Tech & Science

(LA Times) Scientists have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The new strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated quickly to the East Coast of … [Read more...] about Scientists Say a Now-Dominant Strain of the Coronavirus Could Be More Contagious Than Original

(Pew Research Center) The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has brought privacy and surveillance concerns to the forefront – from hacked video conferencing sessions to proposed government tracking of people’s cellphones as a measure to limit and prevent the spread of the virus. Over the past year, Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans on their views related … [Read more...] about How Americans See Digital Privacy Issues Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

(Christian Headlines) Israeli scientists searching for an antidote for the coronavirus announced a major advancement Monday in a joint statement with the Ministry of Defense. Scientists at the Israel Institute for Biological Research said they had isolated a key coronavirus antibody and developed a “monoclonal neutralising antibody” that “can neutralise” the coronavirus … [Read more...] about ‘Major Breakthrough’: Israel Unveils Coronavirus Treatment Ready for Production

(MSN) Last month, police departments in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a potential new tool against a pandemic: drones capable of taking a person’s temperature from 300 feet in the air. Both agencies quickly backtracked on using the machines to track the novel coronavirus after backlash from civil liberty groups warning about the … [Read more...] about Fever-Reading Drones Just First of a Wave of Privacy Challenges, Civil Liberties Advocates Say

(CNET) It looks like a Band-Aid, but it's a flexible wireless sensor that sits where your throat and chest meet, picking up coughing and breathing problems associated with COVID-19. The device, announced Monday, seeks to monitor early signs of coronavirus infection and the progression of the illness. Developed in hard-hit Chicago by Northwestern University and … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Sensor You Stick at the Top of Your Chest Can Track Symptoms