The UN is betting on sterilizing mosquitoes to fight diseases

Europeans are continuing difficult talks on Friday over a list of countries whose tourists will be allowed into the EU on July 1, which could include China but not the United States, diplomatic sources said. – If border control remains a competence of each State, the EU strives to coordinate as much as possible on … Read more

The Face of the decline of the bees, bubbles of soap to pollinate fruit trees

Professor at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science Japan and author of the study, Eijiro Miyako has been working for several years on robots pollinators, but the latter tended to crush the flowers. “It was very sad,” he said to the AFP. The scientist has the idea of using soap bubbles while playing in a … Read more

Nganga Edo, last flame of the Capital Bantu, died

Congolese songwriter and artist-musician Nganga Edo died on Sunday June 7 in Brazzaville at the age of 87. He was co-founder of large orchestras on both banks of the Congo river, notably “OK Jazz” in Kinshasa and “Les Bantous de la Capitale” in Brazzaville. – His real name, Nganga Édouard, this talented musician was born … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine race: top candidates

WASHINGTON – In a race for a vaccine designed to put an end to the global COVID-19 pandemic, eight participants pulled ahead. Eight candidate vaccines are tested in humans in clinics in China, the United States, Britain and Germany. In addition to them, at least 94 are at different stages of development. The Trump administration … Read more

doctors are trying to understand the causes of high mortality from COVID-19

The frightening speed with which the condition of people infected with coronavirus worsens, and completely sudden deaths shock even experienced doctors and nurses who do not yet understand how to stop such a sudden deterioration in the condition of patients. Patients “look good, feel good, and then … if you turn your back on them, … Read more

how COVID-19 turns body cells into viral factories

When the coronavirus attacks the body of its next victim, it turns the patient’s own cells into original factories for the production of new viruses. The process begins on the surface of the cell when the virus captures the protein, which usually helps regulate the patient’s blood pressure. The cell involuntarily lets the virus inside … Read more

Astronaut Christina Koch recounts her eleven months in space

At NASA, “We used to say, it’s a marathon, not a sprint, but in my case we said: it’s an ultra-marathon, not a marathon,” she told about his eleven months spent aboard the International Space Station. The 41-year-old astronaut landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan in Central Asia on February 6 with his colleagues, Luca … Read more

More than 6,000 dead in the “worst measles epidemic in the world” (WHO)

A police officer was killed Tuesday in student demonstrations against the rise in the costs of studies at the University of Kinshasa (Unikin) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced the police and the authorities which suspended all the activities on the campus. – “A police officer was killed, lynched at the University of Kinshasa … Read more