Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that there is a 50% chance of a pandemic in the next 20 years. In an interview with Japan’s Asahi Shimbun on the 27th, Gates said, “There is a possibility that a pandemic will occur in any country. When compared to a fire, it can devour the world if […]
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Amazon’s AI speaker ‘Alexa’ now imitates a specific person’s voice
Amazon’s AI speaker, ‘Alexa’, is conducting research to provide more sophisticated voice services. According to Reuters on the 22nd, Amazon senior vice president Rohit Prasad is developing a system that allows Alexa to listen to and imitate a human voice in less than a minute. “During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many people have lost loved […]
COVID-19 Lockdown Reduced Dangerous Air Pollutants In Five Indian Cities By Up To 54 Percent
A team of 10 interdisciplinary researchers from the University of Surrey’s renowned Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), including PhD students and post-doctoral researchers, have united to develop a rapid assessment of the impact COVID-19 has had on air quality. Figures from the World Health Organisation show the ongoing pandemic has caused more than […]
(Video) How Much Do Cloth Masks Protect You From Getting the Coronavirus?
(Video) How Much Do Cloth Masks Protect You From Getting the Coronavirus?
There Is Another Version of Coronavirus And, It Won’t Be The Last
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has changed the entire lifestyle of people. After claiming as much as 350,000 lives, the novel coronavirus is reportedly mutating. This mutation has put the researchers in a precarious position. During the first few months of the outbreak, biologists were closing in on identifying a proper diagnosis. However, they […]
A Replaceable, More Efficient Filter For N95 Masks
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there’s been a worldwide shortage of face masks — particularly, the N95 ones worn by health care workers. Although these coverings provide the highest level of protection currently available, they have limitations. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano have developed a membrane that can be attached to a regular N95 […]
2 Billion People Without Proper Sanitation At High Risk For Coronavirus, Study Finds
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy countries. That’s the conclusion of a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation […]
COVID-19: Managing Mental Health With Yoga
The ancient practice of yoga could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at home, as new research from the University of South Australia, shows that movement-based yoga can significantly improve mental health. The world first study conducted in partnership with the Federal University of Santa Maria, UNSW Sydney, Kings College London […]
Smoking Increases SARS-CoV-2 Receptors In The Lung
New research from CSHL scientists suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the protein that the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 grabs and uses to enter human cells. The findings, reported May 16, 2020 in the journal Developmental Cell, may explain why smokers appear to be particularly vulnerable to […]
The Newly Emerged Coronavirus Did Not Spill Over From Scaly Anteaters
Mammals known as scaly anteaters are natural hosts of coronaviruses, but are not likely the direct source of the recent outbreak in humans, according to a study published May 14 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jinping Chen of the Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, and colleagues. As noted by the authors, the […]