First diagnostic test kit for Zika virus already created
If all goes well and as expected, the validation process of the first diagnostic test kit capable of diagnosing Zika,
Read MoreZika Virus – “it really felt like having bad sunburn, all over your body” — by BMJ talk medicine
In this BMJ talk medicine podcast find out how Zika, once a little known virus causing a rash and fever, has
Read MoreLandmark 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 MoreZika 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
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