summertime 2020: music mesmerizes – science captivates

… and both unite the people of the world! If you listen to Maria Callas singing the Norma, or the Carmen by Julia Migenes, or the arias of La Bohème sung by Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon, or other classical pieces by excellent musicians and orchestras, you will understand what I mean. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, […]

causality or correlation – wishful thinking in science

Satire and tragedy in science …. an example. Please believe us: We are not running a satiric blog! Today, we shall visit the lowlands of scientific publication culture. With more than 30,000 published papers on COVID-19, inevitably there will be junk papers as well. Unfortunately, their number is not a small one. This is damaging […]

summer 2020 in Germany

…an outlook into the coming months with SARS-CoV-2 First, we want to point to our recent blog post, where we described how the pandemic is gaining traction worldwide. In several countries, such as the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, India, South Africa, Iran, and Saudi Arabia it is reaching dimensions of human tragedies. Too many politicians in […]

COVID-19 accelerates: hit! sunken?

SARS-CoV-2 update As of today, according to the Johns Hopkins University there are more than 12 M confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections globally. More than 500,000 people have died of COVID-19. The number of unreported cases is expected to be much higher, since for example people who died “with” COVID-19 are not part of this statistics. Countries […]

SAJO scores with sophisticated high-TECHNOLOGY

…that stands out through true innovations! A question for you: Would you reveal your technology, knowing that it is unbeaten and without competition worldwide, due to its high efficiency, that is saving time? That is the reason we do not take part in business contests. A question for details of our methods and how exactly […]

vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2

… an overview … Currently, numerous trials are under way globally to obtain a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. As of June, there are 13 candidate vaccines undergoing first clinical trials, a further 126 candidates are in preclinical examination (WHO, June 9, 2020). Four aspects are important in the current vaccine race: The vaccine needs to be […]

always off the beaten track

Today, we are writing for interested investors, financiers… …, and politicians. We thank the German government, that – compared to some other international governments – reacted appropriately and decided to financially help the German economy during the pandemic.  This pandemic is still ongoing and will do so for several years. Our wish would be that […]

the future for Germany and Europe – looking ahead

… an invitation to our non-political table: Please, take a virtual seat… Momentarily, our politicians are discussing topics that will be setting the trends for the future of Germany. (Disclaimer: We never were and are not members of any political party.) The current news coverage is prompting us to voice our opinion as scientists, since […]

do the vaccination skeptics exist at all ?

There are three kinds of people dealing with the topic of vaccination: Proponents, opponents, and skeptics. The latter ones prompted us to this post. 1. The first group are the proponents. The both of us belong to this species. Since we have been working in the field of virus research for more than 25 years, […]