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As Paranoia Goes Viral in Govt Health Circles, Testing Labs Face the Heat

Priyanka Pulla 10/02/2020

Experts have rubbished government officials' allegations that, thanks to...

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Controversy and Confusion Over The Hindu’s Report of Bengaluru Scientists’ Study

Vasudevan Mukunth 03/02/2020

The study had found that a type of virus...

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New Evidence That Humans and Bats Exchanged Deadly Filovirus in Nagaland

Vrushal Pendharkar 06/11/2019

Filoviruses cause severe haemorrhagic fever in humans and primates.

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‘Science Needs More Space in Mainstream Media’

P. Anjana 19/08/2019

"It is an irony that while our scientists can...

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Why Are Senior Professors in Charge of Universities, Anyway?

Malhar 30/06/2019

As the MHRD mulls bringing in the tenure-track system...

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Will Incentivising Output Improve the Quality of Doctoral Students?

Megha and Shambhavi Naik 20/02/2019

By rewarding publications and patents, we will be assessing...

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A New Science Archives Preserves the Ways of Seeing Science’s People

Renuka Kulkarni 05/02/2019

The curators of an art installation at the venue...