Walking upright is one of the things that makes us human, but it’s not the most efficient form of transport. Now researchers in Canada have developed a lightweight exoskeleton that reduces the amount of energy needed to walk. The device, the bulk of which is housed in a backpack, could allow a person to walk farther … Read more
Take my breath away! Researchers develop harmless bacteria strain which can get rid of dogs’ bad breath A team at the University of Arizona have developed a cure for bad breath in dogs Bacteria were modified to emit pleasant smells like pears and mint The bacteria not only eliminated the foul breath, but also release … Read more
Take my breath away! Researchers develop harmless bacteria strain which can get rid of dogs’ bad breath The bacteria was infused with pleasant smells like pears and mint This allowed the bacteria to not only eliminate the foul breath, but also release a pleasant smell for dog owners Scientists say the new bacteria strand is harmless … Read more
The Indian Covid variant that is surging in Britain could spread up to 60 per cent faster than the dominant Kent strain, a scientist has claimed. Professor Tom Wenseleers, a biologist and biostatistician at the KU Leuven university in Belgium, said on Twitter he had analysed how the two strains compared and found the Indian … Read more
The Indian Covid variant that is surging in Britain could spread up to 60 per cent faster than the dominant Kent strain, a scientist has claimed. Professor Tom Wenseleers, a biologist and biostatistician at the KU Leuven university in Belgium, said on Twitter he had analysed how the two strains compared and found the Indian … Read more
The former mill town of Bolton has been revealed as the UK hotspot for the new Covid 19 strain detected in India which has been escalated to a ‘variant of concern’. Urgent measures to contain the variant are in the works in the town including surge testing and a strengthened vaccination campaign urging people to … Read more
The former mill town of Bolton has been revealed as the UK hotspot for the new Covid 19 strain detected in India which has been escalated to a ‘variant of concern’. Urgent measures to contain the variant are in the works in the town including surge testing and a strengthened vaccination campaign urging people to … Read more
The Indian Covid strain is now officially a variant of concern, health chiefs have announced. Public Health England confirmed the variant is ‘at least’ as infectious as the current dominant Kent strain, with cases more than doubling in a week to 520. The variant’s other characteristics ‘are still being investigated’, the health body said. Cases … Read more
The Indian Covid strain is now officially a variant of concern, health chiefs have announced. Public Health England confirmed the variant is ‘at least’ as infectious as the current dominant Kent strain, with cases more than doubling in a week to 520. Cases of the mutant coronavirus have been found in schools, care homes and … Read more
Real name: B.1.617 – now divided into B.1.617.1; B.1.617.2; B.1.617.3 When and where was it discovered? The variant was first reported by the Indian government in February 2021. But the first cases appear to date back to October 2020. Its presence in the UK was first announced by Public Health England on April 15. There have since been … Read more