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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
Claiming your inheritance by executing a Will: What legal heirs must know about nominees, probate and asset transfersExecuting a Will in India is often more complex than believed, involving numerous institutions and documentation hurdles. Nominees do not a...
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
Property tax: e-Khata in Bengaluru can now be downloaded online using SAS Property Tax ID; Know how to downloadBengaluru residents can now download their e-Khata online. This new system uses your SAS Property Tax ID for quick access. The Bruhat Benga...
Property partition after owner’s death: A guide for legal heirs to divide assetsPartition of a property means the legal division of jointly owned property among co-owners or legal heirs, severing joint occupancy into in...
Don’t let property turn into a legal battle: Essential steps heirs should take after owner’s deathManaging property after an owner's death requires a structured approach, starting with checking for a Will or identifying legal heirs. Upda...
Mumbai gets 100% digital property mutation portal: Here's how to apply online from home and skip Tehsildar and Collector office visitsOnline Property Mutation: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has launched a new digital portal, epsitmumc.mahabhumi.gov....
Ghoul Garden Part 2 Event Guide: Pets, Dead Trees, and Ghostly Gadget Shops in the latest Grow a Garden Halloween updateThe Ghoul Garden Part 2 event expands on last week’s update with several new features aimed at enriching the Halloween experience. Players ...
What is the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus spreading across several countries, including the U.S.? Is it a descendant of Omicron, and how deadly is it?The coronavirus subvariant JN.1, derived from Omicron BA.2.86, is spreading globally, raising concerns among health authorities. JN.1 exhib...
XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'XBB is a hybrid of two omicron BA.2 lineages, BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. This makes XBB another grandchild of BA.2. XBB and BQ.1 are therefore ...
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutationsThe data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies' treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all...
How fast does it spread?: Scientists debate whether Omicron can outrun DeltaSeveral disease experts interviewed said there are strong grounds already for believing that Omicron will render vaccines less effective. O...
P681R mutation in Delta key to severity, say new studiesThe P681R mutation, which is said to drive syncytium formation - fusing of infected lung cells - associated with severe forms of SARS-COV-2...
Delta variant's ability to evade antibodies could be the cause of some Covid reinfectionsA paper published by a group of researchers at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre currently being peer-reviewed, claims that the changes...
60% of Indian variant samples tested in labs found in MaharshtraAbout 59% samples of the newly identified and infectious Indian variant of SARS-CoV-2 called B.1.617 have been found in Maharashtra, althou...
Pfizer vaccine appears effective against coronavirus variant found in Britain: StudyThe encouraging results from an analysis of blood of participants in trials are based on more extensive analysis than those released by the...
Pfizer vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: StudyThe not-yet peer reviewed study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the vaccine was effective in...
New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations: ScientistsBritish scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 ...
Mutation in virus may hamper vaccine progressA study published in a medical journal has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, has undergone multiple mutations in its "spike ...
- Avian Flu viruses could evolve in nature
It might be possible for human-tohuman airborne transmissible avian H5N1 inf luenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has found.