Category: technology

SEC Charges Microbiome Startup uBiome’s Cofounders With Defrauding Investors For $60 Million

Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were charged Thursday for failing to disclose significant issues related to the company’s insurance billing practices.

Lab Study Suggests Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Effective Against Variants After Second Dose

The lab study found a strong immune response to the U.K. and South African variants, with a ‘robust, but lower’ response to the South African variant.

Little-Known Publicly Traded Company Given Massive Deal To Manufacture One-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine

While Johnson & Johnson developed and got FDA authorization for its one-dose vaccine, it won’t be the one manufacturing it – that big task and huge windfall goes to a mostly unknown company in Maryland.

How Technology Will Unlock New Ways Of Working In A Post-Covid World

Over the past 12 months, we have seen an unpreceded change in the way we work. For many, work has moved to remote working from home scenarios, enabled by technology. Here, we take a look at how work might change once people are allowed back out.

What’s The Difference Between A Variant, Mutant And Strain?

Here’s how to talk about the Coronavirus variants without sounding like a Covidiot.

How Did People Search Google For Coronavirus In 2020?

Google Trends reveals how people around the world searched for Coronavirus information in 2020.

Should I Use A Brace Or Double-Masking To Block Coronavirus?

Which approach is best for filtering air: wearing two masks or using a mask fitter?

What Did Google Know About Coronavirus Before The Pandemic?

An Ngram search of 8 million books shows when coronaviruses were mentioned before Covid-19.

What’s Biohacking? All You Need To Know About The Latest Health Craze

More and more people are turning to biohacking to improve their health or performance and to extend their lives. In this article, we explore what bio-hacking is and how it is used in practice.

This Star Wars Analogy Explains How RNA Vaccines Work

To understand how mRNA vaccines create immunity against Coronavirus, study the Death Star.