Call for the adoption of an additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights on the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment
Join your voice to ours: in the face of ongoing environmental challenges, civil society organisations and social movements are coming together to call on the Member States of the Council of Europe to protect the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment through an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights. …
A new strategy to enhance gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Researchers described a promising new approach for using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease in the journal Human Gene Therapy. To improve the efficacy of gene therapy when using anti-sickling beta globin gene transfer, they added cyclosporin (CsH) to increase transduction by inhibiting lentiviral restriction factors…
Toothless Looks Fantastic In Trailer For Live-Action How To Train Your Dragon That Shouldn’t Exist
How To Train Your Dragon may only be 14 years old, but that doesn’t make it immune from Hollywood’s current obsession with live-action remakes. The adorable DreamWorks fantasy adventure about Vikings and Pokémon-style pet dragons is being re-shot with actual humans this time around. Based on the first trailer…
5 ways B2B differs from B2C — and 3 ways they align
Unpack the nuances of B2B and B2C marketing — their unique challenges, overlaps and why the “business-to-human” mindset matters. The post 5 ways B2B differs from B2C — and 3 ways they align appeared first on MarTech…Ben Ling’s Bling Capital has already nabbed another $270M for fourth fund
Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship, fourth fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…Apple says Mac users targeted in zero-day cyberattacks
Apple said the security update for Macs, iPhones, and iPads is “recommended for all users.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart
Measles, mumps, and polio are supposed to be diseases of the past. In the early to mid-20th century, scientists developed vaccines that effectively eliminated the risk of anyone getting sick or dying from illnesses that had killed millions over millennia of human history. Vaccines, alongside sanitized water and antibiotics…
North West ex-MEC and SAHRC candidate denies stealing cattle
Former North West MEC for rural, environment and agricultural development Dr Manketsi Tlhape, who is a candidate for a South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) vacancy, has denied allegations that she stole cattle meant for emerging farmers. Tlhape denied the allegations when she was questioned by DA MP Adv Glynnis Breytenbach in parliament on Tuesday…