The Grant Science Lab

Some encouraging news from a junior high and high school classmate of mine (Joseph Zasadzinski)

Study discovers molecular properties of lung surfactants that could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses Synthetic lung coatings can help premature infants and adults with respiratory problems breathe easier MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (04/06/2022)—A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant—a naturally o...

Study of up to 40,000 people will probe mysteries of Long Covid Award of $470 million from the National Institutes of Health will enroll volunteers with long-term symptoms after coronavirus infection

Another share from my cousin the science librarian.

Less than a year to develop a COVID vaccine – here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed - Alliance for Science I’m a clinical trials geek. I keep hearing people talk about the seven to 10 years it takes to make a vaccine and how dangerous speeding this up might be. The word that keeps popping up is “rushed” and it is making the average person nervous about vaccine safety. So, as a clinical trials docto...

Rising Sea Levels Push Woods Hole Science Community To Prepare for Change Three world-renowned science institutions in Woods Hole are preparing their ocean-front facilities for the threats of climate change and will soon release

University of Minnesota turns natural killer cells against COVID-19 Developed into cancer fighting therapies, natural killer cells also have antiviral properties that could work against COVID-19.

This is how science works. I used to do it as a biology faculty member, my spouse did it as one, and now the daughter is doing it in graduate school.

Speaks for itself.

Statement of Academic Faculty of Georgia Tech on the COVID-19 Crisis and Fall 2020 Semester July 2, 2020 Georgia Tech, like peer institutions, faces a profound challenge: we are preparing for the Fall 2020 semester amidst a worsening Covid-19 pandemic. As academic faculty in a world-class Institute of Technology, we expect our leadership, who understand the culture and needs of the Institu...

Coronavirus rips through Dutch mink farms, triggering culls to prevent human infections At least two farm workers have caught the disease from mink

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Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets