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Washington, July 8 (IANS) A huge hole in the Earth's ozone layer, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, may increase the risk of skin cancers, and cataracts among humans and also affect agricultural productivity and aquatic…
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New York, July 8 (IANS) US scientists have developed a new algorithm that can, with just two teaspoons of raw sewage, accurately determine the genetic mixture of SARS-CoV-2 variants present within a population. The algorithm named Freyja,…
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Sonipat, July 8 (IANS) The Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development (JSPH) under O.P. Jindal Global University on Friday announced 100 per cent scholarships for the inaugural batch of the Masters in Public Health Programme…
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New York, July 7 (IANS) An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deliberated on how to move forward to allow clinical trials to test pig-to-human organ transplants, media reports said. The process, known as…
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Geneva, July 7 (IANS) Unlike other Covid variants, Omicron appears to be able to evade the antibodies generated by all other variants, according to a study. A team from the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases of the University of Geneva…
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) A cancer patient in US' Connecticut has become the second longest-known in the world to be infected with Covid as he suffered the infection 471 days, according to a pre-print study, not peer-reviewed. An…
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London, July 6 (IANS) An experimental cancer vaccine developed on the lines of AstraZeneca's Covid jab has shown promise in treating patients with head and neck cancers. The vaccine, made from individual patients' own DNA, was given to…
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London, July 6 (IANS) The UK government is set to throw away more than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile as they have expired, media reports said. The disposal of lateral flow devices (LFDs) comes at a time when…
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