NCERT recently decided to erase Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution (also known as Darwinism) for the senior secondary classes. Terming it a rationalisation exercise, the premier body has failed to convince the scientific community as to what triggered this change. ETHealthworld spoke at length with prominent academicians, biologists, and researchers to understand further why they are opposing NCERT’s decision.
In their study published in the journal Science Immunology, the researchers also ruled out some of the theorised causes of the heart inflammation and suggested potential ways to further reduce the incidence of a still rare side effect of vaccination. When COVID-19 vaccines were first administered two years ago public health officials found an increase in cases of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, primarily in males in their teens or early 20s who had been vaccinated with mRNA vaccines, designed to elicit immune responses specifically to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The findings in the ambitious Zoonomia Project identified parts of the genome functionally important in people and other mammals and showed how certain mutations can cause disease. The project revealed the genetics of uncommon mammalian traits like hibernation and showed how the sense of smell varies widely.
While many hurdles remain and the 3D printer is likely years away from becoming available, experts hailed the "exciting" finding The device prints two-centimetre-wide patches which each contain hundreds of tiny needles that administer a vaccine when pressed against the skin.
Dr Jitendra Singh Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, MoS in Prime Minister’s Office, Mos Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance in conversation with ETHealthWorld's Prathiba Raju highlighted the critical role of biotechnology during the pandemic and its future prospects
Control of glucose levels among people with diabetes using a dedicated mobile application was superior to in-person hospital visits, a study by a city-based hospital showed. Its long-term effectiveness and cost savings, however, need to be ascertained, it added.
Zika virus (ZIKV), which is spread by the same breed of mosquitoes that transmit dengue and chikungunya, is silently spreading to almost all parts of the country, scientists have warned.
The researchers noted that with minor modifications and peptide engineering, this lab-made miniprotein could inhibit other protein-protein interactions as well.
According to some scientists the monkeypox virus may have been quietly circulating for years before its sudden emergence worldwide, the report said.
The study of approximately 260 bank voles caught around Grimso, in Orebro County in Sweden shows that the virus is well established in the red-backed voles, said the team from the Zoonosis Science Center at Uppsala University.
Scientists are now tracking a rise in cases caused by a close cousin known as BA.2, which is starting to outcompete BA.1 in parts of Europe and Asia. The following is what we know so far about the new subvariant.
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