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This week on LSCDS #ScienceNews and #Innovation, studies are suggesting that the highly virulent Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant does not expand rapidly in lung tissue, leading researchers to hope that future variants will continue to evade lung tissue.
And, in the continued case against blood-testing company Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder, has been found guilty of fraud, providing future scientific entrepreneurs with a cautionary tale on sharing early data and having said data effectively reviewed regularly.
Finally, Rick Bright, the former director of the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, was quoted as saying: “After all the billions of dollars that I have been instrumental in spending to make a better vaccine, a better drug, or a better diagnostic, I’ve learned that none of that is effective if we don’t have a global early warning system.”