Scientists
- World
Australian scientists flag 45,000 vulnerable marine species
Sydney: A team of marine experts at the University of Queensland (UQ) have compiled a list of more than 45,000 at-risk species, showing the extent of the impact that global warming and…
- Technology
Winning Twitter battles via pre-print studies harming evidence: Scientists
Washington: Preprint studies have mushroomed during the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic, but they may be harming evidence, scientists have argued. Preprints are a version of a scientific paper that has…
- Health
Scientists discover crucial link between high blood pressure and diabetes
Bristol: One of the long-standing medical mysteries is the diagnosis of diabetes (high blood sugar) in majority of patients suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension). The reason for this had been unknown.…
- India
Scientists debate over need for Omicron-specific vaccine
New York: Several scientists have claimed that a Covid variant-specific vaccine is not needed, and that the existing shots are well effective against all variants, including Omicron. However, global vaccine makers have…
- Health
Lethal ‘NeoCov’ only 1 mutation away from infecting humans: Wuhan scientists
New Delhi: Wuhan is back in the news as a team of scientists there have warned of a lethal variant called ‘NeoCov’ that requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells and…
- Science
Australian scientist charts progress of global biology project
Sydney: An international team of scientists has reached a milestone in their 10-year project which they believe will ultimately change biological studies, according to one of Australia’s leading geneticists. La Trobe University…
- Health
Scientists find potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer
Beijing: Chinese scientists recently reported the key role of histone acetylation-regulated long noncoding RNA termed as lysosome cell death regulator (LCDR) in tumour survival, providing a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for…
- Science
Research finds gigantic planet hidden in plain sight
Riverside: A UC Riverside astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools. The planet, TOI-2180 b, has the same…
- Opinions
Khorana is ours too
Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy A DAWN article on Har Gobind Khorana (1922-2011) threw me back 50 years when I, along with 600 other students had packed 26-100 (MIT’s largest lecture hall) to hear…
- Science
Aussie scientists piece together genomic puzzle of iconic flower
Sydney: Australian botanists have assembled the genomic sequence of one of Australia’s most significant and iconic flowers, the New South Wales Waratah. The team of researchers, led by the Australian Institute of…
- Science
Textile vents developed by scientists to release heat while sweating
Durham: A team of scientists developed a lightweight material that traps thermal energy when dry, but opens a series of tiny vents to let heat escape when a person starts sweating. The…
