#Benefits of microdosing LSD are purely placebo: study

#Benefits of microdosing LSD are purely placebo: study

“#Benefits of microdosing LSD are purely placebo: study” The positive impacts of microdosing hallucinogens may be no more than a hallucination, researchers have found. Microdosing — or the practice of regularly using low doses of psychedelic drugs including LSD and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms — has become a relatively mainstream practice thanks…

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#Museums are safest indoor activity, study finds

#Museums are safest indoor activity, study finds

“#Museums are safest indoor activity, study finds” For people fatigued with quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study from Germany recommends what to do after getting out of the house. Don’t go out to eat or get a haircut, don’t go shopping for food or go to the gym —  go to a museum. According to the Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin) in Germany, the risk…

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#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study

#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study

“#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study” Pregnant women appear to be at higher risk of infection by COVID-19, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study shows that the infection rate among expectant women in Washington state was 70 percent higher than in similarly aged…

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#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

“#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered” WASHINGTON – Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the horizons for understanding extinct species. The researchers said on Wednesday they had recovered and…

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#How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity?

#How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity?

“#How will we know we’ve reached herd immunity?” Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19, but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question. The goal is to get to “herd immunity,” which is when enough people have immunity, either from vaccination or a…

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#COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

#COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations

“#COVID-19 bill would scale up ability to spot virus mutations” WASHINGTON — US scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier coronavirus mutations under legislation advancing in Congress. A House bill headed for floor debate would provide $1.75 billion for genomic sequencing. The US now maps only the genetic makeup of a minuscule fraction of…

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#Cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after sex: study

#Cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after sex: study

“#Cockroaches nibble each other’s wings after sex: study” Like an entomological Armie Hammer? They say cockroaches will inherit the earth. However, it’s a wonder they reproduce at all: Japanese researchers revealed that these household pests have a penchant for biting their mate’s wings while getting jiggy with it. “Within mating pairs of a wood‐feeding cockroach,…

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