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CRISPR Gene Editing May Help Scale Up Coronavirus Testing

An inexpensive assay based on the technique can provide yes or no answers in under an hour—perhaps even in the home soon

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How Blood Sugar Can Trigger a Deadly Immune Response in the Flu and Possibly COVID-19

Glucose metabolism plays a key role in the cytokine storm seen in influenza, and the link could have potential implications for novel coronavirus infections

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Shortcuts in COVID-19 Drug Research Could Do Long-Term Harm, Bioethicists Worry

Compassionate use of experimental medicine needs to coexist with scientific rigor to help patients, researchers write in the journal Science

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At-Home Coronavirus-Sample-Collection Kits Aren't Perfect but Could Help Fill Testing Gap

LabCorp’s Pixel kits rely on self-swabbing and mailing samples, and they have yet to be scaled up for widespread use

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How China's 'Bat Woman' Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus

Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there

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'Spider-Man' Immune Response May Promote Severe COVID-19

Clinical trials have begun to test drugs that counter toxic molecular webs linked to lung distress

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Mars Needs Money: White House Budget Could Prompt Retreat from Red Planet

Proposed cuts could end decades of U.S. leadership in exploring that world

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A Shiny Snack Bag's Reflections Can Reconstruct the Room around It

Researchers used the light reflecting off the wrapper to build an image of its surroundings

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Astronomers May Have Found the Closest Black Hole to Earth

At just 1,000 light-years away, an object in a nearby star system could be our nearest known black hole—but not everyone is convinced

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Q&A: Walter Kemmsies, JLL Economist and Chief Strategist

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Walter Kemmsies, economist and chief strategist for industrial real estate firm JLL. Their wide-ranging conversation covered various topics, including: the impact of COVID-19 on logistics and supply chain operations, inventory management shifts, and why now is a great time to be in industrial real estate, among others.




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Consumer Brands Association introduces Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain Council

The CBA said that the objective of the CISCC is to advance uniform national policies that will strengthen United States supply chains and also ensure the timely flow of critical goods in various ways.




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Exclusive Interview: industry expert shares forecast on global 3PL sector

Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder & Head Analyst for Logistics Trends & Insights LLC – a boutique market research firm that specializes in global supply chains – recently shared her observations on the current state of the global and domestic Third-Party Logistics (3PL) industry in this exclusive interview.




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Postal Service sees fiscal second quarter revenue gain and further net losses

Quarterly revenue—at $17.8 billion—headed up $348 million on an annual basis. But, despite the revenue gain, volume declined, falling 2.3% to 34,013 total pieces, and total operating expenses—at $22.3 billion—were up$2.8 billion, or 14.2%.




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Industry expert shares forecast on global 3PL sector: Part II

Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder & Head Analyst for Logistics Trends & Insights LLC – a boutique market research firm that specializes in global supply chains – recently shared her observations on the current state of the global and domestic Third-Party Logistics (3PL) industry in this exclusive interview.




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HOLY FUCKING SHIT I WON A HUGO

In realtime, I am speechless. Fortunately, I wrote a speech ahead of time, which was read beautifully by Campbell nominee Alyssa Wong in my stead at the ceremony. Here’s the text: My apologies for not being present this evening; I’m deep in Deadline Hell right now on book 3 of the Broken Earth trilogy. I’ve […]



  • Awards
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  • The Fifth Season

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Withdrawing from the Dragon Awards

So, amid the furor of preparing for a book launch, I’ve had to divert time to another matter. I found out belatedly that The Obelisk Gate had been nominated for the Dragon Awards, basically when I started to hear murmurs that the awards were especially problematic this year. I went to go see what the […]




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TFS on TNT!

So, for the handful of you who don’t follow me on social media, I had a little surprise to share the other night! There’s not much I can say about this, for now. I jokingly answered a few questions on the night of the announcement, but the truth is that I don’t really know enough […]



  • SFF on Screen
  • The Broken Earth
  • The Mysterious Glowing Box
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Hugo Nomination Rumination

As I’ve mentioned on social media, I only have two works eligible for awards nomination from 2017: The Stone Sky, and my Uncanny short story Henosis. Last year was tough, so I didn’t get much writing done. I’m sure a lot of you can relate. But since people have asked for my thoughts on this… […]




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The essay that inspired the collection’s title

For reasons that I cannot fathom, I can’t figure out how to change the sidebar of my blog anymore. It’s probably something simple, but since I don’t really use this blog much anymore, I’ve forgotten most of my PHP and CSS. Plus, WordPress keeps changing things to make them harder to figure out! Argh. Anyway. […]





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From the frontline: A doctor’s tryst with COVID-19

Originally posted on - blogs by NPG staff

My heart skips a beat thinking of Thursday. That’s the day my scheduled week-long duty starts in COVID-19 wards and intensive care units (ICU) every fortnight.  Read more




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How coronavirus data from history is helping fight COVID-19

Originally posted on - blogs by NPG staff

Many of us had heard the term ‘coronavirus’ for the first time at the office lunch table. Our team lunches are unusual, discussing topics that range from evolution, to bodily functions to Bollywood. The scientific experts in the team were trying to explain how the coronavirus works, its relation to respiration and the conspiracy theories associated with it.  Read more




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Six Degrees of Deuteronomy.

A.Z. Foreman (to quote his blog profile) “is a translator and poet who has been obsessed with languages and literature since childhood”; you should check out his translation blog, with lots of poems accompanied by his translations (and sometimes audio files of him reading the original) in languages from Arabic to Yiddish. But right now […]




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The Sting of Fleas on Him!

Luí fada gan faoilte air! Seacht n-aicíd déag agus fiche na hÁirce air! Calcadh fíodáin agus stopainn air! Camroillig agus goile treasna air! An ceas naon air! An Bhuí Chonaill air! Pláigh Lasaras air! Eagnach Job air! Calar na muc air! Snadhm ar bundún air! Galra trua, bios brún, péarsalaí, sioráin, maotháin agus magag air! […]




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Tim Robinson, RIP.

Trevor Joyce alerted me to the passing of author and cartographer Tim Robinson a couple of weeks ago, but what with one thing and another I haven’t gotten around to posting about it; now per incuriam has reminded me and linked to a fine tribute by Fintan O’Toole: The word “geography” means in its origins […]




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Bely’s Second Symphony.

I’ve long been intrigued by Andrei Bely’s first published prose works, his set of four “symphonies,” and since everyone seems to agree that the first to be published, Симфония (2-я, драматическая) [Symphony: Second, Dramatic], is without question the best of them and perhaps the only one really worth spending time on, I bought a copy […]





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a scone, a flan




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I putz u on pedestal and luvs u furevr




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PICKING ON YOUR BROTHER! THAT'S IT, NO MORE ISOLATION FOR YOU, YOUNG MAN




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Ah! Perfekt place to hide bonez!




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Human probably won't even notice




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And, frankly, I resent the insinuation...




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I DON'T KNOW WHY I TAKE THEM




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Store alone




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SOONER OR LATER YOU'LL BE SCREWIN AROUND




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PICKING ONE FROM THE PATCH




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Get well soon.




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IRP/RP to take new GST registration post-appointment by 30th June 2020

IRP/RP to take new GST registration post-appointment by 30th June 2020...




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Draft regulations to amend Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 open for public comments

Draft regulations to amend Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 open for public comments...




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ICAI waives off 75% registration fees for students from special states and UTs

ICAI waives off 75% registration fees for students from special states and UTs...




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CBDT defers new registration procedure of trusts and charitable Institutions to October

New procedure for registration, approval, etc. of certain entities deferred to 1st October, 2020...




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CBDT gives clarification on residential status of individuals stuck in India due to COVID-19 outbreak

Clarification in respect of residency under section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) contains provisions relating to residency of a person. The status of an individual as to whether he is resident in India ...




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Diet Cig - Do You Wonder About Me? [2020]

Дата релиза: 01.05.2020

uploaded by st.liar

Список треков:
01. Thriving
02. Who Are You
03. Night Terrors
04. Priority Mail
05. Broken Body
06. Makeout Interlude
07. Flash Flood
08. Worth The Wait
09. Stare Into The Sun
10. Night Terrors (Reprise)

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The Fratellis - Half Drunk Under A Full Moon [2020]

Дата релиза: 30.10.2020

uploaded by st.liar

Список треков:
01. Half Drunk Under A Full Moon
02. Need A Little Love
03. Lay Your Body Down
04. The Last Songbird
05. Strangers In The Street
06. Living In The Dark
07. Action Replay
08. Six Days In June
09. Oh Roxy
10. Hello Stranger

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ASC - Pattern Recognition: First Sequence [2020]

Лейбл: Auxiliary

Дата релиза: 26.04.2020

Качество: Lossless

uploaded by areggone

Список треков:
01. Cyan Storms
02. Symbiosis
03. Escape Velocity
04. Remedy (Alternate Version)
05. Remnants Of Form
06. Ardent
07. Sensate
08. Phaedra

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Samiyam - Reflectionz [2020]

Лейбл: Stones Throw Records

Дата релиза: 05.05.2020

uploaded by loathsome

Список треков:
01. intro (living:learning)
02. power lunch
03. coffee
04. woow
05. you're gonna learn edit
06. bath water
07. kit kat
08. long time
09. tv vcr whatever (SUC4life)
10. without a limit
11. told you
12. temptationz
13. do what i gotta do
14. its raining
15. out

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