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Researchers reveal global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Global land-use changes including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production are creating 'hot spots' favourable for bats that carry coronaviruses and where conditions are ripe for the diseases to jump from bats to humans
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Andhra Engineering student gets copyright for unique facial shield 2.0
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): SRM University on Saturday informed that its 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering student P Mohan Aditya was awarded copyright for 'Face Shield for Humans' that he manufactured using biodegradable material.
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Experts reiterate no COVID transmission from animals to humans, urge peopl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): As the rumours of the transmission of COVID-19 from animals to humans get momentum amid the second wave, top doctors and experts of the country have debunked the myth, stating that there is no data that shows that the virus spread from animals to humans. Read More
Evidence of COVID-19 originating from Chinese lab continues to grow: Forme
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [China], May 25 (ANI): The former head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said that circumstantial evidence of COVID-19 originating in a lab in China's Wuhan continues to grow as researchers are yet to prove that the virus jumped from an animal to humans, The H
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No reported case of COVID-19 transmission from animals to humans: PETA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Amidst the prevailing COVID-19 situation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has informed that there has been no reported case of transmission of COVID-19 from animals to human beings.
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Dogs' aggressive behavior towards humans often caused by fear
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 3 (ANI): A recent study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species, and the owner's previous experience of dogs were all associated with aggressive be
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Study reveals people tend to trust computers more than humans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): According to a new research from data scientists at the University of Georgia, people may be more willing to trust a computer program than their fellow humans, especially if a task becomes too challenging.
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Study shows Ferret resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): A study of 29 ferrets, which have been shown in laboratory studies to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, in a home with constant exposure to two human adults with symptomatic disease, one of whom was confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, finds no evidence of vir
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New research shows people tend to trust computers more than humans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): Despite increasing concern over the intrusion of algorithms in daily life, people may be more willing to trust a computer program than their fellow humans, especially if a task becomes too challenging, according to new research from data scientists at the Uni
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Harsh Vardhan stresses on need for 'One health' approach
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that human health cannot be seen in isolation in an era that has increased interaction between humans and animals resulting in a need for 'One Health' approach.
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Study finds treatment for brain disease transmitted by tick bites
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 12 (ANI): The findings of a new study describe antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus transmitted by tick bites. These so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies have shown promise in preventing Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in mice and could inform the development
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Social isolation behaviour in ants is similar to that of humans
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 11 (ANI The findings of a recent study by researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz has revealed alterations to the social and hygienic behaviour of ants that had been isolated from their group. They react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans a
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