The jury is starting deliberations in the Trump case
During the trial of ex-US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, Cohen’s lawyer David Steinglass said that Cohen wasn’t lied about a conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election. The defence added that Cohen was the one who generated the 11 invoices that make up 11 of the felony counts on Trump. Cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.
The smart antibiotic can kill a lot ofbacteria
A study found that a Gram-negative antibiotic, called lolamicin, was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria growing in laboratory dishes. Lolamicin had anti-microbial effects against more than 130 multiDrug-resistant strains of bacteria growing in laboratory dishes. Mice that were given lolamicin survived blood stream infections after exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 87% of those that didn’t receive lolamicin died within three days.
Natural killer cells can fight cancer
Researchers in Germany have developed a way to link memory-like NK cells and CD16-based engagers to improve cancer immunotherapy. The researchers found that of 36 people with blood cancer who were given the highest dose of NK cells plus the engager, 72% experienced complete remission. They are also studying whether memory-like NK cells can be combined with a therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
A member of Egypt’s security forces was killed by gunfire near the border crossing
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a “tragic accident occurred to our regret” after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least 50 people in Gaza. “For us, every uninvolved civilian who’s hurt is a tragedy,” Netanyahu added. He further said that Israeli forces were trying to minimize civilian deaths by asking Gazans to evacuate.
The last words were what the sides said in their closing arguments
Former US President Donald Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen discussed the payment of pornographic actress Stormy Daniels for her silence on an alleged affair with Trump, prosecution’s lawyer Joshua Steinglass said in closing argument. Steinglass said Trump told Cohen and David Pecker to remove negative media about him. Cohen has been charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Insights and conversations about the moment
Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic slur at a meeting with an Italian bishop. During the meeting, Francis had said that the training grounds for future priests were too crowded with a crude Italian slur: ‘gginciafroe’ (gay slur). “I sincerely apologise for my comments,” Pope Francis said, adding that he’s “deeply ashamed” of them.
Thirty five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike
An Israeli military official said that the bombs Israel had used in the attack in Rafah were “too small” to have caused a fire of that size. “Our munitions alone couldn’t have ignited a fire of this size,” he added. This comes after Israeli jets carried out an air strike in Rafah on Sunday, killing at least 15 people.
Nature is celebrating the inclusion of scientists in the new series Changemakers
Former President of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Freeman Hrabowski, said that he has been studying one hour a day for the past seven years and he jumps at every chance to speak French with others. Hrabowski was the first public university in Maryland to welcome people of all races from its opening day in 1966.
Nature has a new series that celebrates people who are included in science
South African physicist Azwinndini Muronga has said that the country is now relying on international collaborations. “We are increasingly relying on international collaborations,” Muronga added. “In some fields, such as health sciences, astronomy and high-energy physics, foreign collaboration now typically comprises more than 90% of papers,” according to a report by the National Advisory Council on Innovation.
The dilemma is when the people have to stop taking the drugs
When new medicines like Wegovy and Mounjaro work, it’s a dilemma when people have to stop taking them, Dr Rekha Kumar, ex-medical director of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, said. However, she added that the drugs were intended for medical use to treat the disease of obesity and not to aid in cosmetic weight-loss.