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COVID-19 toolkit to boost vaccine development and research
Microscopy image of the fluorescent SARS-CoV-2 virus (in pink) engineered by Griffith University and University of Tartu researchers showing infected cells.
An international collaboration of researchers from Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute Queensland, the University of Tartu, the University of Glasgow and the University of Dundee have developed a COVID-19 laboratory research toolkit for sharing with researchers across the globe.
Designed to expedite SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development, drug discovery and fundamental research, particularly in laboratories unaccustomed to working with coronaviruses, the toolkit includes:
DNA-launched, single plasmid SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics system, derived from the original Wuhan-Hu-1 isolate. This genetic tool will allow researchers to make synthetic infectious coronaviruses using a specially constructed DNA plasmid that can be grown in bacteria and then used to m
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Gold Coast trial shaking off osteoporosis
Griffith University researchers conducting a trial to prevent fractures from osteoporosis in post-menopausal women are looking for more participants after COVID-19 setbacks.
Professor Belinda Beck from Menzies Health Institute Queensland standing on the vibration platform used in the Vibmor trial
The VIBMOR trial assesses the individual and combined strategies of whole-body vibration and weight- bearing exercises to see which is most effective in improving bone mass and reducing the likelihood of bone fractures in women with osteoporosis.
“However, to date we have only about 200 participants, but we need about double that to be sure our conclusions are definitive.”
Pregnant women, the elderly still unknowns in coronavirus vaccine rollout
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The World Health Organization does not recommend the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women due to insufficient data .
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It comes as the Australian Government says there are some things we don t yet know about the COVID-19 vaccines including their potential impact on pregnant women and the elderly but maintains very careful clinical decisions will be made about at-risk groups.
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In my view that while the ICC was undeniably a good idea, it never attained the commitment across the board to permit it to succeed.
I ll go back to my original parallel; the reason why nation states are mostly lawful and peaceful places is that ordinary citizens forgo the right to coercion and revenge and place it solely in the hands of the nation state.
In the case of the ICC that never really happened; while most nations signed up to the ICC, there was never the necessary commitment to cede the nation state s own authority and interests. And while I agree the USA is the most outstanding culprit in this respect, it s also understandable given that as by far the most powerful sovereign nation it had the most at stake.