Articles by Jeevan Biswas

Antibody Identified in the Blood of SARS Survivor Found to Neutralize New Coronavirus

In laboratory studies, it has been found that an antibody known as S309 inhibits several viruses related to the SARS virus, including the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19

May 23, 2020

Coronavirus

FBI Cautions About Child Sexual Abuse Material Being Shown On Zoom Meetings, Offers Tips To Combat Menace

According to the FBI, it has received over 195 complaints from across the US and other countries where Zoom participants have broadcast Child Sexual Abuse Material

May 21, 2020

'Operation Haircut' Outside Michigan Capitol Precedes Protests Against Coronavirus Lockdown

The latest protest, the fourth in little over a month, was organized in support of a local barber, Karl Manke, whose license was revoked for defying lockdown restrictions

May 21, 2020

Coronavirus

UK Granddad Goes Into Coma Before COVID-19 Crisis, Wakes Up To Find Country Overrun By Pandemic

Brain Harvey, a sexagenarian from Headley Park, Bristol, was taken to the Bristol Royal on 21 March and was in a coma for 4 weeks, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the UK

May 19, 2020

Coronavirus

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Twitterati Celebrate '#NationalTrumpTwitterBlackout' Sunday, Back Joe Biden for Presidency

Twitterati is hitting back at Donald Trump and standing up to his antics on his choicest rant ground — Twitter — by observing #NationalTrumpTwitterBlackout Day

May 18, 2020

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Missouri Woman Arrested for Allegedly Drowning Newborn Infant in Smithfield Plant Restroom

The crime is said to have taken place in a restroom at the Smithfield Foods plant in Milan, Missouri where 28-year-old woman, Makuya Stephanie Kambamb, works

May 17, 2020

California Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Exploitation of 50 Minors Using Social Media Platforms

Jacob Blanco, 28, who was indicted on six counts in 2017, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting at least 50 minors using social media applications such as Snapchat and Kik

May 17, 2020

Georgia Woman Arrested For Medicare Fraud Related to Cancer and COVID-19 Testing

Ashley Hoobler Parris, 32, was arrested for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the government-funded Medicare programs using Cancer Genetic Testing and COVID-19 Testing

May 16, 2020

Coronavirus

'Role Model' Teacher Sentenced to 8 years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

Frank Richard Beyer, 75, pleaded guilty after police found disturbing amount of pornographic content in his possession.

May 16, 2020

Ultra-Rare Bee 'Rediscovered' in Florida's Lake Wales Ridge

Known as the blue calamintha bee (Osmia calaminthae) and found only in Lake Wales Ridge region in Highlands County, Florida, the rare bee was last seen in 2016

May 15, 2020

Gastrointestinal symptoms in children could be a warning of potential COVID-19, says study

According to the study, gastrointestinal symptoms experienced by children initially could serve as clues to a possible coronavirus infection via the digestive tract

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Scientists develop new AI model that can predict coronavirus without testing

During the study, the researchers also found that certain symptoms such as anosmia — the loss of smell and taste — are more characteristic of the coronavirus infection

May 12, 2020

Coronavirus Artificial intelligence

Quarantine creativity at its peak: #HowTheBritishSolveProblems takes over Twitter

Twitter users have taken to the microblogging site to discuss the British way of life using #HowTheBritishSolveProblems

May 10, 2020

Neanderthals had a knack of choosing the right kind of animal bones to make tools, finds study

A new study by researchers from UC Davis has found that Neanderthals specifically chose bovine bones to make tools to turn hide into leather

May 9, 2020

Archaeology

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Cocktail of HIV, Hepatitis C and multiple sclerosis drugs improves recovery in COVID-19 patients

A study by researchers from Hong Kong found that a cocktail of lopinavir-ritonavir, ribavirin and interferon beta-1b improved recovery in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

May 9, 2020

Coronavirus

'Super immunity' in bats enables them to carry deadly coronaviruses

The study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan found that bat cells can be infected for a prolonged period of time with the MERS coronavirus without falling sick

May 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Back to Pangolins for cure? Evolution made them immune to Coronavirus despite lacking two key genes

After studying three species of pangolins, researchers from the Medical University of Vienna found that they were immune to the coronavirus despite lacking two key genes

May 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Raptors were not pack hunters like how 'Jurassic Park' led us to believe, scientists say

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh presented a new theory that raptors may not have been pack hunters as depicted in Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park'

May 8, 2020

Archaeology

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Fossil preserves a 200 million-year-old wild encounter of a 'squid' savagely attacking prey

The study, an analysis of a fossil discovered in the 19th century on the coast of southern England, found a squid-like creature attacking a fish and preserved within the reliquiae

May 7, 2020

Archaeology

Scientists find that trace element selenium could help improve recovery rate among COVID-19 patients

The study led by the University of Surrey found a link between the levels of selenium and the cure or death rate among people infected with the novel coronavirus in China

May 3, 2020

Coronavirus

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