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Welcome to Sunday! The top five stories on our website this week are displayed below.
Editor’s pick: How was your week? Mine was a little tough. After nearly two years of vigilance and three doses of vaccine, I took a rapid test last Sunday and saw one of those dreaded pink lines that meant I was positive for the coronavirus. I was lucky to have a mild case of the disease – but I still had a bunch of questions about how omicron was different from earlier variants that more often caused serious illness and why it suddenly seemed to be everywhere. If you have questions too, try reading this omicron explainer we published the other day. A group of three virologists and immunologists at the University of Colorado Boulder answers several good questions, including
“Will omicron move the U.S. population closer to herd immunity?”.
And, if you’re feeling a little beat up by 2022 so far, check out this collection of stories on the theme of hope curated by Religion Editor Molly Jackson.
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CORBEVAX uses recombinant DNA technology that many countries already have the infrastructure to produce.
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Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology
CORBEVAX is anticipated to significantly expand vaccine access to people in low- and middle-income countries.
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Ripe berries and sugar crystals are both sweet, but one offers much more than just calories.
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Jennifer Rooke, Morehouse School of Medicine
Sugar gets a bad rap, but exactly which sugar is meant? Nutrient-dense sweet ripe fruits are a far cry from refined table sugar – and their differences can have big health implications.
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Rabindra Ratan, Michigan State University; Dar Meshi, Michigan State University
For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
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Klaus Lackner, Arizona State University
Klaus Lackner is finding new ways to cut the technology’s high costs and energy demand, and he’s about to launch the first ‘mechanical tree’.
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Debbie Kaminer, Baruch College, CUNY
A legal scholar explains what the ruling means for other vaccine mandates and the government’s ability to protect public health.
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