Lateral Thoughts: Mix and match research

We still need to find the best vaccination protocol  

Coronavirus update: EU leaders reach landmark deal on COVID-19

Serum Institute of India to apply for local trials of Oxford University’s vaccine candidate in India within a week

Roasted peanuts cause more allergic reaction than raw ones

Exposure to high temperature induces chemical changes in peanuts, says study

Scientists discover ‘safe’ GMOs

The synthetic organisms need amino acids to survive

Short-term hormone therapy raises ovarian cancer risk

Researchers say these findings will have implications for international guidelines on Hormone Replace Therapy

Oxford University defers decision on divesting stake in fossil fuels

Alumni occupy office building in protest; 21 international universities have already divested their stakes

Desperately seeking skills & jobs

India has a youth bulge in its population, accounting for the largest number of young working age people in the world. This demographic …

Informal economy in perspective

Book>>At Work in the Informal Economy of India: A Perspective from the Bottom Up>>by Jan Bremen, Oxford University Press, Rs 995

HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research

The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists

What caused HIV/AIDS to explode?

Social forces drive viral pandemics, say scientists

Fruit consumption reduces heart-related health risks by 40%

Study shows compared to those who never ate fruit, daily consumers of fruit cut their overall risk of death by 32 per cent

The rivers, blue and black

Book>> Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia’s Water Crisis by Cheryl Colopy, OUP, Rs 1,295.

Anti-malarial drug resistant parasites knock on India’s doors

Countries will have to consider the possibility of revising treatment strategy to counter drug resistance, says study

Publishing biggies target Delhi University photocopy shop

Students demand right to access study material after Cambridge and Oxford university press move move court against neighbourhood photocopy shop …

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto on Oxford University Press ban over mention of pigs