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Web-like substance emitted by white blood cells could worsen outcome in Covid patients: Study

From the dangers of an overactive immune response to how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks the host cells' proteins, ThePrint brings you the latest research on coronavirus.

New strain of swine flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China

G4, the strain found by researchers in China, is a descendant of the H1N1 influenza A virus, hasn’t shown evidence of human-to-human transmission so far.

Covaxin — India’s first Covid-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI nod for human trials

Phase I & Phase II clinical trials demonstrated safety & immune response. The vaccine is being developed in collaboration with ICMR & NIV.

Natural history museums preserve clues to predict future pandemics

A largely untapped resource for predicting future pandemics, natural history collections in museums can help us analyse zoonotic diseases.

It touched 37°C in Siberia. That’s how bad the Arctic heatwave is

The director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, who is an Arctic climate scientist, writes about why Arctic heatwaves are becoming more common.

Living in a city with high air pollution increases chances of being infected by Covid

Researchers have found that a large number of Covid-19 cases that result in death are found in areas with high levels of air pollution.

Lightning killed over 100 people in a day in Bihar & UP. This is how the phenomenon occurs

Bihar and UP are prone to thunderstorms and deaths by lightning this time of the year, but 2020’s intensity of such strikes has been more severe than normal.

RT-PCR, antigen, antibody, TrueNAT — all you need to know about the different Covid tests

Each kind of test has different processes, prices & also purposes — antigen tests can identify positive cases, while antibody tests can screen a wide area.

X-rays size up ‘heart-shaped’ enzyme that helps Covid-19 virus multiply

From patterns of inflammatory molecules in Covid-19 patients to why children may have protection against the infection, ThePrint brings you the latest on coronavirus.

Private sector can now build rockets, provide launch services: ISRO chief K Sivan

To facilitate the private sector presence in ISRO, the agency has launched the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, an independent nodal agency.

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Idol worship an eyesore to Bangladeshi islamists. Durga Puja to be toned down this year

Manindra Kumar Nath, vice president of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said Hindus are afraid of celebrating Durga Puja as they did before.

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?