Month: November 2015

Bacteria know no borders. Credit: shankaronline/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Is the Antibiotic Apocalypse Nigh?

Michael Loughlin 22/11/2015

Antibiotic resistant infections are a worldwide issue, and the...

A Swift Observatory image of the luminous afterglow of Gamma Ray Burst GRB 080319B in X-rays (left) and Optical/Ultraviolet (right). Caption and image credit: Wikimedia Commons

ISRO Scores Big With This ASTROSAT Instrument

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/11/2015

Soon after it came online, the Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Imager was...

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New Groundwater Rules Raise Hope of End to Industry Freeloading

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 21/11/2015

But activists note that the guidelines fail to stipulate...

A genetic cause of some chronic intestinal diseases has been found, paving the way for a possible cure. Credit: hinkelstone/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

New Genetic Turns in the Long Hunt for a Cure for Chronic Intestinal Diseases

Deepa Padmanaban 21/11/2015

Seminal findings by a researcher from IISc has revealed...

Scanning electron image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Remembering Sambhu Nath De, the Medical Man for the Blue Death

Anirban Mitra 20/11/2015

The scientific genius of Sambhu Nath De was the...

Leading up to COP21... Credit: mycieau/Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

‘The Developed World Should Practice What it Preaches’: Prakash Javadekar

Nitin Sethi 20/11/2015

"The developed world has used coal for centuries, they...

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Tibet Faces Grim Scenario with Glaciers on Retreat

K.J.M. Varma 18/11/2015

Beijing: Tibet is facing a grim scenario as its...