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Canadian scientists develop new antibiotic that prevents cell division
Canadian scientists have discovered a new group of antibiotic that prevents cell division. Photo: Pixabay
Older antibiotics like penicillin kill bacteria by preventing their cell wall from being …
February 14, 2020
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Coronavirus: Enough drug ingredients, says govt, refuses to go into detail
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Union Health minister says India will not repatriate citizens stuck on ship in Japan
February 13, 2020
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Call novel Coronavirus 'COVID-19', says WHO
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Current outbreak's death rate in epicentre estimated at 18%; it was 10% globally for Sars …
February 12, 2020
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Coronavirus outbreak: A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline
Coronavirus map: www.vac-lshtm.shinyapps.io/ncov_tracker/
To provide a clearer picture of an evolving story, the London School of Hygiene & …
February 12, 2020
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India can’t be malnutrition-free by 2022: DTE’s annual report
RS Sodhi of Amul, Shalini Bhutani of the Food and Agriculture Organization and Sagari Ramdas of the Food Sovereignty Alliance at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue in Nimli, Alwar, Rajasthan. Photo: Vikas Choudhary / CSE
The government’s Poshan Abhiyaan’s implementation is poor and targets are …
February 10, 2020
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Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species
Places where lots of animals come into contact can help pathogens move from species to species. Photo: Baloncici/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Within markets like the one in Wuhan, there are abundant opportunities for the type of …
February 07, 2020
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Novel coronavirus outbreak not a pandemic: WHO
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It is only an epidemic with multiple foresides as most cases are concentrated in China, …
February 05, 2020
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Coronavirus: Kerala count now three
A pilot leaving China in a full protective suit and a face mask. Photo: @Aviationdailyy / Twitter
The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission …
February 03, 2020
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Canadian scientists have discovered a new group of antibiotic that prevents cell division. Photo: Pixabay

Canadian scientists develop new antibiotic that prevents cell division

February 14, 2020
Older antibiotics like penicillin kill bacteria by preventing their cell wall from being …
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Photo: @drharshvardhan / Twitter

Coronavirus: Enough drug ingredients, says govt, refuses to go into detail

February 13, 2020
Union Health minister says India will not repatriate citizens stuck on ship in Japan

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Apart from India, the pests have attacked 60 countries including Pakistan and Somalia, that have declared national emergencies