Immunity

The southern coast of Africa is pictured from the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” or cupola, as it soared 265 miles above. Credit: NASAOne crew and one cargo spacecraft on two different continents are counting down to launch as the seven orbital residents aboard the International Space Station (ISS) spent Wednesday, March 20, exploring how space affects the immune system, carrying out robotics activities, and connecting with students on Earth.Crew Launch and Resupply MissionThree crew members are…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.Even if the justices ultimately rule against Trump, their decision to intervene now will delay his trial for several months, casting doubt on whether the criminal case could go to a jury before fall as the election campaign accelerates. The justices said they will hear arguments the week of April 22. They said they will…

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up rule on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in the Justice Department’s election interference case. The decision means a high-profile trial will be further delayed — if it even takes place at all. The court will begin hearing oral arguments on April 22. The Justice Department indicted Trump last August over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The former president has spent recent months trying to get the case thrown out, arguing he is immune…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday objected to a request to pass by unanimous consent a bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to strip big tech companies of legal immunity for child pornography and other child predatory material posted on their social media platforms. Wyden argued the legislation would weaken the encryption safeguards of popular websites and apps and inadvertently make it easier for predators to gain access the communications and photos of children.…

The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate Earth’s atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Central America. In the foreground from left are Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, and the Soyuz MS-24 crew spacecraft. Credit: SciTechDaily.comThe International Space Station (ISS) has returned to its standard configuration of seven Expedition 70 crew members conducting advanced microgravity research and…

Donald Trump isn’t happy that judges on a Washington, D.C., appeals court ruled that he’s not protected from prosecution in the Justice Department’s election interference case against him. The former president has long been claiming he should be immune from criminal repercussions for anything he did while in office — including conspiring to overturn the democratic process — and on Wednesday he posted to Truth Social that a president’s job is so contingent on their ability to commit crimes that it would mark the “end” of…

Donald Trump’s bid for presidential immunity in his federal election interference case has been summarily rejected by D.C.’s Federal Court of Appeals — and is now likely headed to the Supreme Court.   In a ruling issued Tuesday, the three-judge panel, which heard oral arguments in the case last month, unanimously determined that Trump is not shielded from prosecution for potential crimes committed in office related to the subversion of the 2020 election. “For the purpose of this criminal case, former President…

A team from RIKEN CSRS has traced the evolutionary history of plant immune receptors, revealing their common ancestry with growth proteins and the potential for creating pathogen-resistant crops through genetic engineering. Credit: SciTechDaily.comRIKEN researchers have mapped the evolution of plant immunity, uncovering a pathway to engineer crops with enhanced disease resistance.Plants are continuously evolving new immune receptors to ever-changing pathogens. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource…

This month, Donald Trump’s lawyers have argued in a federal appeals court that he, as a former American president, is “absolutely” immune from criminal prosecution, possibly even if he were to order the assassination of his political enemies. But the arguments that Trump’s lawyers are currently litigating in public are just a preview of Trump and his allies’ private plans to dramatically expand presidential immunity, if he defeats Joe Biden in the 2024 election. According to two sources who have discussed the topic…

A new intranasal vaccine candidate developed shows improved and longer-lasting immunity against COVID-19, potentially reducing the need for booster shots by enhancing mucosal and systemic immune responses.Duke-NUS-led research reveals an intranasal vaccine candidate that offers superior, long-lasting COVID-19 immunity, potentially minimizing booster requirements.Novel findings from a preclinical head-to-head comparison show that administering a COVID-19 vaccine as a nasal spray, rather than subcutaneous injection,…