Month: February 2018

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Battle for Access to Medicines and Vaccines Takes Centre Stage at WHO

Priti Patnaik 02/02/2018

From prohibitive cancer drugs to making resources available to...

An X-ray of a salamander. Most salamanders are 10-20 cm long. Credit: Franco Andreone/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

In the Giant Salamander Genome, a Quest to Unlock a Regeneration Mystery

Vishwam Sankaran 02/02/2018

The salamander genome is one of the biggest to...

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The Curious Saga of How the Chief Justice of India Handled Two Medical College Cases

Prashant Bhushan and Cheryl D’souza 02/02/2018

The manner in which two medical colleges with similar...

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Metabolism Study Results Paint Worrying Picture of Polar Bears’ Future

Will Dunham 02/02/2018

The findings have scientists worried about whether polar bears will be able...

Some of the artefacts found in Attirampakkam, Tamil Nadu. Source: SCHE

Ancient Stone Tools Found in Tamil Nadu Push Back ‘Out of Africa’ Exodus Date

Sarah Iqbal 02/02/2018

A recent discovery in Israel pointed to the possibility...

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Budget 2018: Decoding the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

Anoo Bhuyan 01/02/2018

The government's announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme...

Solar panels are pictured at a solar plant near Santiago,

Chile Declares Start of Coal Power Phase-Out

Megan Darby 01/02/2018

President Michelle Bachelet says the country will not build...