Despite successful bans on the veterinary drug diclofenac in Nepal and parts of India, a decade-long undercover investigation reveals that toxic alternatives like flunixin and nimesulide are rapidly replacing it, posing a renewed existential threat to the region’s critically endangered vulture populations.
Researchers develop thread-based sensors to detect changes in metabolite levels in sweat.
Researchers use proteomics & machine learning to identify group of proteins to gauge severity of malaria
Researchers identify performance limits of biosensors which observe dynamic interactions to determine the concentration of desired molecules.
Researchers have used a naturally occurring random process to generate random numbers.
Researchers have used modified sugars to hamper the development of cell wall in disease-causing bacteria
Theoretical and experimental scientists have come together to watch solids vibrate.
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Study finds that the sport of tennis critically depends on information and communication technology
Study identifies specific genes in chickpea plants that help the plant to grow in water-deficient conditions.
The year 2020 saw science thrust into the media limelight as world over people sought news about the COVID-19 pandemic. The year has been marked by frustration and weariness for us all. Nevertheless, science and its people have carried on the quest of figuring out the ways of the world. So here are the science updates that caught our eye in 2020, in no particular order.
Footsteps of history
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we do things, set new normals and left its mark on this year, 2020. Through difficulties and challenges, people kept working, and scientists and researchers were no exception. Here is a small list of significant happenings in science in India, presented in no particular order.
India makes COVID-19 testing kits