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Study reveals nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman pr
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Study suggests new approach for chronic pain treatment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 19 (ANI): The impact of chronic pain includes damage to mental and physical health, lower productivity, and drug addiction. A new study led by scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests an original approach to treating this affliction, by targeting a k
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Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in Kashmir
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 19 (ANI): The production of tomatoes from imported seeds is set to get a boost in the Kashmir Valley. The imported seeds have been brought by scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) from different
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SKUAST scientists develop hybrid tomato varieties that grow in winter
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Kashmir) [India], August 19 (ANI): Scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) are conducting experiments with imported tomato seed varieties to develop a hybrid that will grow during the winter months as local varieties are not co
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Sun may have started life with binary companion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], August 18 (ANI): A new theory published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters by scientists from Harvard University suggests that the Sun may once have had a binary companion of similar mass.
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Vice President urges researchers to come up with innovations to solve farm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Emphasising on the importance of agriculture in India, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu urged researchers and scientists to come up with innovations to address the problems faced by the farmers.
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Scientists determine 'Oumuamua isn't made from molecular hydrogen ice
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], August 17 (ANI): The debate over the origins and molecular structure of 'Oumuamua continued on Monday with an announcement in the Astrophysical Journal Letters that despite earlier promising claims, the interstellar object is not made of molecular hydrogen ice after all.
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UK launches £3 million innovation challenge fund in India
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The UK government has launched a £3 million innovation challenge fund in India to support scientists in academia and industry to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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Three COVID-19 vaccines in testing stage in India, mass production on gree
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that three vaccines against coronavirus are in the testing stage in the country and it is geared up for mass production once there is a green signal from scientists.
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Study reveals newly identified gut cells nurture lymph capillaries
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Seoul [South Korea], August 14 (ANI): In recent research, a team of scientists have identified new subsets of gut connective cells, which are crucial for lymphatic growth. The research will help in understanding the mechanisms that impair lymphatics growth and fat digestion in the small inte
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IIA scientists discover He-enhanced cool bright stars among metal-rich par
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, has discovered a He(helium)-enhanced cool bright stars among the metal-rich sample of Omega Centauri.
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Scientists find genes that help cancer cells to penetrate brain
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 12 (ANI): In an attempt to create new methods for cancer diagnosis and treatment, an international team of scientists, including a researcher from Sechenov University, reviewed scientific articles on proteins (and genes encoding them) that help cancer cells enter the
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