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Ron Paul: Impeachment Sham – Democrats Ignore Trump’s Real Violations Qassim Soleimani

Ron Paul: Impeachment Sham – Democrats Ignore Trump’s Real Violations

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute This week the latest Democratic Party attempt to remove President Trump from office – impeachment over Trump allegedly holding up an arms deal to Ukraine – flopped. Just like “Russiagate” and the Mueller investigation, and a number of other attempts to overturn the 2016 election. We’ve…
bubmag
February 12, 2020
Evolution-guided discovery of antibiotics that inhibit peptidoglycan remodelling Antibiotics

Evolution-guided discovery of antibiotics that inhibit peptidoglycan remodelling

AbstractAddressing the ongoing antibiotic crisis requires the discovery of compounds with novel mechanisms of action that are capable of treating drug-resistant infections1. Many antibiotics are sourced from specialized metabolites produced by bacteria, particularly those of the Actinomycetes family2. Although actinomycete extracts have traditionally been screened using activity-based platforms, this approach…
bubmag
February 12, 2020
Evolution-guided discovery of antibiotics that inhibit peptidoglycan remodelling Antibiotics

Evolution-guided discovery of antibiotics that inhibit peptidoglycan remodelling

AbstractAddressing the ongoing antibiotic crisis requires the discovery of compounds with novel mechanisms of action that are capable of treating drug-resistant infections1. Many antibiotics are sourced from specialized metabolites produced by bacteria, particularly those of the Actinomycetes family2. Although actinomycete extracts have traditionally been screened using activity-based platforms, this approach…
bubmag
February 12, 2020
Cherokee Nation Will Become First US Tribe to Protect Their Seeds in ‘Doomsday’ Vault Seed Vault

Cherokee Nation Will Become First US Tribe to Protect Their Seeds in ‘Doomsday’ Vault

PHOTO CREDIT: Frode Bjorshol/Flickr/CC BY 2.0If the worst ever happens, there’s a special place on Earth from which plant life might just have the best chance to spring anew. That place is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Often dubbed the ‘Doomsday Vault’, this fortress-like bunker in Norway stores almost a million…
bubmag
February 12, 2020
Actor Jussie Smollett Faces Six New Charges of Lying to Chicago Police Michelle Obama

Actor Jussie Smollett Faces Six New Charges of Lying to Chicago Police

CHICAGO — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. The charges stem from Smollett’s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019. Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement…
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February 12, 2020
Charlotte’s Daydream Black Hole

Charlotte’s Daydream

Share Link Comment As Charlotte peers out into space from her observatory, she sees what can only be described as a literal black hole. As it approaches the Earth, she dives in and experiences a new perspective on her home planet. A wonderfully imaginative short film by animator Marlies van der…
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February 12, 2020
What’s in a Name? Why WHO’s Formal Name for the New Coronavirus Disease Matters Spanish Flu

What’s in a Name? Why WHO’s Formal Name for the New Coronavirus Disease Matters

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an official name for the new coronavirus disease: COVID-19 — making sure not to reference Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the virus originated. COVID-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease 19. “Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names…
bubmag
February 11, 2020