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This study analysed mutation patterns within the vast non-coding regions of human DNA that control how and when genes are activated.Science
Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to...

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 July 2020 3:42 PM IST

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England. (Photo released by the University of Oxford via AP)Science
Five takeaways from Monday-'s data on experimental coronavirus...

Oxford University and AstraZeneca announced their vaccine-'s success in inducing immune responses in volunteers without...

21 July 2020 1:15 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi who recently recovered from COVID-19, donates plasma at the Plasma Bank in ILBS Hospital, during Unlock 2.0, in New Delhi. PTI PhotoScience
Does plasma therapy really help COVID-19 patients?

Experts weigh in whether convalescent plasma therapy is as dependable in fighting COVID-19 as celeb tweets claim

20 July 2020 6:17 PM IST

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See Comet Neowise this week, or wait 6800 years

Astronomers have calculated that the next time the comet makes its visit to the solar system will be 6,800 years later

19 July 2020 9:45 AM IST

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DCGI okays trial of skin care drug for COVID-19

Biocon, a domestic biopharmaceutical company, has been manufacturing and marketing the drug.

11 July 2020 6:45 PM IST

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Beware: Coronavirus-dengue combination will be fatal for Indians....

Virologist Shahid Jameel estimated that India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases of dengue each year.

11 July 2020 1:37 PM IST

Guadalajara team cleaning staffers disinfect the areas for the football players, before the start of the Mexican football tournament match between Guadalajara and Atlas in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. (AFP)Science
We can now trap coronavirus in this -'catch and kill-' air filter

According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass...

8 July 2020 2:42 PM IST

The Telangana government does not acknowledge that the coronavirus has entered the community transmission stage. (PTI)Science
Spanish study on herd immunity indicates Telangana is chasing a mirage

Only 5 per cent of the people in that study developed antibodies to the virus

8 July 2020 10:14 AM IST

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WHO will review claims of airborne transmission of COVID-19 made by...

“We are aware of the article and are reviewing its contents with our technical experts,” WHO spokesman Tarik...

7 July 2020 1:15 PM IST

Researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) work to control bird flu in Indonesia. (Photo- UN news)Science
To prevent outbreaks like COVID-19, zoonotic diseases need to be...

COVID-19 is one of the worst zoonotic disease, but it is not the first. Ebola, SARS, MERS, HIV, Lyme disease preceded...

7 July 2020 12:37 PM IST

Graffiti painted on a road to raise awareness about the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AFP)Science
India stands nowhere on Covid-19 research, says virologist

Despite having the third largest number of coronavirus cases, India is an outsider when it comes to research on how the...

7 July 2020 11:59 AM IST

A staff scan the e-ticket of a visitor at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on July 6, 2020, on its first day of reopening to the public after the attraction was temporarily closed due to concerns about the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (AFP)Science
Can coronavirus spread through air? Hundreds of experts say yes

Scientists say there is evidence that coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise its pandemic guideline

6 July 2020 12:24 PM IST

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