Watch | Inside the world’s biggest vaccine production hub

Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced. It is located in the city of Pune. It was founded by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966 and has globally sold more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccines. This includes Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hib, BCG, r-Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps […]

Coronavirus: How the N439K variant escapes immune system’s antibodies

While the mutation did not change virus replication, the scientists said it significantly diminished binding of a proportion of both clinical antibodies and serum samples. (Subscribe to Science For All, our weekly newsletter, where we aim to take the jargon out of science and put the fun in. Click here.) Scientists have assessed a mutation […]

Tropical cyclones move closer to land except for Atlantic hurricanes

Tropical cyclones across the globe, except Atlantic hurricanes, are moving closer to land in recent decades, a new study found. Tropical cyclones generally have been moving westward by about 30 kilometres per decade since 1982, putting them closer to land and making them more dangerous, a study published in Science said. Each decade since the […]

How neutrinos aid in the death of massive stars

Many stars, towards the end of their lifetimes, form supernovas – massive explosions that send their outer layers shooting into the surrounding space. Most of the energy of the supernova is carried away by neutrinos – tiny particles with no charge and which interact weakly with matter. Researching the mechanisms of the so called Type […]

Reneging on the ‘no-profit pledge’ to supply Oxford vaccine

Oxford University and AstraZeneca committed on multiple occasions to supply the vaccine on a not-for-profit basis On April 30, 2020, the day the University of Oxford signed an agreement with the UK-based AstraZeneca for development, manufacture and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) that was then undergoing clinical trials, both partners committed to “operate […]

Study links obesity with exacerbated effects of Alzheimer’s disease – Times of India

CANBERRA: Sydney Thunder all-rounder Daniel Sams has been cleared to play in the Big Bash League Knockout game against the Brisbane Heat. Sams missed the last three matches for Thunder due to a hand injury. He suffered a bone and tendon injury in his right hand after he fell awkwardly while fielding the ball off […]

Oceanic sharks and rays have declined by over 70%: study

The researchers said 24 of the world’s 31 oceanic shark and ray species are now classified as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. The number of oceanic sharks and rays worldwide has fallen by 71% over the last 50 years, according to a study which found that some formerly abundant, wide-ranging […]