More evidence emerges of T Cell Immunity against novel Coronavirus in unexposed people
Candidate vaccines which have shown promising results have all reported trying to elicit a T cell immune response along with antibody production
COVID-19 vaccine may come, but what about equitable distribution?
With rich countries and big pharma companies getting proactive, there is widespread apprehension about access and price of the vaccine for countries that need it most.
COVID-19: virus strain dominant worldwide is different from original in Wuhan
According to a publication in Cell, the strain, which is named D614G, is a result of point mutation of the original strain. However, it is not associated with disease severity
Light from black hole collisions detected for first time
It was first identified by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory of the National Science Foundation, along with the European Virgo Detector on May 21, 2019, and has been named as S190521g
How does COVID-19 causes the loss of smell?
The unusual thing with COVID-19 is that, people facing loss of smell don’t have a stuffy nose, according to Harvard Medical School neuroscientist Sandeep Robert Datta
How landscape helped land animals evolve better cognitive abilities than aquatic counterparts
A new study found that landscape characteristics provided land animals the edge in developing planning abilities, which is required in terrain with a mix of plains, vegetation, hills, water etc.
Oldest and largest structure of Maya civilization discovered in Mexico
The monument at the archaeological site of Aguada Fénix is a huge raised platform and looks like an artificial plateau itself. The Aguada Fénix measures about 1.4 kilometers in length, 399 meters in width, and 10-15 meters in height.
New study shows how SARS-CoV-2 made its journey from bats to humans
In a new report, scientists have found that the SARS-CoV-2 could jump to humans from animals by doing crucial rearrangement in its genome.