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Any wellness trend that threatens to increase your 'surface area' is likely to be met with resistance, unless the enlarged asset in question is your serendipity. Yes, it is a weird word. Yes, it does sound like a noughties romcom. Yes, it is, in fact, a noughties romcom. So just substitute 'serendipity' for 'luck' and the concept may feel a little more relatable.

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received the coveted award for their research into 'nucleoside base modifications' that allowed for the creation of safe mRNA vaccines against Covid. The pair were credited with assisting in the Covid pandemic's course. Katalin Karikó is a professor at Sagan's University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Drew Weissman conducted his award-winning study with University of Pennsylvania Professor Karikó.

A new test that determines whether someone is truly allergic to penicillin may lead to the benefit of millions of people using the drug, which is known as one of the most effective antibiotics available. Around three million Britons are identified on their medical records as having an allergic reaction to penicillin, making it impossible for them to use antibiotics to treat infections ranging from a dental absces to a throat infection or meningitis. However, the charity Antibiotic Research UK claims that 95% of people are not allergic. Rather, some people were labeled as such after experiencing borderline allergy-like signs, such as vomiting or a rash, when given the drug as an infant.

Staep A is a bacterium that can cause respiratory tract infections. Strep throat, tonsillitis, and a skin infection impetigo are all common ailments. However, if untreated, it will promote rash scarlet fever and lead to rheumatic fever. The bacterium is extremely infectious, and it is spread in coughs and sneezes. After contracting Strep A, four primary school children died in less than a week. Here's what you need to hear about the Strep A bacteria.

Professor Svante Pääbo's 'impossible' task saw him establish interbreeding between Homo Sapiens and our oldest relatives. The 67-year-old, who received the congratulatory call while enjoying a cup of coffee at home this morning, has also discovered the existence of Denisovans, a previously unknown human species. Professor Pääbo's accomplishments were only made possible by painstakingly analyzing bone samples from thousands of years old. He praised the scientists behind the mRNA Covid vaccines, which have saved millions of people in the pandemic, who had been thought to be the front runners after missing out on the coveted award last year.