Moderna’s Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa, say scientists from the US pharmaceutical company. The BBC reports: Early laboratory tests suggest antibodies triggered by the vaccine can recognize and fight the new variants. More studies are needed to confirm this is true for people who have…
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Cosmic beasts and where to find them
Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope. These galaxies are thought to be amongst the largest single objects in the Universe. The discovery has been published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-cosmic-beasts.html…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Appears To Work Against New Coronavirus Strains, Study Finds
A new study provides early evidence that a Covid-19 vaccine might be effective against two new coronavirus strains first identified in South Africa and the UK, despite a concerning mutation. CNN reports: The two strains share a mutation known as N501Y that scientists worry could allow the virus to evade the immune protection generated by a vaccine. In research posted online…
UK Scientists Worry Vaccines May Not Protect Against South African Coronavirus Variant
UK scientists have expressed concern that COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against a new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa and has spread internationally. From a report: Both Britain and South Africa have detected new, more transmissible variants of the COVID-19-causing virus in recent weeks that have driven a surge…
COVID-19 vaccines may not work as well against South African variant, experts worry
A coronavirus variant identified in South Africa may not be as vulnerable to COVID-19 vaccines as other strains, some scientists say. Source: https://www.livescience.com/south-africa-variant-coronavirus-vaccines.html
Treasure trove of ancient human remains hint at undiscovered species
A haul of more than 100 ancient human bones found in a cave in South Africa may belong to a previously undiscovered human species Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263973-treasure-trove-of-ancient-human-remains-hint-at-undiscovered-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species
A haul of more than 100 ancient human bones found in a cave in South Africa may belong to a previously undiscovered human species Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263973-treasure-trove-of-ancient-human-remains-hints-at-undiscovered-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The Large Magellanic Cloud, our galactic neighbor
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a petite galaxy visible with the unaided eye – all year round – for those in the Southern Hemisphere. This small neighboring galaxy to the Milky Way is somewhere between spiral and irregular in shape. Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/the-large-magellanic-cloud…
How Sabelo applied lessons from online learning to found his own tech company in South Africa
Meet Sabelo, the co-founder and CEO of Tuse, a company based in South Africa that offers award-winning artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT solutions. Prior to his success with Tuse, Sabelo spent eight years as a self-taught developer. He eventually determined that he needed additional training if he was to achieve his goal of launching his […]
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Lottery probed after 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are drawn
South Africa’s national lottery has come under scrutiny after a perfect progression of numbers was drawn. When it comes to buying a lottery ticket, mo… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341487/lottery-probed-after-5-6-7-8-9-10-are-drawn…