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A US based company has designed a portable coronavirus testing process that delivers results in 15 minutes. (Photo: Abbott Labs)

US lab unveils portable 5-minute COVID-19 test

The emergency product could be in the market next week

28 March 2020 11:08 AM IST

Trials for vaccine against Covid19 begins

The trial began at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle

17 March 2020 2:05 PM IST

Cell biologist Prof Frank Grosveld, one of the members of the research team.

Signs of hope: Cell biologists report discovery of first antibody to...

Team of 10 researchers say: In conclusion, this is the first report on a (human) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes...

16 March 2020 7:48 PM IST

Representational image (image- Twitter)

Astronauts can grow fresh food during space missions: Nasa

Nasa says lettuce grown in space is as nutritious as ones on earth

8 March 2020 1:06 PM IST

Representational image for Air Pollution (AFP photo)

Air pollution cuts short lifespan by 3.9 years in India

Shocking fact: In UP, toxic air cuts short life expectancy by 8.5 years

3 March 2020 1:29 PM IST

Stubble burning is the source of much of the pollution in Delhi and Punjab. (PTI)

From crop stubble to something useful, INST has the solution to...

Mohali-based nanoscience institute is working on ways to turn crop waste into bricks

3 March 2020 4:44 AM IST

A final decision on a name for virus is expected within days. (AFP)

No, you can't call it the Wuhan virus

The World Health Organisation does not use place names to identify viruses to avoid stigma

8 Feb 2020 10:56 AM IST

File photo of U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, member of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS), speaks with her relatives through a safety glass prior the launch of Soyuz MS-12 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. (AP)

Astronaut Christina Koch set to return after breaking women...

She also participated in the first-ever spacewalk by women

6 Feb 2020 9:29 AM IST

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China thats caused by a new virus. (AP)

You saw it on WhatsApp right? No, salt water is no good against...

Science is frantically trying everything, including anti-HIV drugs, against the dreaded virus

4 Feb 2020 2:39 PM IST

The prototype oven which can be used in microgravity was designed and built by Nanoracks and Zero G Kitchen while the Double Tree by Hilton hotel chain supplied the raw cookie dough.

Another giant leap for mankind as astronauts bake first space cookies

The cookies returned to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and will undergo testing by food scientists to determine...

25 Jan 2020 11:13 AM IST

Gravity is the unseen force that dominates our entire lives. (Photo: ANI)

People perceive gravity through visual cues

A group of researchers used virtual reality (VR) based experiments to reach this fascinating conclusion.

25 Jan 2020 9:28 AM IST

The scientists from UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center found that another drug, already on the market, counters that resistance and blocks cancer.

New drug-duo to fight off cancer unveiled

In this study, patients' cancers were sequenced as the disease progressed during treatment.

25 Jan 2020 9:22 AM IST