Tag: Scientists
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Indian scientists signalled possibility of COVID-19 lab-leak theory way back-check details
A team of biologists at the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences in IIT Delhi wrote a 22-page research paper that was released as a pre-print on bioRxiv on January 31, last year.
June 6, 2021 -
Scientists claim to develop brain tissue from 3D-printed bioreactor
"The design from this research is a scalable microfluidic technology in which copies of an organoid can be grown simultaneously in different wells, for studies in basic and applied science."
May 17, 2021 -
Russian scientists establish Buddhist meditative state
"There was a boy born in Tibet, who, once he could talk, insisted to his parents 'This isn't where I belong, I want to go to India'. They brought him to India and came to Dharamsala. But even here he said, 'This isn't my place'. So, they took him to Mundgod Tibetan Settlement in South India.
May 6, 2021 -
Scientists may detect extraterrestrial life in next 5-10 years
Since none of these super-Earths or mini-Neptunes exist within our solar system, scientists struggle to determine whether their atmospheres contain ammonia and other potential signs of living things.
April 17, 2021 -
Scientists predict 2nd Covid wave to peak between April 15-20
They have predicted after using a mathematical model that the ongoing second-wave of Covid-19 pandemic across the country may see a steep decline by the end of May.
April 9, 2021 -
Stanford University names world’s top 2% scientists, 36 are from 2 IITs
The list also includes 22 faculty members or researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.
November 14, 2020 -
A new smart drug technology may treat neurological disorders
"Our system took four years to develop and has shown enormous potential for smart drug delivery for better treatment of neurological disorders," Lee added.
September 17, 2020 -
Covid conspiracies
The new virus has forced us to take a very different view of the body ~ not as a wellordered machine, but as the site of an ongoing conflict at the cellular level, which ends in death. Until our body learns to mount a pitched battle against it, or fails us the conspiracy theory will win because, as of now, the fight is not against China or America but against the disease.
May 4, 2020 -
Scientist who genetically edited babies sent to prison in China
He Jiankui shocked the scientific community last year by announcing the birth of twins whose genes had allegedly been altered to confer immunity to HIV.
December 30, 2019 -
Nationalism and the idea of India
Conversely, in the present scenario, the idea of nationalism propagated by Tagore might be deemed controversial as we are witnessing various narratives of nationalism which are stringent in their outlook and do not want to compromise with their set idea or version of nationalism.
November 18, 2019 -
Use science to better lives of citizens: PM Narendra Modi to scientists
Modi exhorted scientists assembled from India and abroad for the mega event whether they can take up the challenge to find a better way to store energy or electricity.
November 5, 2019 -
Need for responsible research
B-schools must start engaging both government and industry to strengthen financial position for knowledge creation.
July 2, 2019 -
‘Brain’ of world’s largest radio telescope designed
When complete, the SKA will enable astronomers to monitor the sky in unprecedented detail and survey the entire sky much faster than any system currently in existence, researchers said.
May 13, 2019 -
Scientists call for sustainable spices production
Spices play an important role in the Indian economy and sustainable production can immensely help in increasing farmers’ income in the country. Moreover, focus on genetic diversity and a shift from being a supplier of raw material to a manufacturer of high-value spices-based products is the need of the hour. These views were expressed by …
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October 5, 2018 -
Of hope lurking in icy craters
Nasa's grand vision for the future notwithstanding, the best prospect for life on the Moon is if we put it there ourselves.
August 29, 2018 -
Climate change impacts may be bigger than projected
While earlier projections of the pace and impact of climate change were also considered to be worrying, many senior scientists are now warning that climate change may in fact turn out to be faster and its impacts bigger than the commonly accepted projections made earlier. At present the average global temperature is around 1-degree C …
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August 10, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission
Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.
July 23, 2018