Jeevan Biswas

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FIFAgate corruption scandal: Ex-employee pleads guilty, received over $350K in bribes; may get 20 years in jail [details]

Reynaldo Vasquez, 65, pleaded guilty in a US federal court to racketeering conspiracy, and his role in schemes to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars as kickbacks and bribes.

Aug 25, 2021

Scientists Discover Key Role of A Protein In Preventing Implantation of Embryo; Finding Can Help Identify 'Golden Window' for IVF Success[Study]

A multi-institutional study has found that a protein called podocalyxin makes the surface of the womb slippery, and prevents the implantation of embryos in women undergoing IVF treatment.

Aug 24, 2021

Infertility treatment could be effective; scientists identify protein to boost sperm function [details]

A study by scientists from the University of California San Diego has found that a protein known as Girdin (GIV) is vital in the occurrence of two processes that are essential in promoting sperm motility, survival, and successful fertilization.

Aug 22, 2021

US Man Threatens to Kill President Joe Biden, Members of US Congress; Pleads Guilty

John Jacobs Ahrens, 58, from Tulsa Oklahoma, had sent emails to the KOTV Channel 6, in which he threatened to kill US President Joe Biden, members of Congress, and their families.

Aug 21, 2021

Baby Smooth-hound Shark Born In A Tank Full of Females In Italian Aquarium; Could Be First Confirmed Asexual Birth of Species

The Acquario Cala Gonone, a marine center in the island of Sardinia, recently reported that a baby smooth-hound shark was born to a shark that shared its tank only with another female; potentially the first confirmed case of parthenogenesis.

Aug 21, 2021

First-ever DNA COVID vaccine in offing; Zydus Cadila's three-dose jab awaits approval in India [details]

If approved, ZyCoV-D will become only the second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval, and only the fifth to be approved for use in India.

Aug 20, 2021

Soccer-loving Pope Francis gets fitting gift; seen enjoying a match on his own 'Foosball' table [Photos]

Pope Francis was presented with the table-top game on Wednesday following his general audience with representatives of Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla, a table football association in Altopascio, Italy.

Aug 19, 2021

How COVID-19 spreads in body; real-time progress of virus in live mice recorded [Watch]

A new multi-institutional study recorded the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus within live mice in real-time, and tracked its spread over the course of six days; its movement from the nose to the lungs, and eventually other organs.

Aug 19, 2021

Key Infection Mechanism of Global "Crop Killer" Bacteria Discovered; Could Help Fight Plant Pathogens [Details]

Through a new study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, have identified the precise cellular-level mechanism employed by Xanthomonas to hijack and override a plant's biological processes.

Aug 18, 2021

How Does Malaria Parasite Defend Itself From Fever In Host Body? Scientists Discover Gene that Helps it Survive Temperatures [Study]

A new study has reported the discovery of a gene that regulates the protective heat-shock responses of Plasmodium falciparum, one of the most lethal malaria-causing pathogens.

Aug 17, 2021

Breakthrough In Opioid Overdose Treatment: Neurons Involved In Overdose Deaths Identified [Study]

A new study has reported the identification of specific receptors in a group of neurons, whose triggering results in opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD).

Aug 15, 2021

Two New Species of Dinosaurs Discovered In China; First of their Kind to Be Unearthed In the Region [Study]

An international team of researchers announced the discovery of new dinosaur species at the Hami Pterosaur Fauna in China, and have been dated to the Early Cretaceous period (around 130 to 120 million years ago).

Aug 15, 2021

South Korean Man Buys Used Refrigerator, Finds $130,000 Taped Underneath; Hands it Over to Police

According to a recent report, a resident of Jeju Island, South Korea, found ₩110 million ($130,000) hidden in a kimchi refrigerator that he purchased online.

Aug 14, 2021

How venomous snakes get fangs: Answer lies in evolutionary repurposing of basic teeth feature [details]

A multi-institutional study discovered that wrinkles, or tiny infoldings, known as plicidentine at the base of snakes' teeth, played a crucial role in the evolution of their fangs.

Aug 13, 2021

Europe's Tallest and Most Active Volcano Mount Etna Grows 100 ft Taller In Just 6 Months; Reaches New Height [Details]

According to the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the height of Mount Etna has increased to 3,357 m (11,013 ft) from 3,326 m (10,912 ft) above sea level.

Aug 13, 2021

Over 460 Species of Birds Driven to Extinction By Humans In the Last 50,000 Years; Mostly Large, Flightless Ones [Study]

According to a new study, that extinction event, largely caused by humans, led to the disappearance of around 10 -20 percent of all bird species in the last 50,000 years.

Aug 12, 2021

"Killer Tobacco" Plant Discovered In Australia; First Known Wild Tobacco Species that Traps and Kills Insects [Details]

Found by an international team of researchers, the species christened 'Nicotania insecticida' uses a sticky substance covering its surface to snare insects and kill them.

Aug 11, 2021

Crucial Clues to Rare Inflammation In Children After COVID-19 Infection Found; Provides New Treatment Target [Study]

In a new study, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of medicine discovered that in children with MIS-C, specific infection-fighting cells were suppressed or downregulated.

Aug 11, 2021

Bull Moose Charges at Hiker Filming It; Hiker Miraculously Escapes Uninjured from Encounter [Watch]

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region shared a video on social media recently which showed a nearly fatal encounter between a hiker and bull moose in Clear Creek County, Colorado

Aug 10, 2021

Gut Microbes May Help Reverse Brain Aging; Potential to Treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and More [Study]

A new study has shown that the transplantation of microbiota from young mice into older mice could reverse several aspects of brain aging, with far-reaching potential to treat Alzheimer's and other memory-lapse brain diseases.