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New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks

New dino, vaccine shake-ups, dirty air risks

60-Second Science vor 7 Monaten

A surprising FDA reversal on Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, early promise from a universal inhaled vaccine, and a desert fossil find that is reshaping spinosaurid history.

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In this Science Quickly news roundup, we look at the Food and Drug
Administration’s surprising change of heart on reviewing Moderna’s
mRNA flu shot, a promising new inhaled vaccine that could fight
multiple respiratory bugs at once and fresh research that ties air
pollution to higher Alzheimer’s risk. We also check in on the
latest Artemis II “wet dress rehearsal” and meet a newly discovered
spinosaurid dinosaur that turns old assumptions about such dinos’
habitat on their head. Recommended Reading: FDA agrees to review
Moderna mRNA flu vaccine in dramatic reversal Newly discovered
horned dinosaur was like a unicorn from hell NASA just passed a
major milestone on its mission to return humans to the moon NASA
reveals new problem with Artemis II rocket, further delaying launch
E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions,
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Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio.
This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by
Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by
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