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, an advance that may lead to new drugs against COVID-19. The researchers, including those from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing a method of genome editing likened to molecular scissors that offer the promise of one day curing inherited diseases and even cancer. Working on opposite sides of the Atlantic, Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna developed a method known as […]
Three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for advancing our understanding of black holes, the all-consuming monsters that lurk in the darkest parts of the universe. Briton Roger Penrose received half of this year’s prize for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity,” […]
A group of researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that the effects of a standard immunotherapy drug to counter cancer could be enhanced by blocking the protein in TREM2. The study was published in the journal Cell, and this could show a new way for cancer research. “Essentially, […]
Indian scientists have suggested a method to convert the plastic used in personal protective equipment (PPE) into renewable liquid fuels, an advance that could help mitigate the problem of dumped PPE, currently being disposed of at unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the study, published in the journal Biofuels, billions of items […]
Scientists at the SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, have developed non-contact and non-invasive spectrometry-based techniques for measurement of bilirubin level in newborns to screen for signs of jaundice, an official statement said on Wednesday. The device through which the techniques are carried out is called AJO-Neo and has been developed by Prof. […]
India and the UK will be enhancing their science and research collaboration with five new projects worth 8 million pounds to tackle anti-microbial resistance, which could lead to important advances in the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes. The UK will contribute 4 million pounds from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fund for […]
Three engineers, including two of Indian-origin, are producing eco-friendly polymers using material from shrimps, mushrooms and other organisms to produce high-impact multilayered coatings that can protect soldiers on the battlefield, according to a statement. Two Indian-American engineers along with another at the University of Houston are using chitin, a derivative of glucose found in the […]
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are increasingly recognized globally as elemental to the national development and productivity. Since 2011, STEM Learning, a social enterprise accredited by STEM.org – a US-based international organization for STEM accreditation – is playing a pivotal role in shaping the country’s future in a globalized world. And with the influence […]
Scientists have expressed concerns about a study which proposed that stray dogs may have played a role in the origin of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that pet owners may abandon their dogs because of these “speculative” findings which need experimental proof. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Molecular […]
A team of MIT researches has developed a specialized protein that has the ability to soak up the excessive immune response that occurs in severe cases for COVID-19. “The idea is that they can be injected into the body and bind to the excessive cytokines as generated by the cytokine storm, removing the excessive cytokines […]
