightmare variant’ spreading? Here’s what experts say
While the United States contends with the newly detected COVID omicron BQ.1 subvariants, another highly mutated strain of the coronavirus...
Jane Fonda blasts wealthy Prop. 30 foes
Actress and activist Jane Fonda has a message for wealthy Californians who oppose Proposition 30, a November ballot measure that...
COVID study shows human organs could age 3-4 years faster after coronavirus infection
SAN FRANCISCO -- After over two and a half years of COVID research, scientists are seeing the first data points...
The Art of Remembering: Yale’s COVID-19 Memorial Art Project
Yale faculty member Ben Doolittle, MD, MDiv, holds what he calls a renaissance conversation with someone new each month. He...