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Death, liberty and COVID-19
Just as death is the limit of life, so the fear of death, its messenger - a virus, a law, a war - marks the limits of liberty. The spread of the new coronavirus that broke out in a food market in China in December shows how vulnerable we are as individuals and societies.
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Prof. Ventsislav Mutafchiiski: There aren't any Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus yet
14 people with suspected coronavirus were admitted at the Military Medical Academy for the last day. Four of them are foreign nationals - Japanese, Egyptian, Portuguese and Italian. Two or three of them have pneumonia, and the results are expected to come out in the early afternoon. This was announced by the Chairman of the Crisis Staff and the Chief of Crisis Staff Prof.
Coronavirus: China has Developed a Vaccine that Shows Immunity
Chinese authorities are confident that the epidemic of the new coronavirus will be defeated, and normal life in most parts of the country will be restored by the end of February. "There is confidence in China that soon we will finally defeat this outbreak," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said.
Inquiry ordered into coroner's sexual abuse claim for infant
Justice Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras ordered on Wednesday a disciplinary inquiry into a coroner who claimed that an 11-month-old infant who died in a hospital in Athens last week had been sexually abused.
The purpose of the investigation is to establish whether there was any misconduct on the part of Sotiris Bouzianis, one of the coroners that performed the autopsy.
First oncology centre for personalised therapy in eastern Europe to be constructed at "Victor Babes" Hospital in Timisoara
Mayor of Timisoara municipality Nicolae Robu has announced on Tuesday that they received the feasibility study for the construction of the first oncology centre for personalised therapy in eastern Europe, which will be built at the "Victor Babes" Hospital, where both lung tumors and tumors of other metastasis organs will be treated, and the municipality is ready to start the works as soon as po
Coroner says dead Syrian infant was sexually abused
An 11-month-old infant from Syria that was proclaimed dead at Pedon childrens' hospital in Athens on Sunday had been sexually abused, the coroner who performed the autopsy told media on Monday.
Human contact will be the new luxury
At the IEDC Annual International Presidents Forum 2019 you talked about how neuroscience and biology will change our world, and how leaders should prepare. How are neuroscience and biology correlated with artificial intelligence, and what does it mean for business leaders?
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Cancer-causing mutations start years prior to diagnosis
The latest most comprehensive research shows cancer signs can be identified many years before diagnosis.
Mutations that cause cancer in genes were examined in 10 years of research that was published on Feb. 5 in the journal Nature with the participation of 1,300 scientists.
Forty-seven million genetic changes in more than 2,500 tumors in 38 cancer types were analyzed.
Hundreds protest against new French bioethics bill
Three hundred protesters stood in the cold in front of France's Senate on Jan. 22 to demonstrate against a bill being reviewed there this week involving assisted reproductive technology.
The latest demonstration comes after thousands of opponents of the controversial legislation took to the streets of Paris on Jan. 19.
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British Scientists Accidentally Made a Breakthrough and May Have Found a Cure for Cancer
British scientists have accidentally discovered a new type of cell that kills most cancers. The new discovery could be a huge breakthrough in the search for a universal cure for cancer, writes British newspaper The Telegraph.