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No more 9 to 5: Employees are coming to work late and leaving early, new data shows
The traditional 9-to-5 workday is shifting to a more flexible 10-to-4 routine, according to a recen…
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Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California
Nearly 1,000 mice were found alongside improperly stored disease samples, and human blood and tissu…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Omicron might be milder because it has a less effective way of attacking lung cells, studies say
The variant favors a way of taking over cells that works well in some parts of the body but not in …
Marianne Guenot
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WHO chief said it was 'premature' to dismiss the coronavirus lab-leak theory because 'lab accidents happen'
The once ridiculed theory has gained some traction this year despite furious pushback from China.
Thomas Colson
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Moderna's labs where the coronavirus vaccine is developed
We got an exclusive look inside Moderna's labs, where the biotech upstart is planning what comes af…
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside Moderna's labs where the coronavirus vaccine is developed
We got an exclusive look inside Moderna's labs, where the biotech upstart is planning what comes af…
Samara Abramson,Olivia Nemec
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Israeli airstrikes wrecked the only coronavirus testing lab in Gaza
Local authorities said the al-Rimal clinic had to stop carrying out testing after it was damaged in…
Sinéad Baker
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Pfizer says 3 of its shots work against Omicron, citing lab tests, but that 2 appear less effective
Pfizer and BioNTech observed a 25-fold reduction in neutralizing antibodies after two doses of vacc…
Sinéad Baker
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Rapid COVID-19 tests are worse at detecting Omicron, FDA says, citing new lab data
The results are preliminary but represent the "best way to evaluate true test performance in the sh…
Marianne Guenot
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China nominated the Wuhan Institute of Virology for the nation's top science award amid mounting suspicions that COVID was made and leaked from its labs
The nomination came after Zhao Lijian, China's top foreign ministry spokesman, said the lab deserve…
Cheryl Teh
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Wuhan virologist Dr. Shi Zhengli denies COVID-19 lab leak theory in rare interview
"My lab has never conducted or cooperated in conducting gain-of-function experiments that enhance t…
Azmi Haroun
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Google isn't blocking searches for the 'lab leak' theory as the coronavirus' origin is being investigated, but it prioritizes 'authoritative' results to avoid leading users to misinformation
Google exec David Feinberg said the tech giant does not intend to lead people "down pathways that w…
Allana Akhtar
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Trump demands China pay $10 trillion of 'reparations' to US for damage caused by COVID-19
Former President Donald Trump demanded that China pay $10 trillion in "reparations" to the US durin…
Joshua Zitser
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US officials may have avoided the coronavirus lab-leak theory to avoid associations with controversial gain-of-function research
The US has funded labs that alter coronaviruses for research. That may have led officials to avoid …
Aria Bendix
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UK spies believe the theory that COVID-19 escaped from a Wuhan lab is 'plausible' and are trying to recruit darknet sources as they investigate it, says report
The theory that the coronavirus leaked from a Wuhan lab was initially dismissed, but intelligence a…
Tom Porter
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COVID-19 virus particles lose most of their ability to infect after about 10 minutes in the air, lab study suggests
The findings were made in a controlled lab environment and didn't use Omicron. But they offer clues…
Marianne Guenot
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3 Wuhan lab workers were sick enough to go to the hospital in November 2019, report says, bolstering calls to reconsider the coronavirus lab-leak theory
The Wuhan Institute of Virology hasn't released raw data or lab records on its work with coronaviru…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Omicron spread about 70 times quicker than Delta in human bronchial samples, a lab study found
Scientists at the University of Hong Kong compared Omicron's behavior in tissue samples to that of …
Marianne Guenot
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CBD blocked the coronavirus in lab studies, but experts say weed probably won't protect you from COVID in real life
Two recent studies found that certain cannabis molecules show potential for blocking the coronaviru…
Andrea Michelson
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A COVID-19 testing lab in Australia accidentally told 400 people they tested negative when they were actually positive
St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney said the mistake appeared to be due to "human error." The impacted…