Scientists

National Informatics Centre (NIC) Recruitment Update: Application Date Extended Till April 10

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Saturday March 28, 2020

A total of 288 vacancies for Scientist 'B' posts and 207 vacancies for Scientific/ Technical Assistant 'A' posts will be filled through this recruitment.

First Electron Microscope Image Of COVID-19 Virus From India Released

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 28, 2020

The first images from India of what the coronavirus looks like are out. The images of the coronavirus have been taken by a team of ICMR-NIV scientists in Pune. The images have been captured using a transmission electron microscope and have been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.

Dogs Being Trained In UK To Sniff Out COVID-19, Says Charity

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 27, 2020

A British charity has teamed up with scientists to see whether dogs could help detect COVID-19 through their keen sense of smell, they said on Friday.

How You Can Help Fight COVID-19 With This Global Open Source Tool

Darab Mansoor Ali | Thursday March 26, 2020

With the coronavirus outbreak, Folding@Home comes as a platform that will allow people across the world to play their part in helping scientists speed up their research by lending computing power from their personal computers to researchers.

Coronavirus Could Become Seasonal, Says Top US Scientist

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 26, 2020

There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments.

Coronavirus Fatality Rate 2% Here, Says Scientist From Top Medical Body

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Tuesday March 24, 2020

A government projection has been made of of how coronavirus cases in the country can grow rapidly. The report, by the journal of Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR, says it "may be possible to interrupt the transmission of COVID-19 in India, but only in the most optimistic scenario".

Unproven Coronavirus Drugs Could Be "Gift From God", Says Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 24, 2020

US President Donald Trump on Monday said antimalarial drugs that are under investigation to treat the new coronavirus could be a "gift from God" despite scientists warning against the dangers of overhyping unproven medicines.

Loss Of Smell Could Be A COVID-19 Symptom, Say French Scientists

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 23, 2020

The loss of the sense of smell, especially among the youth, could be a possible new symptom of Covid-19, according to French scientists who said they have been observing the phenomenon in recent days, and a section of British doctors are also of the same opinion, reports said on Sunday.

ISRO Postpones Interview For Scientist Post Amid Coronavirus Threat

Jobs | Written by Anisha Kumari | Saturday March 21, 2020

ISRO has joined the likes of UPSC, and IAF and has cancelled recruitment process scheduled in coming few days.

ISRO Announces Scientist, Technical Assistant, Technician Vacancies

Jobs | Edited by Anisha Kumari | Saturday March 21, 2020

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announce recruitment on Scientist/Engineer, Technician, and Draughtsman post.

Indian-Origin Researcher Among Scientists Who Isolated Coronavirus Strain

Indians Abroad | ANI | Thursday March 19, 2020

Indian-origin postdoctoral researcher Arinjay Banerjee was part of a team of Canadian scientists that managed to isolate the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected more than 200,000 globally.

"Coronavirus Orginated Through Natural Processes": Scientists

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 19, 2020

Ending speculations about deliberate genetic engineering of new coronavirus, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, a non-profit research organization, have claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic is not from a lab-created virus but has a natural origin.

Patient From Wuhan Helps Scientists Map How Body Can Fight Coronavirus

World News | Jason Gale, Bloomberg | Wednesday March 18, 2020

A Covid-19 patient in Melbourne underwent a barrage of tests to map her broad range of immune responses to the coronavirus, providing clues about the body's ability to battle the pneumonia-causing pathogen.

Raja Ramanna Centre For Advanced Technology Announces Young Scientist Programme

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Wednesday March 18, 2020

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) has invited applications for Young Scientist Research Programme, which will be held during May 11 to July 3.

Researches Claim New Way of Hacking into Virtual Assistants Using Ultrasonic Waves

Darab Mansoor Ali | Tuesday March 17, 2020

Virtual voice assistants are susceptible to hacking like most online tools. Researchers at United States' Michigan State University's College of Engineering have now further proven the fact, by discovering a new way of hacking into a person's personal device by engaging virtual assistants like Apple's Siri and the Google Assistant through ultrasoni...