Archive for the 'Biotechnology' Category
America Desperately Needs a Second Opinion
August 14th, 2020Via: Ron Paul Institute: Somehow, the best medical advice from the nation’s most respected medical institutions recommending a second opinion was completely ignored when Covid-19 showed up. Instead, a handful of alleged government medical “experts” advised the political class to use illegal, unconstitutional powers to lockdown the nation, with the threat that millions would die […]
Sweden and COVID-19: No Lockdowns, Low Deaths and Minimal Economic Damage
August 14th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: In a column published Thursday, The Telegraph’s Allister Heath argued that Sweden’s success at fighting the virus while minimizing economic damage elucidates the depth of the British medical establishment’s incompetence, as it was Britain’s health experts whose advice PM Johnson assiduously followed.
New Zealand: Government Will Send All Confirmed Covid-19 Community Cases to Quarantine Facilities
August 13th, 2020Via: Stuff: The Government will send all of the confirmed community cases of Covid-19 to a quarantine facility instead of allowing them to recover at home. This is already the case for any cases found in border hotels, but was not previously the position for those out and about in New Zealand who contracted the […]
Oatly: The New Coke
August 8th, 2020Via: Substack: What actions has Oatly taken that would make us trust them? They’ve built an incredible marketing engine and raised 100s of millions of dollars convincing you that you should put sugar and vegetable oil into your coffee each morning, while hand-waving away evidence that they’re harming you.
Declining Eyesight Improved by Looking at Deep Red Light
August 7th, 2020I’ll try my luck with: Wolfram Alpha: color of [//number:670//] nm light Batteries not included, your mileage may vary, your monitor and calibration might produce inaccurate results, etc. Via: Eurekalert: Staring at a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new UCL-led study, the first of its […]
Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation Boosts Learning of Foreign Language Sounds
August 7th, 2020Via: MedicalXpress: New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF that imperceptibly stimulates a key nerve leading to the brain could significantly improve the wearer’s ability to learn the sounds of a new language. This device may have […]
YouTube Deletes The HighWire
August 7th, 2020Via: The HighWire: CORONAVIRUS: THE FRONTLINE PUSHBACK https://t.co/JQa2nTqOFY — The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) August 6, 2020
Number of Americans Who Plan to Get Coronavirus Vaccine Falls to 42%
August 6th, 2020Via: Yahoo News: Now the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll, conducted July 28 to 30, shows that just 42 percent of Americans plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19 — the smallest share to date. The outlook for universal vaccination is clouded by political considerations from both sides: skepticism about medical authority and expertise (more common among […]
New York City: COVID Checkpoints
August 5th, 2020Via: MarketWatch: New York City will set up checkpoints at bridges and tunnels into the five boroughs to help enforce a state-mandated quarantine order for people traveling from high-risk states. “We’ve got 35 states now that have dangerously high infection rates. There’s a lot to be concerned about,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said as he […]
U.S. Government And Yale Hold Trials On How Best To “Persuade” Americans To Take COVID-19 Vaccine
August 5th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The study essentially looks at the best possible messaging that can be used on Americans, ranging from expressing vaccine benefits, to using messaging about economic impact, making someone feel guilty or embarrassed for not taking the vaccine, and so on. The study looked at around 4000 participants aged 18 years and up, all […]
