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New coronavirus variant emerge in India: How should our COVID response change? Firstpost 2 hours ago After genome sequencing of over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in India, researchers have discovered a new variant with two new mutations which may be better at evading the immune system. In 15-20 percent of samples from the Indian state of Maharashtra (the state accounting for 62 percent of cases in the country) a new, double mutation in key areas of the virus has been detected. These are now known a...

New TB treatment will reduce burden of constantly taking pills, cost for infected patients Firstpost 04-02-2021 Agence France-Presse © Provided by Firstpost New TB treatment will reduce burden of constantly taking pills, cost for infected patients A new tuberculosis treatment that slashes costs and the pill burden for patients will be rolled out in five high-incidence countries this year, international medical research body the Aurum Institute said Wednesday. TB -- a respir...

New population of blue whale found in the Indian Ocean, discovered by its unique sound Firstpost 28-12-2020 The New York Times © Provided by Firstpost New population of blue whale found in the Indian Ocean, discovered by its unique sound Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet (30.48 meters) long, the blue whale — the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth — might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown ...