Page 5 - Scientists

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A journalist's accounts of India's early scientists are vital for the republic to remind itself of what inclusive nation-building can look like

Virus that causes Covid-19 can find alternate route to infect cells: Study

Scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, gets inside cells to cause infection.

UK scientists warn of 'miserable winter' due to new respiratory viruses

British scientists on Sunday warned of "pretty miserable winter" ahead for the country due to likely emergence of new respiratory viruses, with further lockdowns a possibility

Covid-19 has 'no credible natural ancestor', claims new research

Virus created in lab and evidence found of retro-engineering, scientists say

PM Modi lauds scientists who worked for vaccines, says India proud of them

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the world will not be the same after Covid-19 and noted that the events in the future will be remembered as either pre or post-Covid

China's scientific muscle

Its technological advancement will have global implications

UK, US scientists call for fuller probe into Covid-19 Wuhan lab leak theory

A group of leading UK and US scientists, on Friday called for more investigation to determine the origin of the the virus

Hundreds of US-funded scientists under probe for being compromised by China

Amid rising tensions with Beijing on multiple fronts, US officials have shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists

49 scientists, doctors throw their weight behind Covid-19 vaccines

The decision of Drugs Controller General of India to allow accelerated approval or the emergency use approval for Covaxin had become a contentious issue

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 'New app must avoid Aarogya Setu mistakes'

The country's 'R value' improves to its lowest so far, cases cross 10 million, 60% of Indians may have been exposed to the virus, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Six scientists win Infosys Prize 2020 for research 'improving the world'

The prize consists of a gold medal, a citation and a purse of $100,000

Evidence builds that an early mutation made the pandemic harder to stop

Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds

22 IIT Guwahati researchers featured in list of world's top scientists

Twenty two faculty members and researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati were featured in the list of the world's top two per cent scientists created by Stanford University of the USA.

Covid lung damage caused by persistence of 'abnormal cells', say scientists

Scientists have analysed organ samples from deceased Covid-19 patients and found extensive lung damage in most cases caused by the persistence of abnormal "fused cells"

Scientists claim to have developed 'ultrapotent' Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists have developed a vaccine candidate for Covid that produces "extremely high levels" of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a therapeutic to curb the pandemic

Covid-19 escalated into 'syndemic' for chronic disease patients, says study

Scientists have assessed the synergistic impact of Covid on people with NCDs like diabetes in middle-income countries such as India, and found that there has never been a more dangerous time for them

Scientists develop new method to block coronavirus replication: Report

Scientists have laid out an approach to block a protein that the novel coronavirus uses to cut and disable crucial components of the immune system and to produce copies of itself

Scientists detect antibodies in blood, saliva samples from Covid patients

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have documented the persistence of antibodies that target SARS-CoV-2 in hundreds of patients with Covid-19 at least three months after symptom onset

Pain relief caused by coronavirus may help explain its spread: Scientists

The novel coronavirus which causes Covid-19 may relieve pain, according to a new study which could explain why nearly 50% of the infected people experience few or no symptoms

Glasses may offer protection from Covid-19, but more studies needed: Report

Eyeglasses might be less likely to be infected with coronavirus, say scientists who call for further, large-scale studies to assess the relationship between eye protection and the risk of Covid-19