Year: 2018

Scientists to Test Tailor-Made Vaccine Technology to Fight Epidemics

Reuters 10/12/2018

The saRNA (self-amplifying RNA) approach is to harness the...

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Why Physical Networks Aren’t Like Their On-Paper Counterparts

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/12/2018

By ignoring the geometric characteristics of links and nodes,...

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Dying in Dust: For Rajasthan’s Miners, Silicosis Deepens Struggle With TB

Anumeha Yadav 09/12/2018

The government recognises miners as being occupationally vulnerable to...

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Majority of People in Yemen in ‘Dire’ Food Crisis, Danger of Famine: Survey

Reuters 09/12/2018

While war was the main cause of the hunger...

How An HIV Prevention Pill Is Changing Sexual Behaviour Among Men

Mosaic Science 09/12/2018

PrEP is great at blocking HIV, but as its...

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Oil Exploring Survey Near Kaziranga Cancelled After Locals Chase Away Firm

Rajeev Bhattacharyya 08/12/2018

The survey site was within ten km from the...

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Why Victorians Feared Modern Technology Would Make Everyone Blind

Gemma Almond 08/12/2018

In the 1800s, the rise of mass print was...