Day: December 1, 2021

Scientists in China have found an antibody suitable for a universal coronavirus vaccine Chinese scientists have found a neutralizing monoclonal antibody 35B5 that is suitable as a base for a universal vaccine against all strains of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This helped researchers find a vulnerability in the coronavirus itself, which is not susceptible to dangerous mutations. This is reported in a preprint of an article published in the bioRxiv repository. Antibody 35B5, like all neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), targets the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. RBD is a functionally important part of the S-protein that attaches to the cellular ACE2 receptor in various tissues and organs of humans. The coronavirus strains of concern are known to reduce the effectiveness of neutralizing antibodies and approved vaccines. However, researchers have demonstrated that mAb 35B5 effectively neutralizes wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV-2 and strains of concern, including variant B. 1.617.2 (delta), both

Thermal resort “Tortuga” in Chelyabinsk will be built with the support of SME Bank resort “Tortuga” in the center of Chelyabinsk. The Stop-T company, which is implementing the project, has been granted a loan for the Express Support product. This was reported to Lente.ru by the press service of SME Bank. The opening of a democratic resort in Chelyabinsk will become a precedent, says the deputy director of Stop-T, Artem Borovikov. “The project will be of interest to residents of neighboring residential areas due to its convenient transport accessibility,” noted Artem Borovikov. – SME Bank acted as an investor in our project. With the help of express financing, we managed to launch the construction of a project so important for the region. ” The Chelyabinsk thermal resort will become one of the most significant sights of the city, according to the Stop-T company. Clients will have access to four aquazones,

The head of the “Center for the Development of Architecture” from the Orenburg region was accused of embezzling 98 million rubles the head of the “Center for the Development of Architecture” Vladimir Andryushchenko because of the waste of the regional budget in the amount of 98 million rubles. This was reported on Wednesday, December 1, to Lente.ru by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office. According to the investigation, Andryushchenko, who headed the ANO Center for the Development of Architectural Activities, Urban Planning and Improvement of the Orenburg Region (a subsidiary structure of the Ministry of Architecture of the region), without a competition, entered into an agreement with the Moscow design bureau Atlas. The contractor had to carry out landscaping works in Sol-Iletsk, Buzuluk, Buguruslan and Novotroitsk, develop a design code and a master plan for the historical center in Orenburg. Through ANO Atlas, 150 million rubles were sent

European Commissioner: migrants in Belarus can apply for asylum only from bordering countries Migrants who arrived at the border can apply for asylum only in countries bordering on the republic – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. They are forbidden to ask for the appropriate status in third countries of the European Union, said European Commissioner Margaritis Shinas. The quote is given by RIA Novosti. “If they do not apply for asylum in one of the three countries, they can also do it in Belarus itself, because it has joined the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Or they can go home, “he said. Vice President of the European Commission Ilva Johansson explained that illegal immigrants cannot choose the country where to seek asylum, since they have no legal basis to stay in the EU. However, an exception can be made for those who may face problems upon returning to

Garik Kharlamov spoke about the love of Channel One host Dmitry Khrustalev for knitting Dmitry Khrustalev's first channel to knitting. The showman's hobby seemed unusual to the comedian. He spoke about this in the release of the humorous project “Oshuitelnoe khou”, released on YouTube. According to Kharlamov, he learned about Khrustalev's hobby when the showmen jointly hosted the event in the images of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. “He [Khrustalev] was fully dressed in the Snow Maiden. A bald man in a Snow Maiden [costume] sits and knits, “the comedian recalled. The host's hobby surprised Kharlamov. According to the humorist, it was the first time he saw a man have such a passion. “I say:“ How did you come to this in general? ” And he says: “I always liked how they knit, and so I decided to try, I can knit anything for you,” “- said Kharlamov. At