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The U.S. FDA Has Approved The First Long-Acting Monthly 2-Shot Drug Combo That Can Replace Daily HIV Pills. The Combo, Called Cabenuva, Comprises Rilpivirine, Sold As Edurant By Johnson & Johnson, And A New Drug, Cabotegravir, From ViiV Healthcare. The Combo Are Given As Separate Shots Once A Month. 2 Months Dosing Is Also Being Tested.

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Scientists May Have Found The Oldest Known Grizzly Bear In Yellowstone. The Male Bear, Age 34, Was Captured In The Summer Of 2020 And Euthanized After Being Caught Preying On Calves, Probably Due To Its Very Few Teeth–A Sign Of Old Age. Scientists, After Euthanization, Found A “168” Mark On The Lip, Given To The Bear In 1989.

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An Extremely Rare Kangaroo, And Probably The Only One Of A Kind In North America, Was Born At The Animal Park In Harpursville, New York. The Kangaroo, Called Cosmo, Is Said To Be Uniquely White Due To A Genetic Condition Called Leucism, Which Causes Loss Of Pigmentation In An Animal Skin Or Fur.

An extremely rare white kangaroo was…

A Paralyzed Mice, With Spinal Cord Injury, Was Made To Walk After 2-3 Weeks Of Receiving An Innovative Treatment, Which Involves Injecting Designer Protein Into The Brain To Stimulate The Paralyzed Nerve Cells To Establish Neural Link That Was Considered, Until Now, Irreparable In Mammals. A Lot More Testing Is Needed Before Use On Humans.

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Researchers, Using Satellite Imagery And Algorithm, May Have, For The First Time, Developed A Successful Method For Monitoring Animals In Complex Environments. Heterogenous Environments Make It Harder To Count Animals. This Method Could Enable Animal Conservationists To Better Protect Biodiversity From A Possible Sixth Mass Extinction.

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Amanda Gorman, Who Is 22 Years Of Age, And Became America’s first-Ever National Youth Poet Laureate In 2017, Has Now Become The Youngest Poet To Ever Perform At A Presidential Inauguration For President Joe Biden. Her Poetry, The Hill We Climb, Which Was Delivered To The World, Calls For Unity And Togetherness. Pretty Impressive! And Congrats!

Researchers Were Able To Grow, In The Lab, A Small Wood-Like Rigid Structure In The Shape Of A Gel Matrix. This Achievement, Though Done On A Small Scale, Has Many Implications For The Forestry, Construction, And Agriculture Sectors. But First, It Needs To Be Commercially Scalable And Practical To, E.G., Grow Furniture Like Tables.

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Sarah Thomas, 42, Will Make Another History As She Will Be The First Female To Officiate In The Super Bowl LV On February 7, 2021, In Tampa, Florida. She Previously Made History In 2015 As The First Female To Be Hired Full Time As An Official In The The National Football League (NFL). Congrats To Her.

Sarah Thomas to become first…

A Company Has Developed A Wristband Wearable Device, Called Moodbeam, Which Employees Can Wear To Let Employers Know, Via An App, Their Emotional State, Whether Happy Or Sad. This Device Comes With Many Employees Working From Home And Employers Being Unable To Physically Track Their Mental State, Which Can Impact Their Productivity.

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Researchers May Have Discovered The Oldest Rocky Planet, TOI-561b, In Our Galaxy. The Planet, Same Density As Earth But 1.5X Earth’s Size, Orbits Its 10 Byr-Old Sun Every 12 Hrs Due To Their Closeness, Giving TOI-561b A Surface Temp. Of Over 1,700 °C. TOI-561b Indicates Rocky Planets Were Forming Since The Universe Inception 14 Byr Ago.

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