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A research team from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine invented SPOT<\/p>\n

In thirty minutes, the SPOT provides COVID-19 test<\/a> results. The cost of the equipment is $78.<\/p>\n

In addition, the cost of these reagents and other test equipment is estimated to be 6 to 7 dollars.<\/p>\n

Anyone with a minimal amount of training can use the equipment.<\/p>\n

The test is very similar to RT-PCR. However, Reverse Transcriptase Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification is used (RT-LAMP).<\/p>\n

However, it does not require complex machinery or expertise. It can be done quickly and more accurately.<\/p>\n

The United Nations has designated May 20 as “World Bee Day.” Theme of the year 2020 is Bee engaged: Build Back Better for Bees.<\/p>\n

Bee day is celebrated to create awareness of the importance of pollinators and the threats they face and their contribution to . The main aim is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which will greatly help solve problems related to global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries.<\/p>\n

Every year on May 20th, World Metrology Day is held all over the world.<\/p>\n

On this day, many countries have carried out international cooperation to raise people’s awareness of metrology and its progress in their respective fields. The theme of World Metrology Day in 2021 is Health<\/a> metrology.<\/p>\n

The purpose of choosing this topic is to make people realize the important role of measurement in health and thus play an important role in the well-being of each of us. World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signing of the Metrology Convention on May 20, 1875 by representatives of 17 countries\/regions in Paris, France. The World Metrology Day project is jointly implemented by the International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML) and the International Bureau and the Bureau of Physical Measurement (BIPM).<\/p>\n

Six sites have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/a> in India.<\/p>\n

The sites was submitted by the of Archaeological Survey of India.<\/p>\n

Six of the nine sites have been included in the tentative list by UNESCO.<\/p>\n

It must be added to the tentative list before any sites are finally nominated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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