नया कोरोना वायरस कहां से आया?

आज चीन सहित दुनिया में एक नया कोरोना वायरस तेज़ी से फैल रहा है। वैज्ञानिक इस नए वायरस का स्रोत का पता लगाने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं।

आसान नहीं है चीतों का पुनर्वास

भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया में औद्योगिक विकास और बढ़ते शहरीकरण के चलते वन्य जीवों के सामने चुनौतीपूर्ण हालात उत्पन्न हो गए हैं। उनके संरक्षण एवं पुनर्वास की अनेक कोशिशों के बावजूद न तो संरक्षण की स्थिति संतोषजनक हुई है और न ही गिरवन के सिंह जैसे दुर्लभ प्राणियों का पुनर्वास कूनो-पालपुर अभयारण्य में संभव हो पाया है।

व्योम मित्रः एक मानव-रोबोट

भारत का पहला मानव-सहित अंतरिक्ष मिशन गगनयान 2021-22 के दौरान उड़ान भरेगा

मधुमक्खियां साथियों का अंतिम संस्कार करती हैं

मधुमक्खियां साथियों का अंतिम संस्कार करती हैं

गर्भ में कोरोनावायरस से संक्रमण की आशंका

एक ताज़ा रिपोर्ट के अनुसार चीन में तीन शिशुओं में जन्म से पहले कोरोनावायरस के संक्रमण की आशंका जताई गई है। हालांकि विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि यह परिणाम अनिर्णायक हैं और गर्भावस्था के दौरान इस वायरस के मां से बच्चे में संक्रमित होने के कोई पुख्ता सबूत नहीं है।

कृत्रिम बुद्धि से एंटीबायोटिक की खोज

फ्लेमिंग ने 1928 में पेनिसिलीन एंटीबायोटिक की खोज करके संक्रामक रोगों से लड़ने का रास्ता दिखाया था।

THE BIG PHARMA MESS

The pandemic has exposed a serious fault line in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, created by an industry that flourished by putting profit before public health. Amid shortage of life-saving drugs, countries now scramble for self-sufficiency. But circumventing market dynamics may not be easy

“No single religious narrative has been able to assert claim over the Brahmaputra”

THE UNQUIET RIVER BY ARUPJYOTI SAIKIA TRACES THE TUMULTUOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA OVER THE CENTURIES. SAIKIA SPOKE TO ISHAN KUKRETI

Turmoil in the floodplains

IN THIS EXCERPT FROM THE UNQUIET RIVER, ARUPJYOTI SAIKIA NARRATES THE TENSIONS THAT ERUPTED BETWEEN ASSAM’S PEASANTS AND MIGRANTS FROM EAST BENGAL IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY

Reluctant game-changers

Fast-food industry has been playing a critical role in the fight against drug resistance in developed countries. Why is it dragging its feet over ending antibiotic misuse in chicken in India?

Silence grips forest

Communities and traders fail to earn from non-timber forest produce despite exemption from lockdown rules ISHAN KUKRETI NEW DELHI

MIMICKING MARS

A COMBINATION OF EXTREMITIES IN ETHIOPIA PRESENTS CONDITIONS MOST HOSTILE FOR LIFE THAN ANYWHERE ON EARTH. IT HAS TRIGGERED, YET AGAIN, A DEBATE OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE ON MARS

Damned by old age

Ageing dams and shrinking canal command area are the blind spots in the management of impending water and food crises

BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA

India can replace China as the world’s preferred source of pharmaceutical ingredients

ANOTHER CURVE

The world witnesses a rare urban-to-rural exodus amid lockdowns and loss of livelihoods. Will our villages be able to support the millions of people again who had migrated due to distress conditions at home?

Between A Cure And Access

As researchers scramble to come up with therapies to treat COVID-19, patents could keep the drugs out of reach for many

ChIP-Seq: technique to discover protein-DNA interactions

ChIP-Seq or ChIPSequencing is a powerful technique to study protein-DNA interactions.

Parrot Fish – The large Herbivores of Sea helps to keep Coral Reef Healthy

Healthy coral reefs are important for maintaining the biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystem.

Carrier Opportunities In Research Techniques Of Biological Science

The difference between job and carrier is that, a job has minimal impact on your future work life, while a career provides experience and learning to fuel the future. Basic education was all meant about for getting a job opportunity in the past.

Health Benefits Of Agar -Agar

Agar-Agar is a “gelatinous substance that is derived from the cell wall of red seaweed most notably “Tengusa” [Gelidiaceae] and “Ogonori” [Gracilaria].”In India Agar- Agar is sold under the name of “China grass” and “Kanten” in Japan. It has been discovered accidentally by a Japanese innkeeper in the 17th century.

Phytobiotics on performances and gut function in monogastric animals

Antibiotic growth promoters have been used widely in livestock production for almost 50 years.

Scientific Insights on Omnipresent Microplastics

Globally we all are well aware of the disadvantages of plastics. Unlike leaves or papers, plastics are not biodegradable.

Why does goat milk is getting attention in case of dengue fever?

Dengue fever is one of the major health problems in India and worldwide as there is no effective therapy for this ailment.

Potential Of Agro-Food By-Product's For Natural Food Additives

Nowadays, the agro-food industry generates high amounts of by-product's that may possess added value compounds with high functionality and bioactivity. Additionally, consumers' demand for healthier foodstuffs has increased over the last years, and thus the food industry has strived to answer this challenge.

Covid-19 Coronavirus Epidemic Has A Natural Origin

The novel SARSCoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, last year and has since caused a large scale COVID-19 epidemic and spread to more than 70 other countries is the product of natural evolution, according to findings published in the journal Nature Medicine.

All About Coronavirus ( COVID-19)

The infection with Coronavirus 'largest RNA virus' attacking the respiratory epithelium can be easily prevented by using prophylactic measures. Being an enveloped virus it can be easily killed by various disinfectants.

FORTUNE TO MAKE

Vigorous research is underway to fight COVID-19 and pharma companies are ready to make a killing

SANITISE AND CONTROL

Yellow fever became a ruse for US intervention in Cuba

BEGIN AGAIN

Economies will recover once the COVID-19 crisis is over. Chances are that emissions will bounce back, too

“Water A Critical Weapon To Fight Pandemic”

This is the right time to accelerate efforts to ensure universal access to safe water and sanitation