Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that recently launched to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. These include examining how microgravity affects production of protein by microalgae, testing a microscope to capture microbial activity, and studying genetic activity in biofilms. This ice cream is one … Read more
Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment. Research on the International Space … Read more
A growing body of research suggests a link between epigenetic mechanisms and a wide variety of illnesses and behaviors, including cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune illnesses, and cognitive dysfunction. Epigenetics also plays a role in the changes humans and other living things experience in space. This phenomenon has become part of studies in a wide variety … Read more
12.02am BST00:02 Barnaby Joyce: unfair to give PM a ‘history lesson’ on the vaccine rollout Daniel Hurst The deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, says it is unfair for critics to give the Morrison government a “history lesson” over the vaccine rollout. Joyce has also defended Scott Morrison for publicly applauding the NSW government for resisting … Read more
Israel has said it will begin offering a booster shot of Pfizer Inc’s vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether a third round of shots should be given to the general public, Reuters reports: The rapid spread of the Delta variant has sent vaccination rates in Israel back up … Read more
Victoria records five new cases of Covid-19 taking Melbourne outbreak to 35; UK MPs urge action to save music festivals from another ‘lost summer’ What is the impact of lifting restrictions in England on 21 June? See all our coronavirus coverage 10.35am BST Infections in Germany continue on a downward trend, according to the country’s … Read more
9.18am BST09:18 Russia has reported 8,709 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including 2,653 in Moscow, as well as a further 386 deaths. This compares with 8,667 cases and 359 deaths last Saturday. Russia’s official national tally shows there have been 4,992,554 cases since the pandemic began, as well as 118,125 deaths. 9.12am BST09:12 Surge testing … Read more