Month: June 2018

wire2-flu

The Flu Vaccine Is Being Oversold – It’s Not That Effective

Chris Del Mar and Peter Collignon 13/06/2018

Research shows for every 100 healthy adults vaccinated against...

455635-exams1

As NEET Undercuts Merit Entry to Medical Colleges, Reserved Category Students Suffer

The Wire Analysis 13/06/2018

The subversion of NEET, which was made mandatory in...

9148796291_89f690dfcc_k

Debate: India’s TB Patients Need Bedaquiline Now, Never Mind the Critics

Anand Grover 13/06/2018

The World Health Organisation reiterated its guidelines last year,...

Workers harvest cotton in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, October 24, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Amit Dave/Files

Risking Arrest, Farmers Sow Unapproved Monsanto Cotton Seeds

Rajendra Jadhav 12/06/2018

The Union environment ministry said last year planting the...

Juan Maldacena. Source: YouTube

Travels Through Wormholes With Juan Maldacena, Physicist Extraordinaire

Nithyanand Rao 12/06/2018

An interview with one of the most highly regarded...

Women who eat less rice, proteins and fewer vegetables will be the worst-hit. Credit: Dương Trí/Unsplash

Rice Becomes Less Nutritious If There’s More Carbon Dioxide in the Air

T.V. Padma 12/06/2018

This effect “is not due to global warming. It...

The Wider Image: In volcano's wake, Guatemalan town became a cemetery

In Photos: Guatemalan Town Becomes a Cemetery After Volcano Eruption

Carlos Jasso and Sofia Menchu 12/06/2018

The eruption of Mount Fuego contributed to one of...