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Study shows fatal spread of H5N1 virus from ferrets to suckling kits

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Study shows fatal spread of H5N1 virus from ferrets to suckling kits

Viral RNA titers significantly increased in milk over time and remained high in the mammary gland tissue During 2020, the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus of clade 2.3.4.4b emerged and rapidly spread across many parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 2021-2022, the 2.3.4.4b clade of H5N1 first spread to North America and then…

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How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad | Explained

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How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad | Explained

Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated by the Alexandria Portland Cement Company (APCC), a subsidiary of Greece’s Titan Cement, of fouling the air by burning coal. “Every night, we see particles…

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Cashew nutshell marine biofuel causes problems for some ships: testing agency

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Cashew nutshell marine biofuel causes problems for some ships: testing agency

Representative image showing a ship off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, September 16, 2021. | Photo Credit: Anil Xavier/Unsplash Several ships in Singapore and Rotterdam reported operational problems in recent months after using marine fuel blended with cashew nutshell liquid biofuel, fuel testing agency CTI-Maritec said in an advisory on Thursday. Singapore-based CTI-Maritec said it…

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ISRO to launch European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission on December 4

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ISRO to launch European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission on December 4

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission will be launched on ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on December 4. According to ESA, Proba-3 is the world’s first precision formation flying mission. “A pair of satellites will fly together, maintaining a fixed configuration as if they were a single…

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Indian Institute of Science study reveals how cancer cells adapt while moving across tissues

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Indian Institute of Science study reveals how cancer cells adapt while moving across tissues

Cells navigating through a tissue-like environment showing diverse shapes and morphologies. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how inherent variations in a cancer cell and its interactions with its surroundings mould its migration. The findings, published in Biophysical Journal, reveal that cancer cells seem to…

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Indian Institute of Science study reveals how cancer cells adapt while moving across tissues

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Indian Institute of Science study reveals how cancer cells adapt while moving across tissues

Cells navigating through a tissue-like environment showing diverse shapes and morphologies. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how inherent variations in a cancer cell and its interactions with its surroundings mould its migration. The findings, published in Biophysical Journal, reveal that cancer cells seem to…

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Using the body’s own defences to fight cancer: new research offers a clue from COVID-19

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Using the body’s own defences to fight cancer: new research offers a clue from COVID-19

Broadly speaking, cancer is a rogue colony of body cells that grow uncontrollably, feed on the body’s resources, and spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cancer, often called the “emperor of all maladies,” remains a formidable adversary despite decades of scientific progress. However, research in recent…

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After a health emergency, air pollution foretells an economic one

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After a health emergency, air pollution foretells an economic one

In his 36 years as a thoracic surgeon, Dr Arvind Kumar has literally heard and opened tens of thousands of chests. According to him, the human lung, a pristine pink at birth, tells the tale of each breath taken over a lifetime. “For years, I could trace the pattern of urban pollution on lung tissue…

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IISc launches product accelerator programme, Pravriddhi

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IISc launches product accelerator programme, Pravriddhi

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: file photo The Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID) at IISc. has launched Pravriddhi, a pan-India Product Accelerator Programme that unites premier Indian institutions and enterprises to develop innovative solutions through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge R&D. FSID said Pravriddhi provides a platform for enterprises, academia and…

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