As the world rejoices and celebrates yet another magnificent scientific discovery by honoring the scientists behind it with the most coveted prize – The Nobel, we bring to you a series of articles that would help you understand the importance of these discoveries to the common man. Today, we focus on the discovery which led Read further
VIRUSES have become a common name across the world these days and anyone, right from a toddler to a nonagenarian in a rural village square would be able to tell you about what they are and how to take care of yourself. In the same way, you may have well known that it not only Read further
In this age of Covid-19, we are constantly advised to wear masks and gloves to protect ourselves and each other as a community. While this seems like an almost novel concept to us humans, I started wondering how the insect world handles epidemics that they encounter. Insects living in large numbers in a single colony, Read further
I couldn’t help but touch on this topic of sneezing and coughing as “social distancing” and “masks” have entered mainstream vocabulary. And as we all know, Covid-19 is transmitted via droplets floating in the air when a person sneezes, coughs or exhales. Before we delve deeper into these concepts, I want to first get the Read further
Wash your hands…Wash your hands…this is the most popular line we seem to hear of late… What is the big deal with so much importance just on this seemingly simple task? How would such a thing save lives and protect against even THE coronavirus? What is this thing which is so powerful to kill Read further
Hi children…In this segment, I thought let us revisit what we know about CoViD 19 and the precautions to be taken. With the advent of vaccines and an increased understanding of the disease, we stand better than we were during the beginning of the pandemic. Nevertheless, the virus is also learning and evolving – on Read further
Viruses have received a bad reputation recently, all thanks to the epidemics and pandemics that have been plaguing us throughout history. This really begs the question: are there any viruses that are beneficial or are they generally the invisible villains of the world. In spite of the bad publicity, there are actually plenty of good Read further