Archive for the 'Biotechnology' Category
Minnesota State Senator Being Investigated by Board of Medical Practice over COVID-19 Comments
July 9th, 2020Via: Star Tribune: State Sen. Scott Jensen, a physician and Republican from Chaska, said Sunday that he is being investigated by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice for public statements he’s made about COVID-19. Jensen criticized the state Department of Health in April for following federal guidance stipulating when doctors should characterize deaths as […]
Trump Has Begun to Withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization
July 9th, 2020Hmm. Not sure what to make of this. This might seem like a positive development, but Trump’s COVID 19 vaccine push and involvement of the military for distribution are serious red flags. Via: USA Today: The Trump administration has officially begun to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, even as the COVID-19 […]
Economic Relief for Billionaires, Crooks of Every Description
July 7th, 2020Via: AFP: A centerpiece of US President Donald Trump’s economic relief program was under renewed scrutiny Tuesday following revelations it aided white-shoe lobbying firms and businesses linked to Kanye West and other billionaires. Besides West’s Yeezy brand and law firms connected to famed trial lawyer David Boies and Trump defense attorney Marc Kasowitz, recipients of […]
Open Seeds: Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life
July 7th, 2020This is from 2012. It will be old, sad news for many of you, but it’s worth a look if you are new to the topic. Via: Corbett Report Extras:
‘COVID-19 Exposure Logging’ Function Appears in Settings on iPhones and Android Devices
July 3rd, 2020Via: Sun: A MYSTERY “COVID-19 Exposure Logging” function has appeared in settings on iPhones and Android devices. COVID-19 Exposure Logging can be accessed by iPhone and Android users through the “settings” section of both phones. … The features allow for contact tracing when the connecting phone apps are downloaded.
Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports Slated to Roll Out in 15 Countries
June 29th, 2020Via: Mint Press: A British cybersecurity company, in partnership with several tech firms, is rolling out the COVI-PASS in 15 countries across the world; a “digital health passport” that will contain your COVID-19 test history and other “relevant health information.” According to the company website, the passport’s objective is “to safely return to work” and […]
Italy: Sewage Study Suggests COVID-19 Was There in December 2019
June 29th, 2020Via: Reuters: Scientists in Italy have found traces of the new coronavirus in wastewater collected from Milan and Turin in December 2019 – suggesting COVID-19 was already circulating in northern Italy before China reported the first cases. The Italian National Institute of Health looked at 40 sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants in northern […]
World War III Is Being Waged Right Now Against What’s Left of Free Humanity
June 28th, 2020Via: The Corbett Report:
EU Set to Ban American Travelers When Borders Reopen Due to COVID-19 Spikes
June 27th, 2020Via: The Hill: The European Union is set to ban most American travelers from entering when the bloc reopens next week, with the U.S. among countries deemed too risky over its recent spike in COVID-19 cases, The New York Times reports. The United States’s exclusion from a list of countries whose citizens are allowed to […]
The Case Is Building That COVID-19 Had a Lab Origin
June 27th, 2020Via: Independent Science News: Was the WIV doing experiments that might release PPPs? Since 2004, shortly after the original SARS outbreak, researchers from the WIV have been collecting bat coronaviruses in an intensive search for SARS-like pathogens (Li et al., 2005). Since the original collecting trip, many more have been conducted (Ge et al., 2013; […]
