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Nebulised interferon as a COVID-19 medicine

COVID-19 took a heavy toll on doctors and nurses. Photo: Doctor Annalisa Silvestri at the end of her 12-hour shift during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, April 2020. Photo: Alberto Giuliani, Wikimedia Commons.

In a small clinical study conducted in April and May 2020, British scientists investigated the effect of inhalation of nebulised interferon-beta-1a (SNG001) on the development of COVID-19 in patients. The

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on: 27 December 2020

New biobased materials

Interior with a Herso floor. Image: MaterialDistrict.

New biobased materials pop up everywhere these days. On the basis of organic materials, often processed with modern chemical technologies. They seem to be able to substitute many fossil-based and

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on: 18 December 2020

A strategy to reduce animal tests

Rhesus macaque monkeys are among the animals used in animal tests. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Animal tests are a controversial issue. On the one hand, many people object to actions that deliberately damage animal welfare. On the other hand, we need these tests in order

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on: 9 December 2020

Pandemics: prevention is better than cure

Wet markets (here: in Singapore) are locations where viruses can migrate from animals to human beings. Phoiti: Wikimedia Commons.

Our lifestyle greatly promotes the outbreak of pandemics like Covid-19, and this could have devastating consequences. Unless we take action. Says a new report by IPBES, the Intergovernmental Platform on

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on: 3 December 2020