World Mosquito Day: Here are Some of the Most Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Diseases
admin It has been more than 125 years since the role of mosquitoes as the transmitters of malaria was discovered on 20 August 1897 by British physician Ronald Ross. Ross was…
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Ultra-high molecular weight polymer synthesis via aqueous dispersion polymerization
The synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW, Mn ≥ 106 g mol−1) polymers is generally complicated by the high viscosity of the resulting polymer solution. We report the synthesis of…
AIIMS Madurai: Students Await Promised World-Class Medical Education as Campus Remains Unbuilt
“We have no hopes of seeing our college campus before we graduate,” said Srinivas, a third-year MBBS student from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) college, Madurai. Standing…
Over 4.4 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water: Study
Well over half the world’s population—4.4 billion people—cannot access safely managed drinking water, a new study has shown. That is more than double the estimates made in by the World…
Swachh Bharat’s Impact on Infant Mortality: Experts Urge Caution
Early this month, a paper in the journal Nature drew a heartening and widely reported conclusion about India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, the sanitation programme launched 10 years ago. It said…
Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘back door’ access
Apple has withdrawn from providing its UK smartphone and computer users with encrypted cloud storage following a secret government order to require the company to provide back-door access to…
Botany of Empire” Review: How Plant Classification Shaped Colonial Power and Modern Biases
Two recent calamities, geographically distanced, began in the death of trees. A landslide annihilated two villages of Wayanad district in Kerala. Two oceans west, in Brazil, a new viral disease…
In situ uncovering the catalytic cycle of electrochemical and chemical oxygen reduction mediated by iron porphyrin
As one of the critical reactions in biotransformation and energy conversion processes, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyzed by iron porphyrins has been widely explored by electrochemical, spectroscopic, and theoretical…
Wegovy Weight Loss: The Science and The Hype of Supplements
It was sometime during the COVID-19 pandemic when Wegovy and Ozempic hit mainstream awareness. Since then, they have taken the weight loss industry by storm. It’s worth noting from the…
A New Hope in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Wounded Sudanese refugees, who fled conflict from West Darfur, receive medical support from MSF and health ministry staff at a hospital in Adre, Chad June 16, 2023 in this handout…