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For all its absurdity, Netflix's Dead to Me captures the grief, anger and sadness of losing a partner

The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps





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London after Lockdown: Swabs for passengers will be 'new normal' at airports

Passengers may have to collect sealed "grab and go" meal bags before they board planes to reduce their contact with cabin crew on flights under a range of options for the post lockdown era being considered by aviation bosses.





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Jadon Sancho transfer decision: Man Utd, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool keeping tabs

Jadon Sancho is likely to face a big decision this summer with Europe's elite circling.




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How racehorse Absolutely Win once bought for $180,000 ended up at Queensland's Meramist Abattoir

After 17 races, it became clear this $180,000 thoroughbred wasn't going to cut it on the track this is how Absolutely Win ended up at a Queensland slaughterhouse.




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‘Incredible work’: B.C. agency’s mock ad for Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin grabs actor’s attention

One Peak Creative, which started in Vancouver before moving to Kelowna, has created several mock ads during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Quantum resonances near absolute zero

Prof. YANG Xueming from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. YANG Tiangang from the Southern University of Science and Technology discussed significant advances in the study of quantum resonances in atomic and molecular collisions at near absolute zero temperature.




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600,000 people out of a job, 1.6 million with no income from work: ABS estimates the initial cost of coronavirus

A new survey from the ABS shows the extreme effect of coronavirus social-distancing measures on employment, with well over a million workers losing their incomes in the space of a month.




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'Technical issues' in labs blamed for testing failures

The government has blamed "technical issues" in labs for its failure to reach its coronavirus test target for four consecutive days.




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Here's who you should absolutely not support in the Belarus Premier League

With sporting competitions almost entirely shut down, fans who want to follow the Premier League can still do it — the Belarus Premier League, that is.




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Maharashtra FDA allays fears of shortage of HCQ tabs either in govt hospital pharmacies or in retail pharmacies




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Allmpus Labs to focus on increasing R&D in new drug discovery and development




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Q and A: How Protolabs and Essentium are helping fight Covid-19

MPN editor Laura Hughes reached out to Blake Teipel (BT), CEO and co-founder of Essentium, and Gurvinder Singh (GS), global product director, injection moulding at Protolabs, to find out how the companies were helping with the pandemic.




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Formlabs receives FDA go-ahead to print BiPAP adapters

3D printing company Formlab​s has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to print bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) adapters designed by Northwell Health, a New York healthcare provider.




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Butterworth Labs adopts COVID-19 crisis measures

The pharmaceutical analysis firm is continuing its contract analytical laboratory services running, with changes designed to keep people and products safe.




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Menarini nabs hematologic malignancy drug along with buy of Stemline

Privately-held pharma and diagnostics firm Menarini Group has announced a definitive agreement to acquire…



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Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit with State of Vermont Regarding Reporting Requirements of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

The Department announced today the resolution of the lawsuit filed by the United States against the state of Vermont to enforce the reporting requirements of the Uniformed Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). UOCAVA is designed to ensure that members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens may effectively participate in federal elections.



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Eon Labs Pays U.S. $3.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid

Eon Labs Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to the company's drug Nitroglycerin Sustained Release (SR) capsules.



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Abbott Labs to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Criminal & Civil Investigations of Off-label Promotion of Depakote

Global Health Care Company Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Department announced today. The resolution – the second largest payment by a drug company – includes a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $700 million and civil settlements with the federal government and the states totaling $800 million. Abbott also will be subject to court-supervised probation and reporting obligations for Abbott’s CEO and Board of Directors.



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Manssor Arbabsiar Sentenced in New York City Federal Court to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring with Iranian Military Officials to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States

Manssor Arbabsiar, aka “Mansour Arbabsiar,” was sentenced today in New York City federal court to 25 years in prison for participating in a plot to murder the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. while the Ambassador was in the U.S..



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BASF Launches Breakthrough Absorption Technology as GOED Raises Bioavailability Challenge to Omega-3 Industry

BASF recently announced the launch of Accelon™ absorption accelerating technology, developed as a breakthrough solution to the bioavailability challenge of today’s omega-3 supplements.




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Alkemist Labs Moves to Larger Facility to Accommodate Growth, Expand Capacity

Alkemist Labs is pleased to announce a move to a new facility with over four times more space to expand capacity and accommodate continued growth.




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Oberland Capital nabs $1.05B raise for late-stage plays, handing out cash for royalties

Come on in, the water’s warm. After billions already raised by VC firms since the advent of the pandemic for life science companies, Oberland Capital has tossed more than $1 billion into the pot.




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Months after closing $617M life sciences fund, Frazier Healthcare nabs biopharma vets

Venture capital firm Frazier Healthcare has grabbed Scott Byrd, Ian Mills, and Gordon McMurray as its new Entrepreneur-in-Residence consultants.




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PTC Therapeutics nabs 'phase 3 ready' biotech Censa for just $10M upfront plus stock

PTC Therapeutics is adding to its rare disease pipeline with a midstage biotech buyout with a low upfront payment tied in with stock and biobucks.




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Probiotic combination boosts amino acid absorption from plant protein: RCT

A novel combination of two Lactobacillus paracasei strains may increase absorption of key amino acids in plant proteins, according to a new placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, crossover study.




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Lief Labs launches GMP starter kit initiative

The GMP Starter Kit aims to help guide brands through current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations and FDA compliance for nutritional and dietary supplement brands.





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Abstracts from the 2nd International Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) Symposium: Day 1—Immunotherapy and Hematology




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The motor vertical in the absence of gravicentric cues

npj Microgravity, Published online: 03 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41526-020-0098-8

The motor vertical in the absence of gravicentric cues




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How neuroscience labs can limit their environmental impact




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Vettel grabs title glory in style as Alonso gamble fails

Sebastian Vettel snatched the drivers' title form the grasp of his rivals after a brilliant drive in the Abu Dhabi night sky ended with glory for Red Bull




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Focusing on organizational culture—not just policies—can reduce teacher absenteeism

The Brown Center Chalkboard recently published an important article on a little-appreciated crisis in our public schools: The chronic teacher absenteeism that costs public schools billions of dollars and millions of hours of effective teaching and lost learning each year. The article reported that, on average, 29% of teachers in the 2015-16 school year were…

       




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Measuring state and metro global trade and investment strategies in the absence of data

A dilemma surrounds global trade and investment efforts in metro areas. Economic development leaders are increasingly convinced that global engagement matters, but they are equally (and justifiably) convinced that they should use data to better determine which programs generate the highest return on investment. Therein lies the problem: there is a lack of data suitable for measuring export and foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in metro areas. Economic theory and company input validate the tactics that metros are implementing – such as developing export capacity of mid-sized firms, or strategically responding to foreign mergers and acquisitions – but they barely impact the data typically used to evaluate economic development success.

      
 
 




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The Starck difference between two "green" prefabs

The differences between the new prefabs by Philippe Starck for RIKO and the Bright Built Homes are instructive.




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Ozone Hinders Plants' Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to




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Forward Labs solar roof promises higher production, lower cost than Tesla's

The unicorn of cheap clean home energy will most likely be found in an affordable solar roof that doesn't look like a solar roof, and that can pay for itself quickly. This startup may have developed it.




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Wildlife is absolutely thriving at Chernobyl disaster site

The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.




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Ship noise makes it harder for crabs to eat, easier for them to be eaten

Researchers have discovered that the problem of ocean noise pollution extends all the way up to the shoreline. And shore crabs face a double-edged sword from too much noise from ships.




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Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?




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Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.




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Let's bring back tasty waffle slabs

This architecture and engineering design used to be all the rage. What happened?




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EcoCor brings Swedish building tech to the USA to produce passivhaus prefabs

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.




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More Americans Drinking BPA in Canned Beer, Thanks to Economy and Pabst Drinking Hipsters

Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.




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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)

French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.




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From Designboom: Update on Holedeck's tasty waffle slabs

Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.




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Celebrate Waffle day,with another look at yummy waffle slabs

They save concrete and look great after all these years.




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It's National Waffle Day, and time for our annual look at yummy waffle slabs

It's a celebration of a technology that covers longer spans with less concrete and looks good, too. Here are some I have feasted on.




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Rampant death for hermit crabs who confuse plastic trash for shells

New research finds that on just two remote islands alone, nearly 600,000 crabs are killed every year by plastic debris.