https://freerepublic.com/tag/lambda/ en-us Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:58:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3989903/posts The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to dominate in Riverside County but new variants are emerging, including the Lambda variant, which is now in California. Experts say Lambda could be more infectious and resistant to vaccines than the initial coronavirus strain, but it isn't yet called a "variant of concern" in the U.S. or by the World Health Organization. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at University of California San Francisco, said the Lambda mutation is predominant in South America right now, making up 80 to 90 percent of new cases in Peru – but it's spreading in the... kesq.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3989903/posts#comment Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:58:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3987793/posts Throughout the pandemic, the coronavirus has spawned a multitude of mutations: from the once-dominant Alpha variant to the still-raging Delta strain. But with California and the country still in the grips of another COVID-19 surge, a new alphabetized entry — Lambda — has been raising fresh questions about whether it, too, might feature characteristics that could trigger dangerous shifts in the dynamic pandemic landscape. Lambda, which was first identified in Peru, is worth watching because "it has had massive spread in South America," according to Dr. Benjamin Pinsky, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Stanford University. When exposed to... Los Angeles times. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3987793/posts#comment Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:10:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3987781/posts The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused almost 4.5 million deaths worldwide and infected almost 211 million as of August 19, 2021. To date, millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been deployed globally, which has significantly reduced the rate of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. Despite these efforts, emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that evade neutralization by antibodies to earlier lineages have threatened the efficacy of current vaccines. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* explores the mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 lambda variant has... www.news-medical.net https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3987781/posts#comment Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:59:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3984930/posts The first case of the much-talked-about Lambda variant of Covid-19 was reported by Los Angeles health officials on Thursday. But for all the fanfare, Lambda doesn’t seem to have been much of a match for Delta – yet. “We’ve only seen one Lambda variant among tests sequenced in our labs, and this was a sample from June,” said L.A. County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer. The fact that Lambda was sequenced in June and has not been found since would seem to indicate it’s not spreading rapidly — if at all — in the county which, according to Ferrer,... Deadline via MSN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3984930/posts#comment Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:36:16 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3984464/posts As the US struggles to suppress the rapidly advancing coronavirus Delta variant, new evidence has emerged that the latest Lambda mutation — ravaging parts of South America — won’t be slowed by vaccines. In a July 28 report appearing on bioRxiv, where the study awaits peer review prior to getting published, researchers in Japan are sounding the alarm on the C.37 variant, dubbed Lambda. And it’s proven just as virulent as Delta thanks to a similar mutation making them even more contagious. The strain has been contained in 26 countries, including substantial outbreaks in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador. “Notably,... https://nypost.com/ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3984464/posts#comment Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:42:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3981462/posts Investigators in Chile conclude that the lambda COVID-19 variant is not only more infectious than standard SARS-CoV-2, but could also possibly shrug off vaccines. The first case in the United States has been spotted at Houston Methodist Hospital. A COVID-19 variant that proves to be resistant to vaccines keeps medical experts, public health officials, and health care professionals—including infection preventionists—on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic up at nights. There’s no reason to sound the alarm yet, but there may—just may—perhaps be reason to think that there’s a chance that the alarm may have to be sounded at some point... Infection Control https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3981462/posts#comment Mon, 2 Aug 2021 21:09:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3978242/posts The Lambda COVID variant has spread across the U.S. with hundreds of cases being recorded by doctors this month. C.37, also known as the Lambda variant, was first detected in Peru in December 2020 and it has since spread to dozens of countries, including the U.S. While it has quickly spread across South America since it was first detected, it's unclear whether it poses more of a threat than other variants, including Delta. Newsweek https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3978242/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:18:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3977748/posts A major Texas hospital system has reported its first case of the lambda COVID-19 variant, as the state reels from the rampant delta variant. Houston Methodist Hospital, which operates eight hospitals in its network, said the first lambda case was confirmed Monday. ABC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3977748/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:31:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3974380/posts LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Researchers have detected a variant of coronavirus, first found in South America, in wastewater in southern Nevada, suggesting it is spreading in the community. Scientists at UNLV have found the Lambda variant, or C.37, in samples, Dr. Edwin Oh, an associate professor at the school’s Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine Lab, told the I-Team. Southern Nevada Water Authority scientists take samples from wastewater to see how much coronavirus is in our sewer system. Oh and other researchers analyze the samples, which help public health leaders find spikes and clusters before they can be identified through traditional testing... 8newsnow https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3974380/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2021 16:03:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3973673/posts Scientists fear that a highly contagious new COVID-19 variant that is ravaging Peru may be resistant to vaccines. The Lambda mutation, or C.37, appears to have emerged in Peru last August — and is now being blamed for the country having the highest pandemic death rate in the world. The concerning strain has since spread to around 30 countries, mostly in Latin America — but also as far as the UK, which has recorded at least eight cases, according to government figures. There are no known cases of the Lambda strain in the US, according to the Centers for Disease... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3973673/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jul 2021 02:46:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3971846/posts Beta has followed Alpha and they were joined by Gamma and Delta, too, as WHO-designated Variants of Concern (VoC) of the novel coronavirus. While the world is warily tracking the spread of the Delta variant, or B.1.617.2, which was first identified in India in October last year, India itself is worried about Delta-plus. But the march of variants seemingly continues unabated and experts have in recent days said an eye must be kept on the Kappa and Lambda variants, too, both of which have been labelled as Variants of Interest (VoI) by WHO. WHAT IS KAPPA? It is a variant... News18 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3971846/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:34:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2983438/posts If you are a reader of comments here at American Thinker then you have probably noticed an increasing use of the term molon labe. For those of you unfamiliar with the term and too busy (or too lazy) to look it up, I've done it for you. It is a Greek expression first attributed to King Leonidas of Sparta when the Persian invader Xerxes I, prior to the Battle of Thermopylae, demanded that the Spartans lay down their arms and submit to him. Its essential meaning was, "Up yours, pal: come do your worst." In so many words, it is... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2983438/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:48:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747335/posts Until recently, many children who did not conform to gender norms in their clothing or behavior and identified intensely with the opposite sex were steered to psychoanalysis or behavior modification. But as advocates gain ground for what they call gender-identity rights, evidenced most recently by New York City’s decision to let people alter the sex listed on their birth certificates, a major change is taking place among schools and families. Children as young as 5 who display predispositions to dress like the opposite sex are being supported by a growing number of young parents, educators and mental health professionals. Doctors,... NY Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747335/posts#comment Sat, 2 Dec 2006 05:29:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655249/posts AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, JUNE 24, 2006 (Zenit.org).- After the clamor to legalize same-sex marriage, it turns out that not many homosexuals really want it. Following a bitter battle last year, the Spanish government gave homosexuals the right to marry. Since the law took effect last July 3, until May 31, only 1,275 same-sex marriages took place, reported the Madrid daily newspaper ABC last Saturday. Comparatively, that would add up to a mere 0.6% of the 209,125 marriages contracted in Spain during 2005. Of the total number of same-sex marriages, 923 were between males and 352 among females. A recent study by... Zenit News Agency https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655249/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:21:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654332/posts The following statement was issued June 21 by the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League in honor of Pride Month. The month of June has been designated as Pride Month in celebration of the struggles and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States. This coming weekend marks the anniversary of the uprising that occurred at the Stonewall Inn on June 27, 1969, in New York City. The uprising, in response to bar raids and attacks by the police, was led by working-class gay and transgender people, many of whom were Black or Latino, and... People's Weekly World Newspaper https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654332/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:40:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539880/posts DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A gay rights organization filed a lawsuit on behalf of six gay and lesbian couples in Polk County District Court on Tuesday, asking for the right to marry for same-sex couples. Lambda Legal, the organization that spearheaded the same-sex marriage drive across the country, said it wants full recognition of the civil rights of gay couples. "There are thousands of couples in Iowa who are eager for the protections and security that come with marriage," Camilla Taylor, a staff attorney with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, said during a telephone interview with The Associated... Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539880/posts#comment Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:17:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1402266/posts LINCOLN, Neb., May 12 (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday struck down Nebraska's ban on same-sex marriage, saying the measure interfered not only with the rights of gay couples but also with those of foster parents, adopted children and people in a variety of other living arrangements. The amendment to the state's Constitution, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed overwhelmingly by the voters in November 2000. The Nebraska ruling is the first in which a federal court has struck down a state ban on same-sex marriage, and conservatives in the United... NY Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1402266/posts#comment Fri, 13 May 2005 04:50:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1153477/posts The Gay Gamete Project was developed as a means to ensure the genetic survival of homosexuality;to assure that the decline in homosexual procreation does not result in our eventual extinction. Homophobic Guidelines: The FDA has been in the process of promulgating national regulations that would prohibit clinics from accepting sperm from homosexual applicants since 1999. The decision will likely be finalized before 2003. Due to these homophobic guidelines as well as those proposed by the ASRM, it is unfortunately necessary for gay men to lie about their sexual preference and sexual history in the application and interview process. Gay men... Gay Gamete Project https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1153477/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:40:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1035777/posts IS THERE A GAY AGENDA? omosexual activists often scoff at the idea that a "gay agenda" exists. Please read the following and decide for yourself: In February 1972 the National Coalition of Gay Organizations met at the Armitage Avenue United Methodist Church in Chicago. An invitation had been sent out to 495 homosexual organizations across the U.S. to come and prepare a "gay stance for the 1972 elections." About 200 individuals from 18 states representing 85 organizations showed up for the two-day event. Conference participants adopted the 1972 Gay Rights Platform, which included 17 federal and state "demands." DEMANDS: Federal:... Stop Promoting Homosexuality International https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1035777/posts#comment Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:40:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1010639/posts CLEVELAND — Cosmology used to be a heartless science, all about dark matter lost in mind-bending abysses and exploding stars. But whenever physicists and astronomers gather, the subject that roils lunch, coffee breaks or renegade cigarette breaks tends to be not dark matter or the fate of the universe. Rather it is about the role and meaning of life in the cosmos. Cosmologists held an unusual debate on the question during a recent conference, "The Future of Cosmology," at Case Western Reserve University here. According to a controversial notion known as the anthropic principle, certain otherwise baffling features of the... Yahoo News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1010639/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:22:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1008184/posts JUPITER -- Jeffrey Woodard's parents never took him to church. They certainly didn't ever plan to send him to a religious high school. But when he was 14, Jeffrey asked his mom if he could attend Jupiter Christian School. He told her he felt God leading him there. Carol Gload liked the idea. She thought it would help Jeff spiritually and academically, and he started after Thanksgiving of his freshman year. As a senior this year, he was especially looking forward to singing in the choir and Bible class. But on the third day of school, his Bible teacher --... Palm Beach Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1008184/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2003 03:29:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1000933/posts The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to side with conservatives in the Anglican communion on the issue of homosexuality to prevent a schism at this week's meeting of church leaders, a cleric claimed yesterday. Rowan Williams has called the 38 primates leading the world's 70 million Anglicans to Lambeth Palace for an emergency summit on the ordination of gay clergy. He is prepared to reiterate the church's official view reached five years ago that homosexuality is "incompatible with scripture". The two-day meeting in London was called after the election in America of Canon Gene Robinson, an openly gay priest with... The Independent (UK) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1000933/posts#comment Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:36:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986076/posts An organization of law schools and a group representing hundreds of legal scholars sued the Department of Defense and five other federal agencies yesterday, seeking to help universities and colleges that want to keep military recruiters off their campuses because of the department's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay men and lesbians. The suit challenges the constitutionality of a federal law that punishes universities with loss of some federal money if they use their antidiscrimination policies to exclude military recruiters. It follows a successful campaign by the Defense Department to force some of the nation's most prestigious law schools... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986076/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2003 07:22:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/975880/posts An HIV-positive man sued the State Department yesterday for refusing to hire him as a diplomat because of his condition and said he was the victim of illegal discrimination. Lorenzo Taylor, 48, passed the oral and written exams to become a foreign service officer but was turned down because he has the AIDS virus, according to the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, which filed the lawsuit in federal court on Taylor's behalf. Lambda Legal said the State Department has a policy of not hiring people who are HIV-positive as diplomats on the grounds they may need medical treatment that... The Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/975880/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:13:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/958965/posts (AP) — Amid renewed debate over whether gay men and women should be allowed to marry, the nation's largest lawyers' group is considering endorsement of the related right of homosexual couples to adopt children. The American Bar Association is expected to vote on the issue at its meeting beginning Thursday in San Francisco. Approval would put the 408,000-lawyer group on record in support of laws that allow two unmarried people of any sex to adopt as a couple.If the ABA's governing body should approve the proposal, the organization could lobby statehouses to redraft adoption laws.Currently, many states allow only one... AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/958965/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2003 06:09:31 GMT