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Satyajit Rath
How Valid and Useful are Speculations About Covid-19 Biology
05 Apr 2020
A body of science is being written around the pandemic, but we will know how they hold up only later.
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: Why Does it Affect Different People Differently? Scientists Aim to Find Out
01 Apr 2020
Scientists aim to collect DNA samples from those that have suffered from COVID-19 with no chronic diseases and compare them with those that have mild disease or no disease at all.
Rashme Sehgal
Test More People for Covid-19, Says Top Scientist
01 Apr 2020
Leading biologist Prof Satyajit Mayor, who is presently the director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences warns that more viruses will seek human targets if Earth’s biodiversity is not…
Sajai Jose
How ICMR’s COVID-19 Testing Strategy Compromised India’s Fight Against Pandemic
01 Apr 2020
The ICMR has repeatedly assured the Indian public that there is no evidence of community transmission. However, what it has failed to mention is that until very recently, it was not testing enough…
Sandipan Talukdar
Diamond Princess Offered Scientists with Opportunity to Research on Coronavirus
28 Mar 2020
Over 18% of the infected people among the passengers in the cruise ship did not have any symptoms, reported a team of Japanese and UK-based researchers who had conducted extensive research on the…
Sandipan Talukdar
Can Antiviral, Antimalarial Drugs Cure COVID-19? WHO Launches Mega Trial
25 Mar 2020
Instead of finding new medication for the infection, which would take months or years to develop, scientists and medical practitioners are looking at the relevance and efficacy of the already…
Sandipan Talukdar
Can COVID-19 Wane with Season?
18 Mar 2020
The two earlier coronaviruses that caused worldwide panic, the SARS and MERS, provide no clues.
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: First Clinical Trial of Vaccine in US
17 Mar 2020
But the vaccine will still take 12-18 months before it could be made available on a mass level even if it clears the safety review.
Newsclick Report
IPL 2020 Postponed; Sports World On Hold Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
13 Mar 2020
Multiple sporting leagues across the world have called off and postponed events over the past week, the latest being the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) Several others have chosen to conduct…
Sandipan Talukdar
Chinese Scientists May Have Found Two Strains of Coronavirus
06 Mar 2020
The two strains, called the S and L type, differ in prevalence and strength