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Topic: The Conversation

New studies show novel coronavirus could have been in Europe as early as March 2019

Wastewater is a key to understanding coronavirus outbreaks in a region as the virus is found in faeces.

Don’t panic, this is what we know so far about new H1N1 strain with ‘pandemic potential’

In plain English, China has discovered a new flu that’s a mix of human H1N1 flu and avian-based flu. But there is no evidence of human transmission as yet.

We built a map on how coronavirus use human cells to spread. It is very similar to cancer

For years, researchers suspected that kinases – biological control switches that viruses use to take over cells – could be targeted to fight infections. Now we are decoding how.

No ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 in the US. The first never really ended

The coronavirus is simply spreading into new populations in the US or resurging in places that let down their guard too soon.

Remdesivir to HCQ: What works against Covid-19, and what doesn’t

A physician and scientist writes about the drugs and treatments that have worked against the coronavirus, and busts some myths.

Four ways astronauts can teach you to fix your work-from-home posture

Common poor desk posture is actually similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity. Keeping the spine in shape is key.

Coronavirus responses show how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit worldview

Americans increasingly exist in highly polarised, insulated ideological communities, occupying their own information universes.

Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients can still develop lung damage

The coronavirus can inflict ‘silent lung damage’, which does not result in shortness of breath or cough, researchers have found.

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.

Covid crisis could drive up global poverty for the first time since the 1990s

In terms of where poverty is located, it is likely to increase dramatically in middle-income countries in Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.