Landmark experiment improves coral calcification by 7% in Great Barrier Reef
A first-of-its kind, field-controlled experiment carried out for 22 days between September 16, 2014 and October 10, 2014 in a
Read MoreMonth: February 2016
Zika virus: The benefits of open research
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers working with Brazilian collaborators have started publicly sharing on a daily basis results and data of
Read MoreA step closer to a safer, more efficacious TB vaccine
A potent vaccine against tuberculosis is getting readied at the Pune-based Serum Institute of India Limited. The institute started a
Read MoreIISc: Garlic and artemisinin derivative kill malaria parasites
A study carried out by researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shown that garlic, well known
Read MorePilot testing of bedaquiline drug on TB patients to start soon
A pilot programme to test the toxicity, particularly cardio-toxicity, of bedaquiline drug (used for combating multidrug-drug resistant TB) in the
Read MoreEditorial: LIGO-India – A landmark for Indian scientists
The Union Cabinet has finally granted in-principle approval for a gravitational wave detector in India. The clearance, awaited for five years,
Read MoreThe curious case of larvicides causing microcephaly
In the beginning, a rather ludicrous rumour made the rounds — genetically modified mosquitoes released in Brazil, by a British biotech
Read MoreListening to the chirps of gravitational waves
A century after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, after decades of hard work to detect them directly
Read MoreEditorial: Elusive gravitational waves detected
The detection of ripples in space-time, known as gravitational waves, here on Earth marks a watershed moment for astronomy and
Read MoreEditorial: Time for pharma course correction
The Finance Ministry’s decision to withdraw customs duty exemptions for 76 life-saving drugs will at once make them more expensive
Read MoreZika: When research goes off the rails
The World Health Organisation (WHO) may have designated the Zika virus and its suspected complications in newborns as a public
Read MoreNovel approaches to fight Aedes aegypti mosquito
An estimated 390 million dengue infections occurring each year across 150-odd countries is proof that the current mosquito control measures
Read MoreEditorial: Gearing up for the Zika threat
The World Health Organization has declared that the outbreak of Zika and congenital malformations and neurological disorders in newborns believed
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