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Tag: vaccines

Citizen Science COVID-19 Health SciStarter Blog 

A Game Playing App May Have Just Helped Create COVID Vaccines for the Developing World

August 13, 2021June 22, 2022 Science ConnectedCOVID-19, vaccines

Thanks to volunteers playing a citizen science game, researchers have identified better mRNA for vaccines, possibly unlocking COVID vaccines for the developing world.

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colleges need vaccine mandates COVID-19 Health Opinions and Editorials 

Colleges need vaccine mandates

July 26, 2021August 20, 2021 Science ConnectedCOVID-19, vaccines

H. Holdent Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of AAAS Science journals explains why college communities will benefit from vaccine mandates in the school year to come.

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Giant Virus Evolution and Nanotechnology Biology Genetics and Heredity 

Giant Virus Evolution Key to New Medical Nanotechnology

June 14, 2021June 20, 2023 Science Connectedcancer, dna, genes, nanostructure, vaccines, virus

Research into the evolution of giant viruses is helping scientists to understand and harness the viruses for innovative medical nanotechnology.

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Health 

Vaccine Misinformation and Social Media

March 3, 2021August 20, 2021 Science Connectedhealth, social media, vaccine misinformation, vaccines

Where do you get your information? Research shows that people who rely on social media for health information are more likely to have inaccurate beliefs about vaccine safety.

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UK Variant of COVID-19 COVID-19 Health 

BioNTech-Pfizer mRNA vaccine effective against UK variant of COVID-19

February 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Science ConnectedCOVID-19, healthcare, vaccinations, vaccines

Researchers find that the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is able to neutralize the UK variant of COVID-19 and provide people with immune protection.

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vaccine misinformation Health 

Social Media and Vaccine Misinformation

March 10, 2020February 24, 2021 Science Connectedhealthcare, social media, vaccine misinformation, vaccines

The type of media people use to inform their health decisions has an effect on vaccine misinformation spread and trust in medical expertise.

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New Ebola Vaccine in Development Biology Health 

Ebola Prevention in Development

May 8, 2018April 17, 2022 Science Connectedvaccines

The Ebola outbreak spanning from 2014 until 2016 was one of the longest and largest outbreaks in recent history. Have researchers finally found a vaccine?

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Spotlight: Environment

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature Ecology Environment 

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature

September 19, 2023September 14, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pesticides, pollination, pollinators, temperature
Climate change and pesticides spell double trouble for bee behavior, but pesticide risk to bees varies depending on the temperature.
Image showing wheat sprouts, the green one on the right pretreated with ethanol to help survive droughts and the withered one on the left untreated. Botany Climate Change 

Ethanol May Help Crops Survive Droughts

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, biochemistry, botany, climate change, drought
Droughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.
mosquito eater, or crane fly, by ashleigh290 via Flickr

Do mosquito eaters eat mosquitos?

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Science Connectedinsects, mosquito, nature
Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat?

Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat?

August 1, 2023July 31, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pollination, pollinators
Climate Change Sinking Cities

Underground Climate Change Is Sinking Our Cities

July 18, 2023July 24, 2023 Science Connectedarchitecture, cities, climate change, engineering, environment, global warming, urban climates
Deep-Sea Undiscovered Species

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023 Science Connectedbiodiversity, Deep sea, ecosystem, oceanography, oceans, species
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