The Life Technology™ News Blog: 08/16/21

Monday, August 16, 2021

Alibaba's new blockchain auction platform is selling Star Wars art on a ledger run by Sichuan's ...

The new section of Alibaba Auction allows artists to sell the copyrights to their works using blockchain; Numerous products are already listed, with bids ...

County: immunocompromised can get extra COVID-19 shot from doctor

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends an extra COVID-19 shot for people with compromised immune systems, but San Mateo County won't be offering the shots at its clinics. Instead, health officials are recommending ...

Colorado Springs startup mapping seagrass to measure climate change

... police find illegal marijuana grows is now using drones and artificial intelligence to map seagrass meadows in Florida to measure climate change.

COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe

Without protection from a vaccine, COVID-19 infections can be very harmful for pregnant women, who have a higher risk of developing severe illness from the disease. Yet the rate of vaccinations among pregnant Americans is lagging.

ICMRA: Address artificial intelligence challenges with permanent working group

The rapid expansion and evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) will challenge the current regulatory pharmaceutical and device, according to a new ...

ZEISS and Oak Ridge National Lab Align to Advance Characterization of Additively Manufactured ...

The collaboration between ORNL and ZEISS, "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Enable Reliable Non-Destructive Characterization of Additively ...

Litecoin, Ethereum Classic and Polkadot Price Analysis: 16 August

Altcoins Litecoin, Ethereum Classic and Polkadot, all rose on their charts over the last 24 hours, owing to Bitcoin and Ethereum's northbound ...

Americans ineligible for COVID booster shots are already snagging extra doses

"I'd been reading some encouraging studies that showed mixing and matching the mRNA vaccines and vaccines like the J&J or AstraZeneca shot was having, like, a really good boost effect," said Hallman. "So I started thinking about getting a booster myself.".

NIH scientists develop faster Covid-19 test than RT-PCR

Scientists AT the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2. The method bypasses extraction of the virus' genetic RNA material, potentially reducing test time and cost. The method is the ...

Quantum technology – how do the opportunities stack up?

In Cambridge, for example, Nu Quantum and Riverlane are among those bringing in VC money for cyber security and quantum computing ...

Vaccine firms working on combined Covid-19 and flu jab which could protect against both viruses in one dose

The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre is expected to make vaccines for annual booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Nathaniel Law, 27. receives his second coronavirus vaccination at the UK's first nightclub vaccine Covid-19 vaccines will ...

Boost for Majorana-based quantum computing - IOPscience

Institutional Capital Flows into Grayscale's Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts - Blockworks

Grayscale's Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts saw a big inflow of capital from institutions during the last quarter, according to 13F filings.

Connecticut Health Officials Urge Pregnant Women To Get Vaccinated

“I've seen pregnant women get COVID-19, get extremely sick, be in the hospital, be on a ventilator, and have very poor outcomes,” said Dr. Adam Borgida, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hartford Hospital.

The crypto market topped $2 trillion for the first time since May, and 6 other key things that ...

For the first time, Ethereum trading volume was higher than bitcoin trading volume. 4. Walmart is hiring a digital currency and cryptocurrency product ...

Are We Living In The Future From "Phil Of The Future" Yet?: An Investigation

In the classic Disney Channel sitcom the Diffy family from 2121 (including Phil) get stuck in the year 2004 when their time travel machine breaks down.

Marion County's COVID-19 cases up 64.9%; state 18th in fastest spread per person

New coronavirus cases leaped in Oregon in the week ending Sunday, rising 61.9% as 11,564 cases were reported. The previous week had 7,144 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Oregon ranked 18th among the states where coronavirus was ...

Two from Gujarat held in Bengaluru in Rs 3.5-crore cryptocurrency cheating case

In his complaint, Gowtham said that “as he lacked knowledge in cryptocurrency, he sought Ramesh's help to befriend Chandrana who claimed to be an ...

Attention Gen Z: Here Are 9 Ways To Send Money Without Venmo

Bitcoin and Ripple's XRP – Weekly Technical Analysis – August 16th, 2021. 19h ago. Barrons.com. Reports of Huge Customer Data Breach Send ...

7-year-old California boy dies after being infected with brain-eating amoeba

A 7-year-old Tehama County boy has died after contracting a rare but severe brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a lake in Northern California, the family said. David Pruitt died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis Aug. 7, Crystal Hayley, the boy's ...