Navigating the pitfalls of applying machine learning in genomics

December 23, 2021

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-021-00434-9


Omicron Shows Signs of Milder Disease as Cases Rise – WSJ

December 23, 2021

https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-limit-omicron-singapore-freezes-ticket-sales-for-quarantine-free-travel-11640165362


Omicron Is the Beginning of the End – The Atlantic

December 23, 2021

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/omicron-end-of-pandemic/621089/


DNA Holiday Cards Unwind for the Holidays 5×5 | Etsy

December 22, 2021

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1098344347/dna-holiday-cards-unwind-for-the


What are FFP2 masks, mandatory in some European countries? | The Economist

December 22, 2021

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/12/16/what-are-ffp2-masks-mandatory-in-some-european-countries


Biosketch and Other Support changes 2022

December 22, 2021

The link below describes the updated requirements for the biosketch and other support documents as of 1/25/2022.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-073.html


processing data from deceased individuals

December 21, 2021

https://www.ga4gh.org/news/ga4gh-gdpr-brief-processing-the-data-of-the-deceased-for-scientific-research-purposes-looking-beyond-the-gdpr


President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter | The White House

December 21, 2021

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-protect-americans-against-the-delta-and-omicron-variants-as-we-battle-covid-19-this-winter/

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Expanding Free At-Home Testing for Americans: Today, the President will announce new steps to ensure that Americans has access to free at-home testing. First, the more than 150 million Americans with private insurance – who now are able to get tests covered in physician offices, pharmacies, and clinics with no cost sharing – will also be able to get at-home tests reimbursed by their insurance.
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Covid

December 21, 2021

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/12/18/harvard-to-begin-spring-remotely-yale-sees-largest-ever-single-day-covid-spike/


Moderna Says Its Booster Significantly Raises Antibodies Against Omicron – The New York Times

December 20, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/health/moderna-covid-booster-omicron.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur