The Archivist: Guatemala – The US‘ Inhumane Experiment (1946-1948)

Between 1946 and 1948, the US government conducted an unethical, immoral and inhumane experiment involving at least 5128 vulnerable people. In this blog entry, meant to shed light on this dark chapter of US history, I’ll give a summary of what happened. Note: In this new series, which I call „The Archivist“, I’ll talk about„The Archivist: Guatemala – The US‘ Inhumane Experiment (1946-1948)“ weiterlesen

Science News #017

In Today’s Science News, we learn about the discovery of a new orchid in Japan, a new substance in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacterium and how predictable renewable energy could lower costs. Article 1: An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight SD-Date: 17th March, 2023Et-Date: 18th March, 2023ScienceDaily-Summary: „It is extremely rare for„Science News #017“ weiterlesen

Science News #014

In Today’s Science News we learn about a successful experiment regarding Moon soil, the newly taken photo of the black hole in our galaxy and, returning back to Earth, a technological development that allows for paper-thin loudspeakers (plus an article about ultrathin fuel cells which could have a significant impact on medical science). Article 1:„Science News #014“ weiterlesen

Covid-19: Experimental vaccine safe, generates immune response

Date: July 14, 2020 (SD article)Date: July 19, 2020 (release of this article)Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesSummary of ScienceDaily: „An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralizing antibody activity in healthy adults, according to interim results.“„Covid-19: Experimental vaccine safe, generates immune response“ weiterlesen