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Universal masking and social distancing at the start of the pandemic were so effective that they eliminated a strain of flu, and now annual flu vaccines have been redesigned because that strain no longer needs to be included in the shot. Amazing.
ALT This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade. That’s because there have been no confirmed flu cases caused by the Influenza B/Yamagata lineage since spring 2020. And the Food and Drug Administration decided this year that the strain now poses little to no threat to human health. Scientists have concluded that widespread physical distancing and masking practiced during the early days of COVID-19 appear to have pushed B/Yamagata into oblivion. This surprised many who study influenza, as it would be the first documented instance of a virus going extinct due to changes in human behavior, said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
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Important new report on the long-term risk of #LongCovid vs flu after hospitalization
—50% post-Covid higher death rate
—Worse outcomes for all organ systems and disability except lung
thelancet.com/journals/lanin… @zalaly @Biostayan
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2,000-year-old face cream inside a metal container from Roman times with visible ancient finger marks.
"The cream was found to be composed of refined animal fat, starch and tin. The researchers then created their own version, made to the same recipe. When they rubbed the whitish cream into their skin, it produced a white layer with a smooth powdery texture. The latter quality was created by the starch—still used for this purpose in modern cosmetics."
According to Professor Richard Evershed from Bristol University, "White face paint was fashionable in Roman times and normally derived its colour from a lead compound. A tin compound would have been an acceptable substitute and in good supply from Cornwall."
In ancient Rome, lead was by far the most popular metal and was commonly used in cups, plates, coins, pipes, cosmetics, face powder, paints, food seasoning, and even birth control.
Scientists have even discovered that tap water from ancient Rome contained up to 100 times more lead than that of local spring water.
As a result, some historians have speculated that lead poisoning may have played a part in bringing down the Roman Empire.
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Covid-19: Metformin reduces the risk of developing long term symptoms by 40%, study finds
Metformin—a cheap, safe, and widely available diabetes drug—could reduce the incidence of long covid if given during the acute phase of covid-19 bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p130…
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Had a business making a $10k product that was in demand by many Fortune 500 companies and all the FAANG companies. All wanted 60-120 day terms. Told all of them payment upfront or no dice. Every. Single. One. found a way to pay upfront. Even Disney sent a (Micky Mouse) check.
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Apple is changing the "Hey Siri" trigger phrase to just "Siri" theverge.com/2023/6/5/237491…
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林冠を衝突を避けながら飛行し、密林をマッピングする自律飛行ドローン
youtu.be/9NZvVPvUrPo
#drone #SLAM #RGBDsensor #autonomous #mapping #navigation #DigiForest
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The Xpeng X2 is a fifth-generation, fully electric flying car. The vehicle has eight propellers and eight electric motors that can send the it to heights of around 1,000 meters and speeds of 130 km/h.
[read more: aeroht.com/]
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How did people wake up before alarm clocks?!
In the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed.
And before that? Well, humans had an entirely different understanding of time...
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This little octopus literally riding on this eel to escape being eaten.
📹Filmed by NatureFootage photographer Harrison Stubbs
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this moth, Macrocilix maia
has taken camouflage to a different level
It has a photo realistic mural on its back, 2 red eyed flies eating bird guano,
A scene associated with potential disease, a risk best avoided by predators 1/🧵
📸 dhfischer
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Predation is a selection pressure on many species, In this dramatic display in the battle for life and death, these antelopes chose the perfect strategy allowing them to survive
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This is what a dam's gate reopening after years looks like.
After an extended period of drought, overflow valves at Jiraft dam in Iran reopened at the end of 2021: a lot of mud and silt was stuck in the dam valve
[full video: buff.ly/3mTomj0]
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Liquid floor. teapawt.net/OddlySatisfyimg/status…
