SCIENCE & RESEARCH

Scientists develop new tool to monitor coronavirus mutations

4:21 pm September 11, 2020

Melbourne: Scientists assessed the genome data of more than 1,20,000 samples of the novel coronavirus, and have developed a new tool to monitor mutations in the virus that may make it difficult to develop vaccines and drugs for COVID-19. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Melbourne in Australia, ensuring treatments remain effective as the […]

Serum Institute pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials in India

5:44 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday said it is pausing clinical trials of AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country. Earlier this week, AstraZeneca said it had paused the trials because of ‘an unexplained illness’ in a participant in the study. However, SII on Wednesday said it was continuing with the […]

Space suits for Gaganyaan astronauts under production in Russia

11:07 pm September 7, 2020

Bengaluru: Russian research and development enterprise ‘Zvezda’ has started manufacturing of space suits for the Indian astronauts, who are likely to be part of India’s first manned space mission ‘Gaganyaa’, a Russian organisation said on Monday. Research, Development and Production Enterprise Zvezda, a subsidiary of Russian space organisation Roscosmos, has started manufacturing personal flight equipment for the Indian cosmonauts undergoing training in Russia, Glavkosmos said on Monday. Glavkosmos […]

Moon may be rusting along poles, suggest images sent by Chandrayaan-1

11:39 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Images sent by Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar mission, suggest that the Moon may be rusting along the poles, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008 “ ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has sent images which show that the Moon may be rusting along the poles. “The sign of this finding is […]

Commerce secretary sued in plan to move whales for research

10:57 pm September 4, 2020

Hartford: An animals rights group is suing in federal court to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research, saying they would be harmed by the trip from Canada and by being torn from long-term relationships with others of their species. Friends of Animals, based in Darien, Connecticut, filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court against […]