Science Information Roundup: Europe’s House Company to rent first disabled astronaut; Pandemic tied to spike in diabetes in kids and extra

Below is a summary of the latest scientific news.

“Space is for everyone”: Europe’s space agency hires the first disabled astronauts

The European Space Agency hopes to hire and launch the world’s first handicapped astronaut, and several hundred would-be para-astronauts have already applied for the role, ESA boss Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday. The 22-person space program has just completed its last decade-long astronaut recruitment call and received 22,000 applicants, Aschbacher said.

Pandemic related to diabetes in children; Type of immune response lasts months after the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine

Below is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Pandemic linked to sharp rise in type 2 diabetes in children

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