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Science journalist | Founder editor, Scientific European magazine
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Second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M recommended by WHO

A new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M has been recommended by the WHO for the prevention of malaria in children.   Earlier in 2021, WHO had recommended RTS,S/AS01...

Chemistry Nobel Prize 2023 for the discovery and synthesis of Quantum dots  

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of...

Antimatter is influenced by gravity in the same way as matter 

Matter is subject to gravitational attraction. Einstein’s general relativity had predicted that antimatter also should fall to Earth in the same way. However, there...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission brings sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth  

NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, launched seven years ago in 2016 to near-Earth asteroid Bennu has delivered the asteroid sample that it...

First Detection of Oxygen 28 & Standard shell-model of nuclear structure   

Oxygen-28 (28O), the heaviest rare isotope of oxygen has been detected for the first time by Japanese researchers. Unexpectedly it was found to be short-lived...

Kākāpō Parrot: Genomic sequencing benefits Conservation programme

Kākāpō parrot (also known as “owl parrot” because of its owl-like facial features) is a critically endangered parrot species native to New Zealand. It...

Lunar Race 2.0: What drive renewed interests in moon missions?  

 Between 1958 and 1978, USA and former USSR sent 59 and 58 moon missions respectively. The lunar race between the two ceased in 1978....

Lunar Race: India’s Chandrayaan 3 achieves Soft-landing capability  

India’s lunar lander Vikram (with rover Pragyan) of Chandrayaan-3 mission has safely soft landed at high latitude lunar surface on south pole along with...

Wearable device communicates with biological systems to control gene expression 

Wearable devices have become prevalent and are increasingly gaining ground. These devices usually interface biomaterials with electronics. Some wearable electro-magnetic devices act as mechanical...

Non-parthenogenetic animals give “virgin births” following Genetic engineering  

Parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction in which genetic contribution from male is dispensed with. Eggs develop to offspring on their own without being fertilised by...

aDNA research unravels “family and kinship” systems of prehistoric communities

Information about “family and kinship” systems (which is routinely studied by social anthropology and ethnography) of prehistoric societies is unavailable due to obvious reasons. Tools...

Cryptobiosis: Suspension of life over geological time scales has significance for evolution

Some organisms have ability to suspend life processes when under adverse environmental conditions. Called cryptobiosis or suspended animation, it is a survival tool. Organisms...

Language barriers for “Non-native English speakers” in science 

Non-native English speakers face several barriers in conducting activities in science. They are at disadvantages in reading papers in English, writing and proofreading manuscripts,...

Craspase : a new safer “CRISPR – Cas System” that edits both Genes and Proteins  

“CRISPR-Cas systems” in bacteria and viruses identify and destroy invading viral sequences. It is bacterial and archaeal immune system for protection against viral infections. In...

ISRO Launches Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission  

Chandrayaan-3 moon mission will demonstrate ''soft lunar landing'' capability of ISRO. This mission will also demonstrate lunar roving and conduct in-situ scientific experiments. The...

Megatooth Sharks: Thermophysiology explains both its Evolution and Extinction

Extinct gigantic megatooth sharks were at the top of the marine food web once. Their evolution to gigantic sizes and their extinction are not...

Brain-eating Amoeba (Naegleria fowleri) 

Brain-eating Amoeba (Naegleria fowleri) is responsible for brain infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The infection rate is very low but highly fatal....

Dementia: Klotho Injection Improves Cognition in Monkey 

Researchers have found that memory in aged monkey improved following a single administration of low-dose Klotho protein. It is the first time that restoring...

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Eukaryotes: Story of Its Archaeal Ancestry

The traditional grouping of life forms into prokaryotes and eukaryotes was revised in 1977 when rRNA sequence characterisation revealed that archaea (then called 'archaebacteria')...

COVID-19 Not Over Yet: What We Know of the Latest Surge in China 

It is perplexing why China chose to lift zero-COVID policy and do away with the strict NPIs, in winter, just before the Chinese New...

Self-amplifying mRNAs (saRNAs): The Next Generation RNA Platform for Vaccines 

Unlike conventional mRNA vaccines which encodes only for the target antigens, the self-amplifying mRNAs (saRNAs) encodes for non-structural proteins and promotor as well which...

Fusion Ignition becomes a Reality; Energy Breakeven Achieved at Lawrence Laboratory

The scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have achieved fusion ignition and energy break-even. On 5th December 2022, the research team conducted controlled fusion...

Exoplanet Science: James Webb Ushers in a New Era  

The first detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system, the first image of an exoplanet by JWST,...

Organ Shortage for Transplantation: Enzymatic Conversion of Blood Group of Donor Kidneys and Lungs 

Using appropriate enzymes, researchers removed ABO blood group antigens from donor kidney and lung ex-vivo, to overcome ABO blood group mismatch. This approach can...
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Second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M recommended by WHO

A new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M has been recommended by the...

Chemistry Nobel Prize 2023 for the discovery and synthesis of Quantum dots  

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded...

Antimatter is influenced by gravity in the same way as matter 

Matter is subject to gravitational attraction. Einstein’s general relativity...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission brings sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth  

NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, launched seven...

First Detection of Oxygen 28 & Standard shell-model of nuclear structure   

Oxygen-28 (28O), the heaviest rare isotope of oxygen has...

Kākāpō Parrot: Genomic sequencing benefits Conservation programme

Kākāpō parrot (also known as “owl parrot” because of...

Lunar Race 2.0: What drive renewed interests in moon missions?  

 Between 1958 and 1978, USA and former USSR sent...

Lunar Race: India’s Chandrayaan 3 achieves Soft-landing capability  

India’s lunar lander Vikram (with rover Pragyan) of Chandrayaan-3...

Wearable device communicates with biological systems to control gene expression 

Wearable devices have become prevalent and are increasingly gaining...