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Sandipan Talukdar
Close Relatives of SARS-CoV-2 Found in Laos
29 Sep 2021
Three bat species had viruses that are more than 95% identical with the COVID-19 virus, finds study.
Sandipan Talukdar
Humans Lost Tails due to ‘Jumping Genes’: Study
22 Sep 2021
Researchers added mobile DNA sequence to developmental gene, which prevented tail development in mice.
Sandipan Talukdar
Some Animals Changing Shapes in Response to Global Warming
16 Sep 2021
New research shows how the appendages of animals are changing due to climate change and the resultant rise in temperature.
Sandipan Talukdar
NASA’s Mars Rover Successfully Collects First Rock Sample
10 Sep 2021
The Martian sample is the first such material identified on another planet that will be brought to Earth.
Sandipan Talukdar
Conservation Strategies Save Some Tuna Species From Extinction
07 Sep 2021
Several important species have come back from the verge of extinction, says the latest IUCN report.
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: Autoantibodies Can Cause Severe Disease and Deaths
03 Sep 2021
Various studies have revealed that autoantibodies have been a key driver of severe illness and deaths amongst people critically infected with Covid-19. Findings also show that autoantibodies…
Prashant Padmanabhan
Duty to Develop ‘Scientific Temper’
22 Aug 2021
Soon after rationalist social activist Narendra Dabholkar’s eighth death anniversary, Prashant Padmanabhan pens a tribute to his legacy by writing about what he understands by ‘scientific temper’,…
Sandipan Talukdar
People Infected with Delta Variant Shed Virus Before Symptoms Appear
20 Aug 2021
Symptoms appear 5.8 days after infection and 1.8 days after they first tested positive for viral RNA, shows study.
D. Raghunandan
Idea of Self-reliance in Science and Tech has Lost Focus
20 Aug 2021
Even after 74 years of Independence, India’s future looks grim unless it again embraces self-reliance in S&T, strengthens its PSUs and increases public investment in R&D.
Sandipan Talukdar
Video: Researchers Show How COVID-19 Spreads in Mice and How Antibodies Counter it
19 Aug 2021
The image recorded the march of the virus, causing damage to the respiratory tract of the mouse. It also captured how antibodies could put the brakes on the progress of the virus.