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WHO: omicron strain COVID-19 found in 57 countries cases of infection with the omicron strain COVID-19 have been recorded. This is reported by TASS with reference to the WHO epidemiological bulletin. According to the document, the number of coronavirus cases is rapidly increasing in Africa. The organization's experts associate this process with the spread of the omicron strain. It is also noted that, according to preliminary data, mutations present in the new variant of the virus can reduce the activity of antibodies and lead to a decrease in protection from the natural immunity of a person. The WHO stressed that in order to judge the effectiveness of the available vaccines against omicron, additional information is needed. Earlier, the head of the Yekaterinburg Research Institute of Viral Infections at the Vector Center of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Alexander Semyonov spoke about faster pneumonia

University of Texas Scientists Discovered Episodic Memory Neurons , in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex of the human brain. The results, published in the journal NeuroImage, will help develop new treatments for mental disorders and traumatic brain injuries. A study of the memory mechanism involved 27 epilepsy patients who had electrodes implanted during the surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy. Volunteers performed memorization tasks, which made it possible to determine the activity of the involved nerve cells. A total of 103 neurons were identified, the firing frequency of which was associated with the successful formation of episodic memory – memory of personal experience, including the memory of the place and time of events. As the authors of the work write, these neurons have important properties. For example, they exhibit the same pattern of activity when a person memorizes information and when he tries to extract this information from memory. This activity

London-based startup Notpla unveils fully degradable seaweed packaging UK startup Notpla showed fully degradable and edible packaging. The company presented a prototype of capsules for tea and coffee made from seaweed – they dissolve in the drink and add useful properties to it, writes Fast Company. The researchers were prompted to create a new packaging by data on the dangers of ordinary tea bags, which can be isolated in hot water up to 11 billion microplastic particles and up to three billion nanoparticles. Then scientists developed a film of algae – when brewed, it dissolves and enriches the liquid with fiber and antioxidants. This does not change the taste of the drink – after processing, the plants do not have a specific smell. Notpla suggests using such packaging not only for coffee or tea – the material can be used for instant noodles and cereals, as well as for food

The winner of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards-2021 was Zoe Ross and her snapshot Whiz pop Organizers of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards-2021 ( CPPA) have chosen the winner and finalists of the Funniest Pet Pictures Competition. This was reported to Lente.ru by the press service of the CPPA Committee. The overall winner was Zoe Ross and her Whiz pop of a Labrador puppy playing with bubbles. The photo was taken in Penkridge (UK). Zoe Ross will receive a commemorative certificate confirming the title of the best pet photographer, a unique trophy, pet food and a cash prize of two thousand pounds sterling. “We did not even think about winning, but decided to take part in the competition, because we liked the idea of ​​helping a charity by simply submitting a funny photo, ”shared Zoe Ross. “Pepper is the happiest puppy we've ever met, and we love him madly.” In

Immunologist Kryuchkov: there is currently no data on the ability of the omicron to replace the vaccine -the strain to replace the coronavirus vaccine in an interview with the newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva. “Many experts are beginning to fantasize that omicron is a salvation, a“ live vaccine ”. And this is not an opinion – not even the mainstream. But it is from scratch – without factual data, it is wishful thinking, “he commented, pointing out that many of these are currently absent. At the same time, Kryuchkov drew attention to the fact that such statements can reduce the rate of vaccination. According to him, some of those who planned to get vaccinated may now change their minds. “They have already been informed that we have a gift for the New Year: the vaccine is live, free, and there is no need to go anywhere. We get infected and everything will

At Baikonur, the Soyuz MS-20 crew with Japanese tourists was escorted to the song “Grass at Home” The Soyuz MS crew -20 “, which includes space tourists from Japan, performed to the song” Grass at the House “by the group” Earthlings “, performed in Japanese. On December 8, a spacecraft on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket will take off from Baikonur. This was reported by RIA Novosti. The first verse was sung in Russian. Roscosmos said that the original version of the song was performed by the Deai duet, consisting of Japanese Natsuki Sugawara and Russian musician Vitaly Suntsev. It is noted that all crews flying to the International Space Station (ISS) traditionally leave them hotels to the song “Grass at home”, and then by buses go to try on spacesuits, and then to the ship On Wednesday, two Japanese space tourists, businessman Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, will go into

Deputy from the “Servant of the People” Chernev called collaborators the citizens of the USSR killed by the UPA militants Yegor Chernev called collaborators the citizens of the USSR killed during and after the Great Patriotic War by the militants of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA, banned in Russia) . He stated this on the air of the ICTV channel, RIA Novosti reports. “Let me remind you that over the ten years of the existence of the UPA, more than 30 thousand Russian invaders and collaborators have been destroyed,” he said. On October 7, the deputies of the Lviv Regional Council in Ukraine, during a plenary session, proclaimed 2022 the year of UPA collaborators. The decision is due to the fact that in 2022 it will be 80 years since the founding of the first military units of the UPA, which collaborated with the Nazis and was involved in the

The man told his son, who was sure that his father was cheating on his wife, that his mother was unfaithful A Reddit user shared a story about how he had to reveal to his son the unexpected truth about his mother. The man explained that he took such a step, since the boy hated his new family and insulted his wife. The child was sure that before the divorce, his father was not faithful to his wife and cheated on her with the woman with whom he later married. “My ex-wife and I divorced 9 years ago because she cheated on me with my friend in our own house when our four-month-old son was sleeping in the next room,” he said, adding that the divorce was hard for all family members. According to the author of the post, he and his wife agreed not to disclose to the children

Washington Post: Water Pollution Forced American Military Families To Leave Pearl Harbor Hawaii) after poisoning with tap water. The Washington Post. Families of the military have complained about the foul smell of tap water and the oily sheen. They also noted symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea and migraines. At the same time, the soldiers distributed bottled water so that the residents of Pearl Harbor-Hickham base could brush their teeth, and the Marines had to hand over clean linen to families, since it was not possible to wash it on their own. According to one woman, her child vomited for several days, and the dog's condition deteriorated so much that the animal had to be euthanized. Victims also said that the military and civilian leadership was in no hurry to respond to complaints. At the same time, the first data on contaminated water were received on November 29. Officials said last

Shushkevich: Kazakhstan later joined the Bialowieza Accords because of Nazarbayev “Eastern cunning” of the first president of the country, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Stanislav Shushkevich spoke about this in an interview with “Lente.ru” as part of a special project dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Shushkevich believes that Nazarbayev wanted to “leave a loophole for himself” and find out the public reaction to the Belovezhskaya agreements . “Like any oriental person, he was not wise, but cunning. He said on December 9 that he would never have signed the Belovezhskaya Agreement, and after a while he signed it, and even invited the others to sign, ”the politician explained. He also said that Nazarbayev wanted to be “involved in history,” and the signers of the Belovezhskaya Agreements agreed as “they were not greedy.” Earlier, in a conversation with Lenta.ru, Shushkevich called “who pulled the trigger “Collapse of