There was some research that indicated stem cells can be made from skin cells. Is there a chance this field will eventually catch up by the time stem cell therapies become more widely accesssible?
As a caring child of old parents, you should get your parents to NL where you can provide the best possible care for them, instead of letting them die in a place where they can't even get a COVID test done.
Regarding China, most Hollywood studios seem to be kowtowing Chinese line these days. I have noticed a clear trend in Hollywood movies where they don't portray anything negative about China, and usually project things in positive light. This same trend can be observed in most mainstream media's projection of China. Worldwide, China is definitely reaching proportions that were only possible for the US earlier in influencing, or arm-twisting influencers like media, and movie makers.
Thanks for these thoughts. Resonated well with me. I feel we are sleepwalking into major fiascos, when a simple doorbell needs to sit on top this level of complexity. It's in our best interest to not tie every small thing into layers, and layers of complexity. Mundane things like doorbells need to have their fallback at least done properly to function locally without relying on complex cloud systems.
The link is yet to be proven:
"Some testing remains to be completed. The positive reading from the aromatherapy bottle was done by polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing. <b> CDC labs are trying to extract genetic sequence data from the PCR finding to compare to the bacteria from the Georgia patient, as well as the other three. McQuiston is confident it will prove the link. But even if it didn’t </b> the discovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei-contaminated room freshener being sold at one of the country’s largest big box chain required urgent action."