Possibly the most useful Coronavirus daily summary

Well, here's a Covid19 Coronavirus summary table I put together - and will update daily - because I couldn't find it anywhere else. It tracks the recent daily % increases in cases. From my 24 months in pandemic planning - at University of Melbourne's Global Health Department - I feel this is the key data …

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Which biotechs are making Coronavirus vaccines?

With China, South Korea and Italy in full on pandemics, and most of the rest of the world preparing for it, which companies are making Coronavirus vaccines? These timely biotechs include: Novavax (NVAX)Gilead (GILD)Moderna (MRNA)Invio (INO) and have seen hikes of up to 50% in their stock prices. The question is whether they can make …

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Biggest new thing in Biotech? Maybe Fragment-Based Drug Design.

In between my stint in particle physics and career in AI, I enjoyed 12 years in drug design at CSIRO (Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization) and I remember a fascinating piece of work which came out at that time and got talked around the lab coffee room for a few weeks. It was …

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Can technology save the world?

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.Buckminster Fuller Sometimes I feel that the world has gone mad. When technologists and futurists and investors like you and me can see the solutions starring us in the face . . and nobody …

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