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September 14, 2020
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Huge chunk of Greenland's ice cap breaks off, to climate scientists' dismay
COPENHAGEN, Denmark An enormous chunk of Greenlands ice cap has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic, a development that scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.
The glacier section that broke off is 42.3 square miles (110 square kilometers). It came off of the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, which is roughly 50 miles (80 km) long and 12 miles (20 km) wide, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said Monday.
The glacier is at the end of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, where it flows off the land and into the ocean.
Annual end-of-melt-season changes for the Arctics largest ice shelf in Northeast Greenland are measured by optical satellite imagery, the survey known as GEUS said. It shows that the areas ice losses for the past two years each exceeded 19 square miles (50 square km).
The glacier section that broke off is 42.3 square miles (110 square kilometers). It came off of the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, which is roughly 50 miles (80 km) long and 12 miles (20 km) wide, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said Monday.
The glacier is at the end of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, where it flows off the land and into the ocean.
Annual end-of-melt-season changes for the Arctics largest ice shelf in Northeast Greenland are measured by optical satellite imagery, the survey known as GEUS said. It shows that the areas ice losses for the past two years each exceeded 19 square miles (50 square km).
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September 14, 2020
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University of Pittsburgh scientists make antibody discovery for COVID-19
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a major step toward a potential drug treatment for COVID-19.
Pitt School of Medicine researchers discovered the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a report published Monday in the journal Cell.
The scientists reported that a tiny antibody component 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody can be used to create a therapeutic and preventative drug called Ab8 and found it to be highly effective in preventing the SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters.
The molecules tiny size could be advantageous for its movement through the bodys tissues to neutralize the virus and for administering the drug for example, through inhalation, according to the university.
Pitt School of Medicine researchers discovered the smallest biological molecule to date that completely and specifically neutralizes the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a report published Monday in the journal Cell.
The scientists reported that a tiny antibody component 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody can be used to create a therapeutic and preventative drug called Ab8 and found it to be highly effective in preventing the SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters.
The molecules tiny size could be advantageous for its movement through the bodys tissues to neutralize the virus and for administering the drug for example, through inhalation, according to the university.
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August 4, 2020
Normally I would post a birthday notice in the state where the person "belongs."
But I figure PBO belongs to all of us!
August 4 - Happy Birthday President Barack Obama
Normally I would post a birthday notice in the state where the person "belongs."
But I figure PBO belongs to all of us!
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