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Indian-origin chemist finds new clue to how life began on Earth with a DNA-RNA compound

The new discovery opens up a new area of studies on how self-replicating DNA-RNA mixes could have evolved and spread on the primordial Earth to evolve into modern organisms

Dec 29, 2020

Mutated coronavirus variant that poses danger to children detected in Canada, Japan, but not in US

Even though the United States is topping the coronavirus chaos chart, the mutated strain is not yet detected in the country

Dec 27, 2020

New coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified | Explainer

After the UK, South Africa has identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus which is driving a surge in coronavirus infections. However, are the concerns justified? Read here

Dec 25, 2020

UK isolated by countries as expert calls mutated coronavirus strain 'worst news we've had so far'

British authorities claim that the detection of the new coronavirus strain hints at the efficiency of British scientists at genomic surveillance

Dec 22, 2020

AI-backed Indian sero-survey tech to map and help prioritize Covid vaccine process

Instead of general sero-surveys which take months to conduct, the IT company claims that Garuda could conduct sero-prevalence study of one crore samples within a week's time.

Dec 22, 2020

With temperature, coronavirus particles break down; Humidity plays little role, finds study

To survive, the SARS-Cov-2 membrane needs a specific web of proteins arranged in a particular order and when it falls apart, it becomes less infectious, hence temperature is crucial to break down coronavirus particles, while humidity plays little role, finds new study

Dec 20, 2020

Zombies in Denmark; new fungi species eat flies' organs while insect lives

A new species of fungi is infecting files, turning them into zombies while they are eaten inside out. The insect lives normally until its internal organs are eaten by the fungus.

Dec 18, 2020

aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha no more

PM Modi condoles death of aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha

Roddam Narasimha, who was awarded country's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, passed away in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Dec 15, 2020

Can dogs detect people with COVID by sniffing their arm pits; here's the truth

Coronavirus pandemic has already claimed the lives of more than 1.6 million people worldwide, and the number of positive cases has crossed 72 million. Here's how dogs can help detect people with COVID. Scroll down to know more.

Dec 13, 2020

2001 Indian Parliament attack: Remembering the horrific terror attack on India's temple of democracy

The act of terror was called "the most audacious, and also the most alarming" by then home minister and senior BJP leader LK Advani that had directly targeted India's temple of democracy.

Dec 13, 2020

Dilip Kumar turns 98: India's early method actor had set a fine example of cultured man

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar turns 98. The actor had once ruled the HIndi film industry with his glamorous presence, during the golden age of Indian cinema.

Dec 11, 2020

Narinder Singh Kapany passes away at 94: Journey of 'father of fiber optics'

Kapany had coined the term fibre optics in 1956. He had over 100 patents for his research on fibre optic communications, lasers, bio-medical instrumentation, solar energy and pollution monitoring.

Dec 4, 2020

Coronavirus deaths could be doubled, US to face calamity: Expert warns

As Christmas is nearing, authorities expect a drastic surge in coronavirus positive cases in the United States.

Nov 29, 2020

New frog species to be named after Bengaluru city; here's why

The researchers have named the new species of the frog after Bengaluru city to highlight the lacunae in the documentation of amphibians from non-forested areas and to restore their habitats like freshwater bodies in the city.