Vaccines are about to change the world…again. mRNA Vaccines are currently being used to battle COVID-19, and have the potential to eradicate diseases like HIV, herpes, sickle cell anemia, and even cancer. Learn how the vaccines work and where the technology could be headed in this explainer video.
Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for COVID-19 use the mRNA technology developed at Penn by infectious disease expert Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, along with longtime research collaborator Katalin Karikó, PhD, an adjunct associate professor. Dr. Weissman has been studying mRNA vaccines for decades. This technology could change the way future vaccines are made to prevent countless other diseases.
Observation is a non-surgical approach in which we allow the stone to pass on its own. The smaller the stone, the better the chance that it will pass. The benefit of observation is that you avoid having surgery.
Places visited: Valley of the Temples with the Temple of Juno and the Temple of Concordia, the Cathedral of St. Agatha, the Cefalù Cathedral, the Capo Cefalù Lighthouse, the Port of Cefalù, the Etna Volcano and the beautiful old town.
Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is just off the “toe” of Italy’s “boot.” Its rich history is reflected in sites like the Valley of the Temples, the well-preserved ruins of 7 monumental, Doric-style Greek temples, and in the Byzantine mosaics at the Cappella Palatina, a former royal chapel in capital city Palermo. On Sicily’s eastern edge is Mount Etna, one of Europe’s highest active volcanoes.
Can a device replace the need to learn a new language? WSJ asked Alex Rawlings, author of “How To Speak Any Language Fluently,” and an expert in over 15 languages, to test out the new Pocketalk S Voice Translator on the streets of Barcelona.
A walking in a Sunday morning in 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲 , Italy, in and around 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗮. Very quiet weekend day, good weather in this day of winter.
Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones, and hence it was known as “Circus Agonalis”.
Video timeline: 0:00 – [Brief Intro] 2:05 – [Piazza Navona] 4:36 – [Sant’Agnese in Agone Church *tour inside* – (info on subtitles)] 6:50 – [Piazza Navona] 8:00 – [*Fontain of Moro* – 1654 – (info on subtitles)] 9:32 – [Via della Cuccagna] 10:20 – [Piazza dei Massimi] 11:40 – [Piazza S.Andrea della Valle] 12:36 – [Corso VIttorio Emanuele II] 14:00 – [Piazza di S.Pantaleo] 14:30 – [Via della Cuccagna] 15:30 – [Via di Pasquino] 16:25 – [Via di S.Maria dell’Anima] 19:20 – [Vicolo della Pace] 22:43 – [Piazza del Fico] 23:10 – [Vicolo del Fico] 24:13 – [Via di Monte Giordano] 26:10 – [Via del Corallo] 27:31 – [Via del Governo Vecchio] 29:18 – [Via di Parione] 31:33 – [Via del Teatro Pace] 32:55 – [Vicolo dei Granari] 34:00 – [Via di S.Maria dell’Anima] 35:00 – [Piazza di Pasquino] 36:00 – [Via del Governo Vecchio] 37:30 – [Vicolo Savelli] 38:48 – [Corso Vittorio Emanuele II] 40:10 – [Via dei Leutari] 41:45 – [The *Talking Statue* of Pasquino – (info on subtitles) – it reads **This city, now old, by everyone is cheated, everyone says “great beauty”, but noone caresses you, it’s because they forgot, that in the past you founded them, My Rome, let them see, if you get enraged what can happen!*] 43:00 – [Piazza Navona]
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states, one of which is Vienna, Austria’s capital and its largest city.
The Central Eastern Alps, also referred to as Austrian Central Alps or just Central Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia. Below it are the Southern Limestone Alps.
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It covers over 17,125,191 square kilometres, consists of more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area, extends to eleven time zones, and has borders with sixteen sovereign nations.
Democratic House impeachment managers wrapped up their arguments Thursday night in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for his actions leading up to and on the day of the Capitol insurrection.
Also, now that he is out of office Trump is also facing investigations in several states related to potential financial crimes and election fraud. And, President Biden is releasing his plan to begin phasing in a new asylum process that will reverse his predecessor’s highly-criticized “Remain in Mexico” policy.
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