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Watching ‘The Lion King’ as a Cat Biologist

Alexander Richard Braczkowski 23/07/2019

Although the story of The Lion King is ultimately...

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Allegations of Bullying and Gender Bias Surface in Swiss Academic Science

Thomas Lewton and Alice McCool 23/07/2019

Astrophysicist Marcella Carollo and others argue that women in...

The mcr-1 plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene has been found primarily in Escherichia coli, pictured. Credit: Reuters/Courtesy CDC

Health Ministry Bans Animal Food Industry From Using Colistin

The Wire Staff 23/07/2019

Excessive use of the life-saving drug in animal feed...

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SC/ST Candidates Still Underrepresented in Biotech Institutes

The Wire Staff 22/07/2019

RTI queries showed that for posts where reservations are...

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Bangladesh’s Rivers Need Urgent Rehabilitation

Amit Ranjan 22/07/2019

After infamously being dubbed as a 'basket case', the...

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Spike in Polio Cases Raises Questions on Pakistan’s Vaccine Reporting

Jibran Ahmad and James Mackenzie 22/07/2019

The country is one of only three in the...

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Explainer | The Controversy Surrounding Dibang Dam, India’s Largest Hydropower Project

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 22/07/2019

The Wire delves into the specifics of the ambitious...