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Jamia Millia Prof launches book on Covid-19 pandemic, therapy Compiled by Parveen and her research group, this book is for PhD, MSc students, research scholars Saturday February 6, 2021 7:43 PM, IANS New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has come out with scientific information and research regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Shama Parveen, an associate professor at Jamia university, has made public this information related to the Covid-19 pandemic through a special book. The book describes anti-vira...

COVID-19: Saudi bans flights from UK, US, 19 other countries Published The temporary suspension would be effective from 9.00 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry announced. The ban applies to neighbouring Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Lebanon and Turkey are also affected. In Europe, no more flights from France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Others on the list are Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, S...

Professor Noam Chomsky Sapna Bhavnani The march will begin on April 7, 2021 at the UN headquarters in New York City, NY, and end in Washington, D.C. "They say revolutions start from home .. Home is where the legs are. My legs carry the stories as witness so they will never die."” — Sapna Moti BhavnaniWASHINGTON , DC, USA, January 23, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Sindhi Foundation will lead the Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and...

How to reroute a broken neural circuit Scientists genetically manipulate worms to bypass damaged neurons — and study how the mind perceives the environment January 19, 2021 • By Sabrina Richards / Fred Hutch News Service Hutch neuroscientist Dr. Jihong Bai explains why he studies tiny worms called nematodes. Video by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service Nematodes, minuscule worms that are partial to rotting fruit, havent been blessed with a lot of b...

PAS to award scientists contributing extraordinarily Islamabad January 19, 2021 Islamabad:Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) has announced to confer ‘Gold Medals and Awards 2021’ upon the Pakistani scientists who have made outstanding contributions in scientific research. The PAS has invited the nominations from the Pakistani scientists in different disciplines for their selection for the prestigious awards which were being given with an objective to acknowledge their contributions to soc...

RDIF and the Gamaleya Center announce International scientific advisory board on Sputnik V vaccine Russian Direct Investment Fund 426 Russian Direct Investment Fund 19 January 2021 14:54 The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russias sovereign wealth fund) and The National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamaleya (Gamale...

Outwitting the foe: predicting evolved antibody escape in SARS-CoV-2 From the Bloom Lab (Basic Sciences Division) January 18, 2021 • By A Isabella The Covid-19 pandemic has redefined normalcy in our lives. But humans are a resilient species, and we have, though not without much pain and heartache, admirably adjusted to this ‘new normal’ a mere year after the virus’s emergence on the world stage. Unfortunately, to compound the challenges, it seems that every time ...

Sayyid Theyazin honours research award winners By: Times News Service Muscat: The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation announced the winners of the seventh edition of the Annual Research Forum on Monday. The function was held under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth. Twelve projects won the national research awards in six research fields, including Culture and Human and Basic Sciences; Education and ...

Thu, 01/14/2021 LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been identified as recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence.  The annual awards are given in four categories of scholarly and creative achievement. This year’s honorees:  Sharon Billings, Dean’s Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior scientist, Ka...