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Scientists Ask: Without Trial Data, How Can We Trust Russia's Covid Vaccine?

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 11, 2020

An announcement by Russia on Tuesday that it will approve a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing prompted alarm among global health experts, who said that with no full trial data, the vaccine is hard to trust.

Gargling With Mouthwashes Might Lower Spread Of COVID-19, Scientists Say

Health | PTI | Tuesday August 11, 2020

COVID-19: According to the researchers, including those from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, high quantities of the virus particles, or viral load, can be detected in the oral cavity and throat of some COVID-19 patients.

Ceres Dwarf Planet Is an ‘Ocean World’ With Salty Water Underground, NASA Data Suggest

Reuters | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings based on data obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.

Dwarf Planet Ceres An "Ocean World" In Astroid Belt Between Mars, Jupiter

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.

DRDO Extends Application Date For Scientist Recruitment

Jobs | Edited by Anisha Kumari | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC) of DRDO has extended the application date for direct recruitment for the posts of Scientist 'B' in DRDO and Scientist/Engineer 'B' in ADA.

Dinosaurs Got Cancer Too, Say Scientists

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 6, 2020

Dinosaurs loom in the imagination as forces of nature, but a new study that identifies the first known case of cancer in the creatures shows they suffered from the debilitating disease too.

India's COVID-19 Testing Rate Lower Than Other Nations, Says WHO Chief Scientist

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

Noting that lockdown was a temporary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, a senior official of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said India has a low testing rate when compared to some of the countries that are successfully trying to curb it.

COVID-19: Disposed PPE Could Be Turned Into Biofuel, Say Indian Scientists

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Indian scientists have suggested a method to convert the plastic used in personal protective equipment (PPE) into renewable liquid fuels, an advance that could help mitigate the problem of dumped PPE, currently being disposed of at unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Second COVID-19 Wave "Highly Likely" To Hit France This Year, Scientists Say

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 4, 2020

A second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is "highly likely" to hit France in the autumn or winter, the government's top scientific body warned on Tuesday, as authorities seek to contain an increase in new cases over the past two weeks.

Covid Variability Lower Than Common Flu, Say Scientists Working On Vaccine

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

In some "good news" for scientists working on a viable vaccine for COVID-19, the latest study has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind the disease shows little variability, despite having at least six strains.

Scientists Inspired by Star Wars Develop Artificial Skin Capable of Recreating Sense of Touch

Reuters | Monday August 3, 2020

Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain

Scientists Inspired By "Star Wars" Create Artificial Skin Able To Feel

World News | Reuters | Monday August 3, 2020

Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.

UK Researchers Trial Robots to Ease Social Care Burden During COVID-19 Pandemic

Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 30, 2020

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have programmed robots to perform tasks normally carried out by care workers. The experiment, called Ambient Assisted Living, will initially focus on finding solutions for priority groups, whose vulnerabilities have been compounded by social isolation measures required during the pandemic...

New Coronavirus Circulated Unnoticed In Bats For Decades: Study

World News | Jade Wilson, Bloomberg | Thursday July 30, 2020

The new coronavirus appears to have circulated unnoticed in bats for decades, scientists found. Horseshoe bats are the most plausible origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, researchers led by Maciej Boni of Pensylvania State University's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics said in a study published Tuesday in Nature Microbiology.

Scientists Revive Microbes From 100 Million Years Ago

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Scientists have successfully revived microbes that had lain dormant at the bottom of the sea since the age of the dinosaurs, allowing the organisms to eat and even multiply after eons in the deep.