The 2015 study is an example of a ‘gain of function’ research that scientists from University of North Carolina in US & China's Wuhan Institute of Virology had been involved in for several years.
In environments with potentially high airborne virus concentrations such as medical settings & densely occupied indoor spaces, masks with higher filtration efficiency should be used.
There have been growing demands to investigate whether the Covid pandemic was caused by a virus leak & if yes, was it owing to a biosecurity issue, or engineered to infect humans in the lab.
The US Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force set up to investigate still-unexplained UFO reports is expected to release its report next month, and this has led to a media buzz.
Scientists have reported for the first time details of stroke incidents caused by blood clots in arteries in three adults who received the AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK.
Drugs have been developed by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Researchers have detailed findings in a study published in Nature Cell Discovery on 24 May.
French virologist Luc Montagnier went viral on WhatsApp for apparently saying ‘people who take any Covid vaccine won’t survive’. That’s fake, but he has made many such claims.
A tornado ripped through 24-Parganas and Hooghly districts Tuesday. ThePrint explains the weather phenomenon that has been documented in Bengal since 1838.
On 27 April 2002, then-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry, assuring the completion of Golden Quadrilateral and telling businessmen how deep and strong the roots of Indian secularism are.
Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.
India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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