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Topic: The Conversation

What Moderna didn’t reveal about the first Covid vaccine’s phase 1 trial

Moderna’s press release on its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine trials — called mRNA-1273 — heightened hopes but missed key details.

African wildlife meat can cause next pandemic. Airlines, border security must be on alert

The next pandemic could start in Washington or Westminster. Zoonotic diseases from poorly-cooked or preserved meat and its global distribution creates a recipe for disaster.

Americans are willing to pay $5 trillion to stop Covid-19 and save lives, study shows

The average person in the US is essentially willing to pay $15,000 to reduce the rates of infection through social distancing, shelter-in-place and other interventions.

Why the ACE2 receptor could be key to treating Covid-19

Called the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, the protein provides the entry point for the coronavirus to hook into and infect human cells.

Medical cannabis for kids is what Canadian paediatricians are grappling with

Doctors are asked about medical cannabis regularly for issues such as chronic pain, mental health issues, arthritis, ADHD and sleep problems.

Avoid naps and staying in bed if you don’t sleep, when you home-quarantine

While it is true that good sleep is essential to health in normal times, it becomes even more so in this period of confinement and crisis.

Young dogs are more similar to human teenagers than we think

Dog-owner relationships during adolescence mirror that of child-parent relationships in many ways.

Be like Kerala or Africa, Covid pandemic is making ‘first world’ countries lose sheen

Covid-19 has squashed myths about 'first world' and 'third world' countries.

Listen to your gut: Why having a good microbiome matters in Covid-19 fight

The molecule that the coronavirus attacks in our bodies – Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 – is present not just in our lungs, but in our gastrointestinal tract as well.

Coronavirus found in semen of young men with Covid-19

It would still be sensible for those recovering from Covid-19 to use a condom until further research clarifies how long the infectious virus stays in semen.

On Camera

Is Prashant Kishor the Kejriwal of Bihar? Yes, but not really

Arvind Kejriwal always played to the gallery promising the moon.But Prashant Kishor has been ‘brutal’ in telling the people that they have to blame themselves for the misrule in Bihar.

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.