Elon Musk had targeted the New York based newspaper by removing its blue tick after it refused to pay for it. The New York Times with 54 million strong following now looks like a random account without the blue tick. Since Musk took over twitter last year, the micro-blogging platform has been charging its users $8 a month for the blue tick to increase its revenues.
Bird Flu has killed more than 1,500 sea lions this year alone in Chile. With fears of spillover to humans, animals have been severely affected by the bird flu in the recent past. Within half a month, Avian flu has killed more than 1000, according to Chilean government officials.
Genetic mutations in the DNA of viruses still pose grave danger to human survival on our planet. Vaccines and other conventional ways of dealing with viruses cease to work against ever changing viruses with varying DNAs. British researchers are working to develop game-changing technology that can predict Pandemic threats posed by evolving respiratory viruses.
