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Bharat Biotechs vaccine candidate -Covaxin- has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV) using inactivated Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.(Representational Image:AFP)

Bharat Biotech to launch Covaxin in second quarter of 2021

The price of the vaccine is yet to be determined, as the company is still looking at the cost of product development

2 Nov 2020 1:16 PM IST

A student washes her hands at Chamata Girls School after schools re-opened following a gap of more then seven months due to coronavirus pandemic, at Chamata in Nalbari district, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus developing genetic mutations, turning more contagious:...

The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier

2 Nov 2020 11:51 AM IST

An Atlas Centaur 7 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASAs leading asteroid expert, Paul Chodas, speculates that asteroid 2020 SO, as it is formally known, is actually a Centaur upper rocket stage that propelled NASAs Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966 before it was discarded. (AP)

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

The rocket swept past the moon and into orbit around the sun as intended junk, never to be seen again until perhaps now

12 Oct 2020 11:40 AM IST

Experiments done at 20, 30 and 40 degrees C showed the virus survived longer at cooler temperatures, longer on smooth surfaces than on complex surfaces such as cotton, and longer on paper banknotes than on plastic banknotes. (Representational Image:AFP)

Australian study finds coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency

Findings from the study show that in a very controlled environment the virus remains infectious for longer than other...

12 Oct 2020 10:32 AM IST

A person walks past a board advising on hand disinfection facilities in a public place in Berlin on October 6, 2020, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

Coronavirus can survive on skin for 9 hours: Study

The study found that virus was inactivated more rapidly on skin surfaces than on other surfaces such as stainless steel,...

9 Oct 2020 2:56 PM IST

Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury said. (Image: Twitter/@NobelPrize)

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for black hole research

In-person ceremony has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, replaced with a televised ceremony

6 Oct 2020 4:13 PM IST

New testing method can diagnose COVID-19 in just 30 minutes, study finds

New testing method can diagnose COVID-19 in just 30 minutes, study...

The virus can be detected immediately without any preparation process with high sensitivity in a short time

6 Oct 2020 3:41 PM IST

Illustration of scientists Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice and Michael Houghton. (Image: Twitter/@NobelPrize)

3 win Nobel medicine award for Hepatitis C virus discovery

The medicine prize carries particular significance this year due to the pandemic, which has highlighted the importance...

5 Oct 2020 3:48 PM IST

Covaxin to use ViroVaxs adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to boost immune response

Covaxin to use ViroVax's adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to boost immune...

Bharat Biotech is currently conducting Phase II human trials of Covaxin after receiving approval from the Drug...

5 Oct 2020 2:02 PM IST

A national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Nobels, with new winners announced starting Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, often concentrate on unheralded, methodical, basic science. (AP File)

2020 Nobel season opens with medicine prize

No prizes are expected to be awarded this year for work directly linked to the new coronavirus

5 Oct 2020 10:53 AM IST

Chinas approach runs counter to that of many Western countries, where experts have warned against authorizing the emergency use of vaccines that have not completed testing. (AP)

Don't expect coronavirus vaccine in public before fall of 2021, say...

Researchers at McGill University in Canada carried out a survey of 28 experts working in vaccinology in late June 2020.

2 Oct 2020 9:48 PM IST

Hyderabads Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) has also begun the Phase-1 human clinical trials for Covaxin from July 20.

Covaxin test on animals show sign of hope

The animal trials were conducted on 20 monkeys in India and three different vaccine candidates were tried on them

13 Sept 2020 3:27 PM IST