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Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Lancet retracts letter on plight of nurses treating COVID-19 patients

The Lancet Global Health retracts a letter about the plight of nurses treating COVID-19 patients in Wuhan published on February 26. Can editors of peer-reviewed journals take a moral high-ground…

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Posted on February 21, 2020February 23, 2020

In a boost to vaccine development, structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mapped

U.S. researchers have 3D mapped the spike protein of the novel coronavirus. Unlike SARS, the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 shows 10- to 20-fold higher affinity to bind to the human…

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Posted on January 18, 2020February 3, 2020

IIT Bombay team removes heavy metals from water with greater efficiency

IIT Bombay researchers have fabricated a carbon-based nanostructure that is capable of simultaneously adsorbing with very high efficiency four heavy metals — arsenic, chromium, cadmium and mercury — from wastewater.…

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Posted on January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

Explained: A new coronavirus emerges in China

Between December 8, 2019 and January 2, 2020, 41 people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China were infected with a novel coronavirus. One person has died and seven patients…

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Posted on January 11, 2020February 3, 2020

IIT Madras designs room temperature sodium sulphur battery

IIT Madras researchers have fabricated a new sodium sulphur battery that can be operated at room temperature and not at 300 degree C as is the case now. They achieved…

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Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020

Investigation into papers with problematic images complete, report submitted: CSIR director-general 

An independent committee formed by CSIR in early June 2019 to investigate into image duplication and/or manipulation in published papers has submitted its report to CSIR Director-General Dr. Shekhar Mande.…

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Posted on January 10, 2020February 3, 2020

Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone discovered

Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), researchers have discovered an Earth-sized planet that lies in its star’s habitable zone. The planet (TOI 700 d) is about 1.2 times the…

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Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

UGC’s half-hearted attempt to teach research ethics

Finally, UGC is set to introduce a course for PhD students on research and publication ethics. Ironically, the course will not be teaching even the basics of preparing images for…

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