Antibodies to ‘neutralize’ novel coronavirus before it invades cells? University of Toronto researcher Sachdev Sidhu and his collaborators are engineering antibody molecules that can neutralize the novel coronavirus in the body before it invades cells. […] “With our two funded projects, we are working to develop molecules that can target the
As Australia slogs its way through increasingly stringent lockdowns and ongoing economic devastation caused by the Chinese virus, there’s a glimmer of autumn sunlight at the end of the tunnel. It’s almost certainly too much to hope for a wholesale reopening of the country by Easter, but there’
This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to
It is very interesting to watch the ‘single-use’ plastic bag becoming a warrior in the war on COVID-19. Here among the sensible folk at The BFD it has always been a given that reusable shopping bags were a health hazard. Never more so than now. New York San
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Update The Queensland premier has announced that the pay rise is “on hold”, as public anger mounts. Note that: “on hold”. As soon as she thinks it’s politically safe to do so, they’ll get their fat pay rise – almost certainly backdated. During the Blitz, the Queen Mother famously
We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with
How far we can travel from home under lockdown is the source of much debate. Safely and locally says Ashley Bloomfield. A walk, jog or cycle around the block is okay, how about a bit further? How much further? An app that records the route and length for runners and
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson was interviewed by Mike Hosking on 31st of March. When asked about the effects of the Coronavirus on the New Zealand economy he was frank. “Generations will be paying for it,” he said. But should they? Should we? The devastation that was caused by the Coronavirus
Berating Bauer Media for reacting to the government’s inability to think of unintended consequences of its actions really is inappropriate. You’d need to have been living in another galaxy to not be aware of the struggles of print media over the past few years. Bauer is just one.
If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by Cam Slater that was first published 23 March 2020. Random Impertinent Questions for the Government: Could We Have Answers Not
The main thing that saved us from a total economic meltdown in 2008 was a very robust banking system. Amid all the silliness going on in the rest of the world, our banks still insisted on 20% deposits for home buyers (smaller deposits were allowed but in restricted numbers), giving
The Government is currently using wartime analogies to discuss how we are combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus. There is a problem with that analogy though as they are trying to fight a war without having any casualties, and in the process crippling the economy, all to save
