April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Day: April 30, 2025

COVID-19omicronPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2

Faster spread of Omicron is not due to higher viral load

Omicron has replaced the Delta variant, which was considered highly transmissible, in almost every country across the world

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Communicable diseaseCOVID-19Public HealthSARS-CoV-2Testing

COVID-19: The revised testing strategy of the ICMR

The story so far: With the highly transmissive Omicron variant now recorded in most States, and given the mild symptoms seen

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HealthXenotransplantation

Will the pig-to-human heart operation lead to a new approach to organ transplantation?

The story so far: On January 7, David Bennett, a 57-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. became the first person to receive a

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Clinical trialCommunicable diseaseCOVID-19Public HealthSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

COVID-19: Covaxin booster increases neutralising antibodies, study finds

The control arm of the study had 93 participants and the intervention arm had 91 participants, but most of these people were under 55 years

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