Kai Kupferschmidt
science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine. Interested in all things #blue
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For the first time, clinical trial data show Ebola drugs improve survival rates
A clinical trial has shown that two therapies made from antibodies harvested from Ebola survivors appear to be improving survival rates.
A New Clue to How Life Originated
A long-standing mystery about early cells has a solution—and it’s a rather magical one.
Interviewpodcast: Bas Kast, wie ernähren wir uns richtig?
Er schrieb den Bestseller "Der Ernährungskompass". Im unendlichen Podcast redet er über Essen als Religionsersatz, veganes Cordon bleu und das perfekte Olivenöl.
Science under fire: Ebola researchers fight to test drugs and vaccines in a war zone
Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.
Finally, some good news about Ebola: Two new treatments dramatically lower the death rate in a trial
The therapies, both monoclonal antibody preparations, will now be used to treat all patients
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“Today, we have started a new chapter. From now on, we will no longer say that Ebola is not curable.” Says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a Congolese virologist who helped discover the virus 43 years ago. My story on some much needed good news in #Ebola
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Tentacled microbe could be missing link between simple cells and complex life
Twelve-year effort to grow odd microbe found in seabed mud finally succeeds
Fische: 10 Wahrheiten über Haie und Rochen
Zehn faszinierende Arten unter den Knorpelfischen
Ebola veteran promises an end to Congo’s epidemic
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, who helped discover the virus in 1976, takes command of the year-old battle
Top U.S. biodefense lab pauses work after safety lapses
Infectious disease institute has faulty wastewater system, inspectors found
Rwanda, Congo restrict unnecessary border travel amid Ebola
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda and Congo are discouraging travel across their border to prevent further spread of the highly contagious Ebola virus. Travel restrictions are part of measures...
Presseclub für alle | Gentechnik, CRISPR & Co - überlebensnotwendig oder gefährlich? - Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
Scientists Have Been Studying a Microbiome That May Not Exist
A new study suggests that evidence for microbes found on placentas was the result of lab contamination.
Presseclub für alle - Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
You Can Read Yuval Noah Harari’s Book in Russian, Except for the Parts About Russia
The translation of “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” removed or altered passages critical of Putin’s administration, as well as references to the author’s sexuality.
Boris Johnson can’t be found out: we all know he’s bluffing | Fintan O’Toole
The new PM’s rise to No 10 is the carefully managed product of three decades of a show stage-managed by and about himself, says author and columnist Fintan O’Toole
Organic farming with gene editing: An oxymoron or a tool for sustainable agriculture?
Is gene editing compatible with organic farming? A scholar explains the differences between old genetic engineering and CRISPR methods, and why the latter is similar to tradition plant breeding.
Pflanzliche Arzneimittel: Das Märchen von der sanften Natur - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Gesundheit
Das in Iberogast enthaltene Schöllkraut kann die Leber schädigen. Zeit, endlich aufzuhören mit dem Vertrauen darauf, dass alles Natürliche automatisch unbedenklich ist.
World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak an international emergency
Concern about spread in and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo propelled response
A team of chemists are searching for a new red pigment
Ten years ago they found the first new blue for two centuries