How breeding with Neanderthals aided modern human fertility
A recent study found that Neanderthal genes can confer greater fertility in humans. According to the study, every third woman in Europe carries the gene inherited from the Neanderthals
Tracing the origin of locust crisis that has hit India hard
The nomadic and high invasive character that the desert locusts have taken in India this year is attributable to another fact apart from the westerly winds post Amphan, i.e. conducive condition for large scale breeding
Tropical cyclones become stronger as Earth warms
A new study has found that the chance of a tropical storm intensifying into a Category 3 event or even greater has increased by 8% per decade globally
COVID-19: Vaccine candidate developed in China reported to have protected monkeys
SARS-CoV-2 was directly put into the lungs of eight Rhesus Macaques. None of the monkeys that had been vaccinated were seen to have developed a full-blown infection.
What are the differences between COVID-19, MERS and SARS?
On April 17, the journal Science published a study by a group of scientists from the Netherlands, who did a comparative study of the pathogenesis of the three diseases
What influences spillover of viruses from birds and animals to humans?
A widely held belief is that the spread of pathogens to humans is more likely from some animals, with particular traits. A new study suggests that there exists a mathematical relation between species diversity and virus spillover to humans
How discovering the structure of SARS-CoV-2 makes antiviral drug design possible
A group of Chinese researchers have successfully decoded the structure of the viral enzyme key to the novel coronavirus’ survival
COVID-19: Why Does it Affect Different People Differently? Scientists Aim to Find Out
Scientists aim to collect DNA samples from those that have suffered from COVID-19 with no chronic diseases and compare them with those that have mild disease or no disease at all