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One year after the first COVID-19 case was reported, researchers and medical professionals continue to learn more about the virus that causes it. Through a $188,253 National Science Foundation grant, Rutgers University‒Camden researcher Andrey Grigoriev is studying the RNA genome of the coronavirus behind COVID-19 – and trying to anticipate how to combat its mutations in the future. “Viruses undergo frequent mutations, and the worldwide effort of sequencing the RNA of thousands of coronavirus isolates allows us to analyze them using computational methods,” says Grigoriev, a Rutgers‒...

Ministers announce 39 COVID-19 research & innovation projects Written by Robert McHugh, on 14th Dec 2020. Posted in Ireland Ministers today announced details of new investment of €10.5 million in 39 COVID-19 research and innovation projects.  Nine of the research projects will be undertaken as part of a collaborative all-Ireland research partnership supported by an additional £1.29 million from the Department for the Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. Nine all-Ireland research projects were supported in areas such as surveillance...

A further consignment of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Northern Ireland, taking the total here to almost 50,000. The vaccination programme was launched last Tuesday and is prioritising care home residents and staff. Vaccination of health and social care staff will also be rolled out from next week, as available supplies permit. Plans are being developed which should allow for the vaccinating of people aged 80 and over to begin. Health Minister Robin Swann welcomed the news of the latest delivery, adding: "I also want to pay tribute to everyone who has worked so hard ...

Nearly €12m to be invested in Covid-related research across Ireland Image: © 18percentgrey/Stock.adobe.com A total of 39 research projects across the island of Ireland will receive funding to help tackle problems posed by the pandemic. A Covid-19 response programme will see 39 research and innovation projects receive funding across the island of Ireland. This includes a €10.5m investment from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), plus £1.29m from the Department for the Economy and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. The projects to receive fundi...

Water off the coast of louisiana. what does bp spend on researching how to clean up an oil spill, how to clean up a really bad underwater oil spill. turns out bp does not do that research itself. they admit that. a spokesman for bp telling the "associated press" that bp does not research oil spill cleanup technology. instead he says bp supports oil spill response organizations such as the nonprofit oil spill response corporation. so bp doesn't do response research themselves. they have the corporation do it for them. now here's the part you should tell all of your friends at work tomorrow or a...