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Why Moderna's betting big on gene editing
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for November 15.
Leah Rosenbaum
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The original coronavirus strain has almost disappeared in the US. One chart shows how variants took over.
The Alpha variant took over as the US's dominant coronavirus strain in April. Delta could replace i…
Aria Bendix
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What you need to know about J&J's coronavirus vaccine
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for February 25.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Life-threatening COVID-19 cases may be linked to 5 key genes, a study found. It's a clue about how to treat the disease.
Two of the genes are linked to the innate immune response, the body's first line of defense, while …
Aria Bendix
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This gene is a key element of strong antibody response to COVID-19 finds US study
In the study, published in the journal Science, they assessed nearly 300 recently identified hu…
PTI
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AstraZeneca's phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial was just put on pause because a participant may have had an adverse reaction
A spokesperson for AstraZeneca, a front-runner in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, said in a st…
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A 'supertaster' gene that makes people more sensitive to bitter flavors may also help protect against COVID-19
A gene that makes people more sensitive to bitter tastes also enhances their immune function and he…
Andrea Michelson
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Importance of wastewater surveillance higher than individualised COVID screening in preventing future outbreaks: experts
Conventional detection methods testing each and every citizen for individual testing is a highly co…
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Policymakers need to rethink the way we measure economic success in America, according to Clinton and Obama's chief economic adviser Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling says policymakers should be aiming to create economic dignity for everyone as opposed…
Sara Silverstein
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The reason why some people get very sick with the coronavirus, and others do not, could be hidden in their genes
Experts still aren't sure why some coronavirus cases are so much worse than others, but the answer …
Aylin Woodward
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China publishes gene sequences from latest spike
However, international food and health bodies believe the possibility of transmission by food is ex…
PTI
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Faulty dementia gene may up Covid-19 risk: Study
London, May 26 (IANS) A faulty gene that raises people's risk of dementia may also make them twice …
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The friendliest, not the fittest, people survive and pass on their genes, a new book argues
A new book argues that "survival of the fittest" is a misunderstanding of Darwin's evolutionary the…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Indian scientists find COVID-19 gene in wastewater, hailed by global community
"I would like to congratulate India as one of the elite nations in world-wide efforts in detecting …
PTI
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Gene therapy, select antivirals most promising for defeating COVID-19: Study
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, analysed approaches for not only SA…
PTI
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Is anxiety genetic? Anxiety disorders are caused by a combination of both genes and your environment
Anxiety is partially genetic, but life experiences also play a major role in the development of an …
Kelly Burch
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One nerdy piece of good news about Omicron: We already have tests that spot signs of the variant
Some run-of-the-mill PCR tests can provide a solid clue that Omicron is present, providing a nice e…
Hilary Brueck
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Elon Musk, a longtime skeptic of vaccine mandates, says he appears to have COVID-19 'again'
"I supposedly have it again (sigh), but almost no symptoms," Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Experts rate 12 vaccine claims by Robert Malone, the doctor catapulted to fame on Joe Rogan's podcast
Malone developed some of the first mRNA vaccines for mice in the 1980s. But experts say some of his…
Hilary Brueck,Andrew Dunn
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Pfizer's CEO tell us why he thinks we'll need COVID-19 vaccines every year, like flu shots
It's a sign that we're probably going to be contending with the coronavirus for years to come.