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PandemicU.S. to Make Intelligence on COVID-19 Origins Public By Jeff Seldin Published 28 May 2021 The United States will share the results of a new deep-dive by its top intelligence agencies into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions of people across the globe. Top U.S. intelligence agencies said last year that

PandemicsThe Next Pandemic Is Already Happening – Targeted Disease Surveillance Can Help Prevent It By Maureen Miller Published 1 June 2021 As more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated, one can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. But the next pandemic threat is likely already making its way through the population

CybersecurityFirst Hacker-Resistant Cloud Software System Published 1 June 2021 As the first system to guarantee the security of virtual machines in the cloud, SeKVM could transform how cloud services are designed, developed, deployed, and trusted. Whenever you buy something on Amazon, your customer data is automatically updated and stored on thousands of virtual machines in the

PandemicU.S. to Make Intelligence on COVID-19 Origins Public By Jeff Seldin Published 28 May 2021 The United States will share the results of a new deep-dive by its top intelligence agencies into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions of people across the globe. Top U.S. intelligence agencies said last year that

PandemicIntelligence Report on COVID-19 Origin By Steve Herman Published 27 May 2021 Amid growing speculation that COVID-19 might have leaked from a Chinese laboratory, U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday instructed federal agencies “to redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion.” Biden, in a statement,

PandemicCummings’s Evidence Reinforces the Impression that Ineptitude over COVID-19 Reflected Errors Made by Individual Ministers. That’s Only Part of the Story By Patrick Diamond Published 27 May 2021 Cummings’s evidence reinforces the impression that ineptitude over COVID-19 reflected errors made by individual ministers. That’s only part of the story. Insufficient attention has been paid to

VaccinesEvaluation of Safety Studies Affirms That Vaccines Are Safe for Children and Adults Published 27 May 2021 A new study looking across a large body of research finds further evidence for the safety of vaccines that are Food and Drug Administration–approved and routinely recommended for children, adults, and pregnant women.“These findings support decisions to vaccinate

Nuclear detectionNew Material Could Aid in Nuclear Nonproliferation Published 27 May 2021 A newly discovered quasicrystal that was created by the first nuclear explosion at Trinity Site, N.M., on July 16, 1945, could someday help scientists better understand illicit nuclear explosions and curb nuclear proliferation. The newly discovered material was formed accidentally in the blast

KidnappingAirlines Shun Belarusian Airspace as Calls for Sanctions over Plane Diversion Grow Published 25 May 2021 The global aviation industry has moved to isolate Belarus as the leader of the country’s opposition called for the international community to act in concert to stop authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka from continuing to act with “impunity” following the