From left, Riki Ellison, Marcus Vandergoes and John Pearman on Lake Okareka collecting samples.
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Scientists from GNS Science, the Cawthron Institute, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Otago in conjunction with Te Arawa Lakes Trust are currently taking both sediment and water samples from lakes Rotorua, Ōkataina and Okareka to provide a full 1000-year history.
It is part of a project called Lakes 380 - Our lakes health - past, present, future which aims to find out about the health, wellness and history of around 10 percent of New Zealand s 3800 lakes which are greater in size than a hectare.
In other words, perhaps, the coronavirus virus uses long-term infections as a mutational testing ground. While inside one person, they can try out all these different combinations of mutations and figure out, through trial and error, which ones are best at evading the immune system or helping the virus become more infectious.
Nothing new and textbook virus evolution. However, the leap to the last sentence is not and is not the most likely outcome, rather the opposite, in my opinion, and very poorly worded.
And this process is likely happening again right now, worldwide, in other immunocompromised patients. Eventually, these new variants could mutate again and create even more dangerous forms of the virus.
What led to the signing of the most important document in New Zealand s history?
A gun salute honouring Queen Elizabeth s ascending to the throne has come under fire from a Wellington city councillor, who has called for organisers to think about the purpose of these celebrations. On Tuesday, the New Zealand Defence Force announced it would be firing a 21-gun salute at Pt Jerningham saluting battery on February 6. The site is at Roseneath Memorial Park. Salutes honouring the Royal Family have been planned from February to June and a 21-gun salute will also occur at Waitangi on February 6. According to the New Zealand Defence Force, gun salutes grew from a naval tradition – a ship would fire its cannons to show its guns were empty, letting people know it had no hostile intent.
Singapore Can Curb Covid and Crime With Your Data
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(Bloomberg Opinion) How much personal information are you prepared to surrender to stay safe and healthy? Probably more than you realized after downloading that contact-tracing app last year, judging by a new law in Singapore. That might wind up being an acceptable trade-off.
(Bloomberg Opinion) How much personal information are you prepared to surrender to stay safe and healthy? Probably more than you realized after downloading that contact-tracing app last year, judging by a new law in Singapore. That might wind up being an acceptable trade-off.