As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts has now complete. National first There have been previous “sporadic” cases of what is more commonly referred to as the bird flu virus, but the cases…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern that avian influenza (bird flu) could potentially be a threat to humans as well. Bird flu cases are on the rise, causing bird deaths worldwide. The World Health Organization said that the avian influenza virus usually spreads among birds, but with increasing cases of H5N1 influenza, there…
(Photo: Reuters) Geneva: Robots presented at an artificial intelligence forum have assured that they will not rebel against humans or take their jobs. The world’s first press conference involving humans and robots was held in Geneva on Friday. Nine humanoid robots participated in this conference called ‘AI for Good’. At the conference, organizers made the…
GENEVA: A group of artificial intelligence (AI) humanoid robots have said they will not take jobs away from humans or rebel against them. Humanoid (human-looking) robots presented at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum in Geneva held the world’s first press conference yesterday and stunned the audience. Some of the latest humanoid robots were presented at…
The first press conference of humanoid robots in Geneva surprised everyone. In the first press conference organized by the United Nations, the robots said that they will not rebel against humans or take their jobs. Robots can be better leaders, increase their numbers, try to solve the world’s problems, said humanoid robots. During the press…
Minnesota: Chemicals that give strawberries their vibrant color and flavor can potentially slow the rate of aging in humans, a study has found. This particular compound in strawberries that kills zombie cells is known as Phystin. Paul Rubins, co-director of the Institute of Biology of Aging and Metabolism at the University of Minnesota, has been…
AI software correctly identified lung cancer with 82% accuracy. Photo: File London: In an experiment, artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence or AI) has surpassed humans in detecting cancer. Imperial College London, Cancer Research Center and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation have jointly developed an AI tool. This algorithm can identify lung cancer very quickly and accurately, the…
Google Photos Half a century after NASA’s mission to send humans to the moon again, NASA has selected a woman astronaut to go to the moon for the first time. According to the news agency, American astronaut Christina Koch is part of the four-member astronaut team of the Artemis-2 mission. Christina Koch also holds the…
A person has been sickened by the fungus Chondrosterium purpureum in India, which is also the first of its kind. Photo: Courtesy of Down to Earth website Calcutta: The world’s first unique medical case has occurred in India in which a person has been infected with a plant fungus and is still undergoing treatment. A…
Covering 31 per cent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of all land-based species, forests are crucial to human health and well-being, but their loss across the planet is threatening people everywhere. Here are five things you need to know about the age-old and ever-growing interlinked relationship between forests and…
