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Here’s how scientists know the coronavirus came from bats and not a lab

Coronaviruses and bats are locked in an evolutionary race in which the viruses are constantly evolving to evade their immune system and bats are evolving to withstand infections.

UAE sends Hope to Mars in the Arab world’s first mission to the Red Planet

Al Amal, or the Hope orbiter, will reach Mars in February 2021 and is expected to study the planet's atmosphere and create a weather map.

UK conducted secret human trials of antibody test, results were 98.6% accurate, says report

The Telegraph reported that the fingerprick test, developed by Oxford University with UK diagnostics companies, can tell within 20 minutes if one has been exposed to Covid.

Why asymptomatic spread of Covid has become so bizarrely controversial

New findings are being filtered through a distorting film of spin. A topic as neutral as the role of asymptomatic spread has been distorted by polarised narratives.

Study identifies gene variations that increase susceptibility to Covid-19

From a new test to detect virus from gargled solution to research on how mild obesity can also prove dangerous, ThePrint brings you the latest findings on Covid-19 front.

Snakebites killed an estimated 1.2 million people in India between 2001-2020

According to a study, 1 in a 100 people were at risk of dying from a snakebite in hotspots such as Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Odisha, UP, Andhra, Telangana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Fewer deaths in ICU suggest Covid treatment is improving, study finds

Analysis of studies involving 10,000 patients found that overall mortality of Covid patients treated in ICUs had fallen to just under 42% in May from almost 60% in March.

How decades of work on elusive HIV vaccine has given hope for a ‘quick’ Covid vaccine

A Washington Post report says with $14.5 bn funnelled into hunt for HIV vaccine, scientists today have access to infrastructure that has allowed them to aim for a Covid vaccine by 2021.

Disruption in healthcare services due to Covid may increase HIV, TB deaths, says Lancet study

From identifying a gene in neutralising antibodies to psychiatric disorders in Covid-19 patients, ThePrint brings you the latest research on the novel coronavirus.

Covid spread & mortality seems to increase with air pollution, says study of Dutch provinces

Authors of study accept they could not conclusively establish causation or state that more severe Covid-19 cases are a result of worsening air pollution.

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Support reducing for Kolkata doctors. Mamata is not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?