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Is this the beginning of an mRNA vaccine revolution?

Is this the beginning of an mRNA vaccine revolution?

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

What is an "mRNA vaccine"? I haven't the foggiest... but in these times,  my eye is drawn to the word "vaccine". Let's look into it....
3 reasons why batteries will power our future trucks, not hydrogen fuel cells

3 reasons why batteries will power our future trucks, not hydrogen fuel cells

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  69 Comments  •  6 years ago

I used to work with a couple transporters.  The amortization for tractors is surprisingly short. So we could have a generation of battery-driven trucks, before the fuel cells arrive.
Rocky the owl back in the wild after Rockefeller Christmas tree rescue in New York

Rocky the owl back in the wild after Rockefeller Christmas tree rescue in New York

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

It's good to have the occasional happy story! The article comes from the BBC, but their video format is not copiable. So the accompanying video is from the Ravensburger Wildlife Center,...
Trump's coup failed - but US democracy has been given a scare

Trump's coup failed - but US democracy has been given a scare

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

"We take an oath to the constitution," Milley said. "We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator." My Dad was stationed in Izmir, Turkey, during the 1960 military...
Ivanka Highlights Trump Administration's Big Pandemic Success

Ivanka Highlights Trump Administration's Big Pandemic Success

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

There has been a lot of speculation about whom Trump will pardon. Ivanka is a prime candidate. Her abuse of power (making deals in China while on the White House payroll) is surely open to...
A Cult of Ignorance

A Cult of Ignorance

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  14 Comments  •  6 years ago

Let me insist on the date: January 21, 1980 Premonitory, hmm? (Oh dear! That's five syllables...) Asimov wrote this before the Internet gave us fake news, making things much,...
In Praise of Janet Yellen the Economist

In Praise of Janet Yellen the Economist

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Trump's top gun is Peter Navarro, found by Jared via a search of Amazon books.  Navarro's books cite an expert who doesn't exist... whose name is an anagram for "Navarro". 
A quartet of MAPS

A quartet of MAPS

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

A better way to visualize US Election Results Deforestation in Australia Death rate from opioid use, 2017 [European] settlement of the US 1770 - 1890 ESAIL’s first map of global...
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