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G7 vaccine largesse all hinges on timing, says Covax Longer term supplies now look good, but the scheme faces acute shortages in coming months as new variants circulate 11 June 2021 • 6:10pm Leaders of G7 countries gather in Cornwall. The US has announced plans to purchase 500m shots for Covax, while the UK has pledged 100m. Other nations are expected to make similar announcements Credit: Leon Neal/AP What to make of the new pledges from the UK, US, Canada and others to donate hundreds of mil...

Single-cell protein (SCP) has gained attention among biotechnology and food sector on the back of its potential to address ballooning demand for animal-based protein world over. SCP is obtained from a variety of organisms, with microbial and algal cells being the most popular ones. The ASEAN single cell protein (SCP) market prospect for plant-based protein sources along with microbial protein, with SCP being a prominent category, has expanded remarkably in developed world. With the growing share

The Government must balance its commitments to its own people and the need to inoculate the globe

New beech leaves, Gribskov Forest in the northern part of Sealand, Denmark. Malene Thyssen, Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link. John Bellamy Foster is the editor of Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. Brett Clark is associate editor of Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Utah. Hannah Holleman is a director of the Monthly Review Foundation and an associate professor of sociology at Amherst College. “The old Greek philosophers,” Fr...

This is the reason that Jaishankar stressed while in the US that the pandemic cannot be fought if only a part of the world is protected and other parts are neglected.

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A leading expert has warned it could take three years to safeguard the entire globe from the threat of Covid-19. Discover why he has come to this conclusion.

The report, from Unicef and Airfinity, comes amid growing criticism of wealth countries 'hoarding' vaccine supplies

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand The Green Party strongly supports today’s commitment by the United States joining the call to waive the morally indefensible pharmaceutical patents on the COVID-19 vaccine in order to make it accessible to Developing World communities. “It has been deeply disappointing that so far New Zealand has refused to support the call by India, South Africa, and other nations to ease trade rules that would make vaccines affordable. We expect the New Zealand Governme...

New Tomato Processor to be unveiled A newly developed tomato processing technology, a mixed-mode solar dryer, called BNARI-Hemaa Kese Dryer, will be unveiled soon. Developed by a Senior Research Scientist of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Mavis Owureku-Asare, the new technology is to help Ghanaian farmers, food processors and individuals to preserve fresh tomato by processing it into dried tomato powder, which can then be made into value-added products, such as canned tomato paste and sauce. ...