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Scientists create the world’s first 'synthetic' embryos without using sperm or eggs

Aspiring parents can now store eggs and sperm for 55 years

Scientists in Brazil hunting 20 million eggs to produce Covid shots

Sao Paulo (Brazil), Jun 21 (EFE).- (Camera: Wallace Carvalho) As if designing Covid-19 vaccines wasn’t already a challenge, Brazilian scientists are taking it up a notch.Experts at Butantan laboratory — currently responsible for producing the Chinese vaccine Sinovac in Brazil — are working around the clock to gather 20 million eggs to produce 40 million doses of their very own Brazilian-made Covid-19 vaccine, Butanvac.FOOTAGE OF THE BUTANTAN LAB.DOUGLAS GONÇALVES DE MACEDO, PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE BUTANVAC.TRANSLATION:"THE AVERAGE EXPECTED YIELD IS THAT EACH EGG GIVES US TWO DOSES OF BUTANVAC.""EACH EGG IS GOING TO RECEIVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE VIRUS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND AFTER THAT PROCESS IT IS INCUBATED TWO OR THREE DAYS, WITH CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY.""THE PRODUCTION OF THE IFA IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PRODUCTION OF THE FLU VACCINE, IT USES THE SAME PLATFORM, SAME FACTORY."

Argentine scientists create COVID-19 test that requires less equipment

Buenos Aires, Jun 18 (EFE), .- Argentine scientists developed a new type of test to detect COVID-19 that produces results in less than two hours and requires less medical equipment.(CAMERA: Alberto Caratozzolo)

World's First Game of Thrones Academic Conference Tackles Issues Through Fantasy

The world’s first Game of Thrones academic conference kicked off at the University of Hertfordshire's de Havilland campus in Hatfield on Wednesday, exploring women, sex, and murder in the show. About 30 researchers, including scholars from Brazil, Australia, Denmark and New Zealand, will present their papers at the conference.