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Vaccine trials have underrepresented people of colour for past decade, study finds

Click here for updates on this story     Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — Scientists from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are urging for more diversity in vaccine clinical trials after their new study exposed a decade’s worth of disparity from 2011 to 2020, and could have impacted vaccination rates among minorities. The research, published Friday

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Cloning Fast Facts

Here’s some background information about cloning, a process of creating an identical copy of an original. Facts Reproductive Cloning is the process of making a full living copy of an organism. Reproductive cloning of animals transplants nuclei from body cells into eggs that have had their nucleus removed. That egg is then stimulated to divide

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Quecreek Mine Rescue Fast Facts

Here’s some background information about the Quecreek Mine Rescue. From July 24 through 28, 2002, nine coal miners were trapped for 77 hours in the Pennsylvania mine. All survived. Facts Nine coal miners from Quecreek Mining Inc. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were trapped in a four-foot-high chamber 240 feet below the surface after breaching a

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Oil Spills Fast Facts

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf. 2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP-contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig,

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