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therapeutic potential of resveratrol nasal formulations in COVID-19

Written by news-medical.net

In a recently published article in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, scientists have reviewed the existing literature on antiviral and anti-inflammatory efficacy of resveratrol-based inhaled formulations in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and reducing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity.

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Igor Sikorsky: A Winged Legacy

Written by thepostil.com

It has been said that Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky achieved distinction in three separate careers, all in the field of aviation. He created the world’s first multi-engine airplane in Russia in 1913; he launched a second career in the United States and became famous for his Flying Clippers; lastly, he conceived and developed the world’s first practical helicopter. He is best known, perhaps, for this third career.

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Natural human enzyme can biodegrade graphene, scientists report

Written by phys.org

Degradation of pristine graphene occurs in the human body when interacting with a naturally occurring enzyme found in the lung, announced Graphene Flagship partners; the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Strasbourg, Karolinska Institute and University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM).

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Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Civil Liberties

Written by New England Journal of Medicine

The prospect of having to deal with a bioterrorist attack, especially one involving smallpox, has local, state, and federal officials rightly concerned.1,2 Before September 11, most procedures for dealing with a bioterrorist attack against the United States were based on fiction.

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Review of Dr. Michael Clarage’s ‘The Electrical Shaping of Biology’

Written by risingtidefoundation.net

It has become commonplace within the world of reductionist biology to presume that all ponderable qualities of living matter (including the morphology, cell development, and purpose of both cells and individual members of species), are shaped entirely by DNA. If this were true, then it must be assumed that all the information contained in the outcome of every cell’s development were pre-determined from before birth leaving little room for freedom within the universe.

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