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The CDC has a page outlining historical vaccine safety concerns
This is a useful page on the CDC website which provides the records of past incidents where apparent side-effects were linked to the vaccine. The study in most cases showed no correlation.
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Over a dozen monoliths have popped up globally, and their number is rising. Is it the work of Aliens? Artists? Advertisers?
Here's what we know about the shiny mysterious monoliths that have been popping up around the globe, and where you can buy one for $45.000. The first was most likely a work of art that lay undiscovered in the Utah desert for over two years, and the rest appear to be copycat ones. Meanwhile, commercial artists have also entered the fray.
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Scientists have restored vision in old mice by regenerating cells to make them "younger"
Scientists have successfully restored vision in old mice by tweaking their DNA and regenerating cells to make them "younger". This experiment could have implications for humans, and the process has already been licenced by Harvard to a Life Sciences company in their city (Boston).
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Hackers are targeting the covid-19 vaccine cold chain. The attempt has the appearance of a state-driven operation
IBM analysts have found evidence of a large scale hacking operation targeting the covid-19 vaccine supply chain. It has the bearings of a state-directed operation.
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Softbank to wind down risky "NASDAQ whale" options spread bet after backlash from investors, and a $3.7 billion loss
SoftBank's trading arm SB Northstar will abandon its derivatives trades on tech stocks taking a huge $3.7 billion hit, The decision to let the positions expire was taken following protests by investors.
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In an unanticipated discovery, DeepMind - an AI company - has solved an intractable biology problem - that of determining a protein's structure from its genetic sequence
UK based AI company DeepMind (acquired by Google in 2014) was best known for its AlphaZero program which became a world champion at Chess and Go. Now, its AlphaFold program has cracked a biology problem, which could revolutionise medicine and cure diseases
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Bitcoin hits all-time high, closes in on $20,000
Bitcoin climbed to an all-time high of $19,920.53 on Dec 1, going past its Dec 18, 2017 high of $18,094.
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Tesla's stock has risen 550% from Jan 1. There's a simple reason why it may rise even further
Funds which are linked to the S&P 500 will be forced to buy (potentially) over $50 billion of Tesla stock on December 21 when it gets added to the index.
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Moderna's covid-19 vaccine shows an impressive 94% effectiveness against the virus
Moderna has become the third company to report promising results from their vaccine this week, following announcements by Pfizer and BioNtech, and Russia's (controversial) Sputnik V.
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Humans have reduced wildlife populations by 68% since 1970, and haven't slowed down yet - WWF report
Wildlife populations have fallen by 68% since 1970, according to a major report by the WWF.
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Unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, earth will soon be at its hottest in 34 million years : study
Chemical analyses of ancient sediments allowed scientists to put together one of the most comprehensive climate histories of the planet