Green certainly is his favorite color. Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot – in partnership with Nickelodeon – is set to hit theaters on August 11, 2023 as it will be the seventh film in the feature franchise based on the 1984 comic of the same name. The 39-year-old actor took to Twitter to … Read more
India today claimed it has spotted a ‘double mutant’ Covid variant that may spread easier and make vaccines less potent. Government-backed researchers detected the strain in samples taken in the western state of Maharashtra. They suggested the variant is a hybrid of two different Covid strains — a rare event which occurs when two viruses … Read more
New Covid test that spots variants faster could HALVE the time it takes to identify mutant strains, experts say New variant test will soon be testing every Covid positive sample for mutations Genotype assay testing could halve the time it takes to spot virus mutations The new system is currently being trialled in NHS Test … Read more
Mutant strains of the coronavirus are ‘very unlikely’ to stop the UK having a normal summer, a top scientist has said. Head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK scientific body Professor Sharon Peacock said tweaking vaccines will allow Britain to ‘stay ahead’ of Covid-19. Prof Peacock said she was ‘optimistic’ Britain’s world-leading jab rollout means the … Read more
Six cases of the troublesome Brazilian variant of coronavirus have been found in Britain, Public Health England (PHE) announced today. Three cases of the mutant variant first detected in Manaus in the South American country have been found in England, and three in Scotland. The Brazilian variant carries the E484K mutation which scientists believe allows it to … Read more
The real-life baby shark! Mutant fish is born with ‘a human face’ The mutant shark has a distinctly ‘human’ appearance, with two large round eyes underneath its snout Fisherman Abdullah Nuren was left baffled when he came across the baby shark He had been fishing off the coast of Indonesia near East Nusa Tenggara province … Read more
The South African mutant Covid strain has spread to Essex and led to surge testing being launched in a new postcode after a single case was found. Surge testing comprises of increased testing (including door-to-door testing in some areas) and enhanced contact tracing in specific locations across England. It allows people without any coronavirus symptoms … Read more
Germany will shut its borders with Austria and the Czech Republic from Sunday in a bid to keep out the more infectious mutated UK variant of Covid-19. The country’s southern state of Bavaria, which borders with Austria and the Czech Republic, has already detected variants of the virus in more than 10 percent of confirmed … Read more
The South African variant of coronavirus, known as B.1.351, has mutations on its outer spike proteins that change the shape of the virus in a way that makes it look different to the body than older versions of the virus. Because the immune system’s antibodies are so specific, any change in the part of the … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight warned that Britain cannot close its borders completely to prevent mutant coronavirus strains getting in as he revealed details of ‘quarantine hotels’ will finally be announced tomorrow. The PM insisted ‘shutting ourselves off completely’ is not an option because the countries relies heavily on imports of food and medicine. But he said … Read more