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Use of ozone as a decontaminant for SARS-CoV-2
Researchers in Germany have demonstrated how an ozone-based decontamination device significantly reduces the volume of viral residue left on surfaces of two surrogate viruses for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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Ozone is a volatile and unstable molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms found in trace amounts naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere. Due to its reactive tendencies, it has been found to highly effective in killing viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other pathogens.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, caused by SARS-CoV-2, the need for appropriate sterilization of hospitals and medicinal equipment is increasing.
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A Virtual Events Startup With $670 Million And The 19 Other Highest-Funded Forbes Under 30 Europe Honorees
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These companies have all raised over $10 million in funding.
While 2020 brought public life to a halt, venture capitalists cut checks at an unmatched volume. The 20 companies on 2021 30 Under 30 Europe Big Money list captured some the largest investments as all raised upwards of $10 million. These companies range from finance to science and all have an Under 30 honoree at the helm.
The list’s highest funded startup Hopin has attracted $670 million from investors to enliven virtual events, surpassing other Under 30 Europe 2021 companies by the hundreds of millions. The company is founded by 28-year-old London-based engineer Johnny Boufarhat and has attracted top tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and IVP, whose checks have given the two-year-old company a whopping $5.65 bill
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Kids around the world describe the highs and lows of the COVID-19 pandemic
After more than a year of living with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, kids all over the world have had to grapple with many changes. Courtesy Karson Yiu
More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, children the world over have adapted to a new normal that often has meant wearing masks in public, connecting with family, friends and classmates remotely and spending more time at home.
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IMAGE: A mouse brain section highlighting the hippocampus is overlaid with the molecular structures of the anesthetics isoflurane (purple), medetomidine/midazolam/fentanyl (orange), and ketamine/xylazine (red). The four panels in the lower part. view more
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Memory loss is common after general anesthesia, particularly for events occurring immediately before surgery a phenomenon called retrograde amnesia. But a new study publishing on April 1st 2021 in the open access journal
PLOS Biology, led by Simon Wiegert at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany, shows that changes in the hippocampus the part of the brain used to make new memories differ depending on which general anesthetic is used. Consequently, their effects on memory formation also differ.