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By Rikako Murayama TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese researchers have shown that a type of sea slug are able to self-decapitate and regrow their bodies, a discovery that could have ramifications for regenerative medicine. The mechanism is believed to be an extreme method for the organism to rid itself of parasites, researchers Sayaka Mitoh and Yoichi Yusa wrote in a study published in Current Biology this week. The green slugs have algae cells in their skin, so they can feed off light like a plant unti...

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Friday approved the emergency listing of Johnson & Johnsons COVID-19 vaccine, giving its seal of approval to expedite use especially in countries with weaker regulatory agencies. It is the third COVID-19 vaccine after the two-shot regimens of Pfizer/BioNTech and AstraZeneca to receive backing from the WHO, and the first requiring just a single injection. The listing covers use in all countries, for roll-out o...

Wildlife protections, especially in Africa, cut sharply during pandemic -IUCN conservation group FILE PHOTO: A herd of elephants walk past a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo reuters_tickers This content was published on March 11, 2021 - 08:11 March 11, 2021 - 08:11 By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is undermining nature conservation efforts, cutting park and anti-poaching patrols in more than half of Africas protec...

Pharma pair’s second act opens well The Clozels founded Idorsia after selling their first company, Actelion, for $30 billion to Johnson & Johnson in 2017. © Keystone / Georgios Kefalas Biotech lends itself to second acts. Entrepreneurs often start again after selling an innovation to a bigger company. Step forward Jean-Paul and Martine Clozel, founders of Idorsia. This has a promising treatment for insomnia, a common complaint. The Swiss company is less than four years old but is worth ...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will allow more schools across the country to reopen and ease some restrictions on large shops in response to an improving situation in the coronavirus epidemic, authorities said on Tuesday. Secondary educations such as boarding schools will be allowed to reopen on Monday while large stores would be allowed to take in more customers, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. Earlier on Tuesday, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said the reproduction value for the cor...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Waiving intellectual property rights will not be enough to resolve COVID-19 vaccine access issues, the developers of the Oxford/Astrazeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines said on Monday, ahead of a meeting on the topic at the World Trade Organization this week. I dont think just making IP fully available goes anywhere close to solving the problem..., said the University of Oxford professor Sarah Gilbert at a World Health Organization virtual press conference. BioNTechs Chief...

Sagging Swiss fintech fortunes in need of a facelift Can Switzerland’s fintech sector make hay after coronavirus flattened last year’s crop? This content was published on March 6, 2021 - 09:00 March 6, 2021 - 09:00 Matthew Allen When not covering fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, banks and trade, swissinfo.chs business correspondent can be found playing cricket on various grounds in Switzerland - including the frozen lake of St Moritz.  Evaluating the health of an entire industry...

By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino YAUARETÊ, Brazil (Reuters) - An army helicopter flew to two isolated indigenous villages in Brazils Amazon jungle this week with a welcome cargo - coronavirus vaccines. The Hupda communities lined up to get their shots. Traditional medicine prescribed by a shaman is highly respected here, but there was no resistance to receiving the vaccine by Chinas Sinovac Biotech. We are grateful for the vaccination, so we will not catch the disease, said Hupda chi...

Worried about climate change? Theres a book for that. Climate change themed books are displayed together at a Barnes & Noble book store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 2, 2021. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid reuters_tickers This content was published on March 4, 2021 - 12:03 March 4, 2021 - 12:03 By Ned Parker (Reuters) - Books titled “Trees in Trouble” and “How We’re F—ing Up Our Planet” scream out from the shelves of Barnes and Noble’s nature and wildli...

Dutch artist uses ultraviolet light to zap coronavirus The Urban Sun, an art project launched by Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is seen on a square in Rotterdam, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Netherlands January 27, 2021. Picture taken January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Hilde Verweij NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES reuters_tickers This content was published on March 4, 2021 - 16:11 March 4, 2021 - 16:11 By Toby Sterling and Hilde Verweij ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - A group of actors dance i...