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Submission + - Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine with Nanoparticles That Protects Again (gsu.edu)

clm1970 writes: A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

The findings, which suggest this unique vaccine combination has potential as a universal influenza vaccine or component of such vaccines, are published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Comment Re:Will be a huge victory for hams if signed into (Score 1) 195

There are already rules requiring "reasonable accommodation" for ham radio operators. This bill does absolutely nothing to expand them or to provide enforcement. This bill in fact strengthens the HOA's ability to restrict ham radio antennas based on aesthetic standards.

This is yet another bill that does the exact opposite of the title. You've been trolled by Congress once again. You have lost. Have a nice day.

Those reasonable accommodations are under PRB-1 which does not extend to those properties under and CC&R's or deed restricted properties. This bill is a small step in the direction of getting those reasonable accomodations.

Submission + - Measels Vaccine Used To Put Woman's Cancer Into Remission (medicaldaily.com)

clm1970 writes: A Minnesota woman’s blood cancer has gone into complete remission after she was given a high dose of the measles vaccine during a clinical trial. In a last ditch effort to save the woman's life this "proof of concept" shows that massive doses of intravenous viral therapy can at the very least treat cancer. 6 months after treatment the cancer has gone from life threatening to undetectable. While only done on a small scale of two patients with one not showing signs of improvement it does pave the way for larger clinical trials.

Comment Re:Buddy, Can You Spare a Dolla (Score 1) 398

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I call shenanigans. It is not in all CAPS so you can't be a former Nigerian Prince.

Comment Re:More ridiculous sensationalism (Score 3, Informative) 185

Exactly FUD. Ferret != Human.and Conditions ferrets in != usual human conditions. There’s no guarantee the virus will spread similarly from person to person, says Ana Fernandez-Sesma, a viral immunologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. In the experiment, ferrets are together for hours with forced airflow under temperature and humidity conditions that favor viral transmission, she says. “I don’t think this is what happens in real life.”

Comment Re:good. (Score 1) 341

However, at least at the airshow near me that was cancelled most proceeds go to local charities and with 50,000+ people attending that's a lot of proceeds Doing the math however it costs $100,000 and many well planned air shows draw more than the 50,000+ people we get at our rural airport. Raise the price of tickets $1 and maybe another revenue stream from somewhere and it can be locally supported. No one seems to want to pay their "fair share" (there's that phrase again) and its not just the uber rich. Those guys put on a kick-ass show and an extra $5-$10 for my family to see it isn't going to kill me. This is not an insurmountable cost with that volume of people. The days of a free ride from the Government are probably (and should be) over.

Comment Re:Anonymous Coward Says FCC can suck his dick (Score 1) 245

Correct. At the higher frequencies, these are the band plans where hams can operate. Citation below. All modes and licensees (except Novices) are authorized on the following bands [FCC Rules, Part 97.301(a)]: 2300-2310 MHz 2390-2450 MHz 3300-3500 MHz 5650-5925 MHz 10.0-10.5 GHz 24.0-24.25 GHz 47.0-47.2 GHz 76.0-81.0 GHz* 122.25 -123.00 GHz 134-141 GHz 241-250 GHz All above 300 GHz
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Submission + - What Early Software was Influential? 1

theodp writes: That his 28-year-old whip-smart, well-educated CS grad friend could be unaware of MacWrite and MacPaint took Dave Winer by surprise. 'They don't, for some reason,' notes Winer, 'study these [types of seminal] products in computer science. They fall between the cracks of "serious" study of algorithms and data structures, and user interface and user experience (which still is not much-studied, but at least is starting). This is more the history of software. Much like the history of film, or the history of rock and roll.' So, Dave asks, what early software was influential and worthy of a Software Hall of Fame?

Comment Re:Security by stupidity? (Score 5, Insightful) 141

Part of the problem is the engineers designing them. They don't understand the sandbox they're playing in. It isn't in their culture and they don't know that they should secure them much less how to. I'm starting to see organizations hire product security engineers now to try and institute this stuff into the products but they seem way behind the curve IMHO.

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