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Ferrets Help Scientists Produce Nasal Spray That Prevents COVID-19 Infection.


“COVID coronavirus replication was completely blocked. ...these antivirals (developed from ferret tests) ... is easily administered and ... protection would be immediate and last for at least 24 hours.”

— Anne Moscona, M. D. and Matteo Porotto, Ph.D., Professors in the Dept. of Pediatrics and Directors, Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N. Y.

“Having something new that works against the coronavirus is exciting.”

— Dr. Arturo Casadevall, Chmn. of Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

 

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Huge Sunspot This Election Day Emitted Minor C-class Solar Flare, Caused Low Frequency Radio Blackout Over Indian Ocean.

“Looking forward to see how this almost 100,000 kilometer-long new active solar region will evolve!”

— Giuseppe Petricca, November 3, 2020, Northern Scotland

 

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Tonight’s Rare “Halloween Blue Full Moon,” Visible In All Time Zones, Hasn’t Happened Since 1944.

“In total, for 2020, we’ll have 13 full Moons, including two Supermoons, and a full Moon on Halloween visible in all time zones, which is more uncommon than you may realize.”

— The Farmers' Almanac, October 2020.

 

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Beyond Egypt to Peruvian Plains of Nazca, Cats Mummified for Eternal Life.

“The ancient Egyptians were not obsessed with death. They were obsessed with life!  So mummification was anticipating life after death with the goal to perpetuate living forever.”

— Melinda Zeder, Curator, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D. C., 2011

 

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Success! NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sampled Asteroid Bennu Today! Never Tried Before.

“Everything went perfect! And we've never done this before!”

– Dante Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator, Univ. of Arizona - Tucson, a few minutes after 6:12 PM Eastern, October 20, 2020, when the spacecraft touched down, gathered a sample and rose again

 

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Utah Reports Nearly 10,000 Minks Have Died of COVID-19 Since Late September.

“Minks show open mouth breathing, discharge from their eyes and nose ... and typically die the next day.”

— Dean Taylor, D.V.M., State Veterinarian, Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food

 

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Part 1: Bloodless Animal Mutilations in Kenya, Sweden, France, England, United States.

“... To my surprise, there were no signs of blood in the immediate area or around its wound ... and we failed to hear any sounds coming from the cow pen during the night where I keep my seven animals.”

— Mzee Paul Kigen, Farmer, Chebagal village, Bureti Sub-County, Kericho, Kenya, Africa, reported September 25, 2020, by Kenya News Agency

 

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Why Are Migratory and Songbirds Dropping Dead Out of the Skies in New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado?

“We've never seen anything like this before.”

— Joe Lewandowski, Spokesperson, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Denver, Colorado

“Many of the Valarde birds have little to no fat, many are underweight, and there's not a lot of external signs that they have been inhaling a lot of smoke.”

— Jenna McCullough, Ornithology Ph.D. student, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

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