Scientists at Oxford University have developed a rapid diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus, as per a statement on Thursday. This test by Oxford University researchers detects, identifies viruses in less than 5 minutes. (Photo for representation) Researchers at Oxford University have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19, Reuters reported. The university said … Read more
Bats have been scapegoated by humans for centuries, with Covid only the latest example, say scientists. Source link
The Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency and the ANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has dicovered a comet which has its own “far-ultraviolet aurora”. The comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – Chury for short – is one of a kind as it is the for the time that an ultraviolet aurora has been detected on … Read more
Scientists monitoring the ozone layer have warned that the ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its “maximum annual size” and is one of the largest and deepest in recent years. The ozone layer is a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of Sun’s ultraviolet radiation that would be damaging to life on our … Read more
The Nobel prize in medicine for 2020 has been awarded to Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Announcing the prize in Stockholm on Monday, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work helped explain a major source of blood-borne hepatitis that couldn’t be explained … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Boris Johnson revealed his plan earlier this week After dangling the possibility of a mini-lockdown to break coronavirus’s chain of transmission, Boris Johnson has opted for a much softer strategy. The new Covid restrictions for England – which allow pubs and restaurants to remain open and households to continue … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Commuters at Leeds railway station on Monday morning Two members of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) have given stark warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases across the country. Prof John Edmunds said cases were now “increasing exponentially”. While England’s deputy chief medical officer, Prof … Read more
Image copyright SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A new effort is under way to understand how the immune system responds to coronavirus. Scientists from 17 UK research centres are attempting to answer questions such as how long immunity lasts and why disease severity varies so much. The new UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) says learning about immunity … Read more