Umesh Prasad

Umesh Prasad is a researcher-communicator who excels at synthesizing peer-reviewed primary studies into concise, insightful, and well-sourced public articles. A specialist in knowledge translation, he is driven by a mission to make science inclusive for non-English speaking audiences. Toward this goal, he founded “Scientific European,” this innovative, multilingual, open-access digital platform. By addressing a critical gap in global science dissemination, Prasad acts as a key knowledge curator whose work represents a sophisticated new era of scholarly journalism, bringing the latest research to the doorstep of common people in their native languages.

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...

Would Synthetic Embryos Usher in the Era of Artificial Organs?   

Scientists have replicated the natural process of mammalian embryonic development in the laboratory up to the point of development of brain and heart. Using...

Mass Extinctions in the history of Life: Significance of NASA’s Artemis Moon and Planetary Defence DART Missions  

Evolution and extinction of new species have gone hand in hand since life began on Earth. However, there have been at least five episodes...

Extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) to be Resurrected   

Ever changing environment leads to extinction of the animals unfit to survive in the changed environment and favours survival of the fittest which culminate in...

How Lipid Analyses Unravel Ancient Food Habits and Culinary Practices

Chromatography and compound specific isotope analysis of lipid remains in ancient pottery tell a lot about ancient food habits and culinary practices. In the...

Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron Booster Vaccine: First Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine receives MHRA approval  

Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron Booster Vaccine, the first bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine developed by Moderna has received MHRA approval. Unlike the Spikevax Original, the bivalent version...

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