Millions of people in low-income countries live with debilitating diseases such as schistosomiasis caused by parasititic worms. But despite having impacts similar in scale to malaria and tuberculosis, treatment of these neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) caused by parasites receive much less funding for treatment and research. A new initiative led by Imperial College of London […]
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Today in science: 1st Telstar launch
Telstar was the 1st satellite to relay television signals between Europe and North America. It launched on this date … and helped change the world. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/this-date-in-science-the-launch-of-telstar-1…
Researchers Have Eliminated HIV In Mice For the First Time
pgmrdlm shares a report from USA Today: Researchers say they’ve successfully eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice for the first time, bringing them one step closer to curing the virus in humans. Scientists from Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center were able to eliminate the virus using a combination of gene-editing technology and a slow-release antiviral…
Frontier Refuses To Waive Router Rental Fee For Customer Who Brought His Own
Ever since Frontier bought Verizon’s Texas network in 2016, the company has been charging some customers a $10-per-month router rental fee even if they’re using their own router. Rich Son of Texas purchased Verizon’s FiOS Quantum Gateway router for $200 in order to avoid monthly rental fees. He said: “[the router] worked well for me until the takeover happened with Frontier…
Elizabeth Warren Accuses Advisory Panel For FCC of Corruption
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: A panel that provides policy advice to the Federal Communications Commission is “stacked with corporate insiders,” Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Monday. She cited a blog post by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), which showed more than half of all Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) members are direct employees…
edX, ASU and MIT Announce Innovative Stackable Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Collaboration creates world’s first stacked Master’s degree on edX.org from two top-ranked universities in the field Today, edX.org, the trusted platform for learning, Arizona State University (ASU), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the launch of an online Master’s degree program in Supply Chain Management. This unique credit pathway between MIT and ASU takes a MicroMasters® program from one…