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Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

May 22, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Day: June 18, 2025

ResearchScienceScience policy

With the shackles off, Indian science to gain momentum now

The long-awaited reforms to the procurement processes — General Financial Rules, Government e-Marketplace, and Global Tender Enquiry — address the bureaucratic bottlenecks that for years hampered the scientific community’s ability to conduct world-class research

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MicrobiomeScienceSkin

The secret of scent: Why perfume fragrance is more about skin microbes than chemistry

Perfume performance has traditionally been explained through skin chemistry — pH, sebum, moisture, and temperature. But these traits are heavily

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Animal trialsEcologyEnvironmentResearchSnakebite

Two existing drugs offer hope to cure Russell’s viper bites

Russell’s viper venom show variations based on biogeography. So, antivenom efficacy is low for Russell’s viper in North India. Studies carried out in mice have demonstrated that two approved drugs were effective in countering systemic and lethal effects of the venom either individually or in combination from across India.

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