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Need to strike a balance between life and livelihood while imposing lockdown: CSIR chief Dr Shekhar Mandes remarks come on the day the Maharashtra government announced a weekend lockdown and a slew of restrictions in the state to curb the spread of the virus. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai. (Photo | AP) By PTI PUNE: Lockdown helps in containing the spread of coronavirus, but affects...

Third Wave in Maharashtra Cannot be Ruled Out, Guard Cant be Lowered: CSIR DG Dr Shekhar Mande News18 1 hour ago News18 © Provided by News18 Third Wave in Maharashtra Cannot be Ruled Out, Guard Cant be Lowered: CSIR DG Dr Shekhar Mande Even as Maharashtra has ramped up its vaccination and testing, the third wave of Covid-19 infection cannot be ruled out, said Dr Shekhar Mande, Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), adding that the guard ag...

Allen Institute Launches Fellowship for Data Scientists to Study the Brain The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience, a 3-year fellowship program co-hosted by the Allen Institute and the University of Washington, is now accepting applications News provided by Share this article Share this article SEATTLE, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Institute and the University of Washingtons eScience Institute and Computational Neuroscience Center are launching a ...

Is Atmanirbhar Bharat Holding Up Indias Genome Sequencing Program? Indias newly launched programme to widely and rapidly sequence genomes of the novel coronavirus has already run into major hurdles. Illustration: ColiN00B/pixabay Bengaluru: Rakesh Mishra, the director of Hyderabad’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), is frustrated. CCMB has been sequencing SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes since the COVID-19 pandemic began – initially as part of its own research program and since D...

Dr Rebecca Wong named among Stanford University’s list of World’s Top 2% scientists 25 Feb 2021 / 13:47 H. Dr Rebecca Wong -SEGi University and Colleges KOTA DAMANSARA, Feb 25: Dr. Rebecca Wong Shin Yee, Associate Professor of Physiology and Head of Preclinical Sciences at SEGi University’s Faculty of Medicine have been listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University published in October 2020. The list represents the top 2% of the world’s most-cited scientists i...

Maharashtra: Lockdown in Amravati starts today as Covid-19 cases surge A health worker takes a swab sample of a passenger at Bandra train station (AP)Premium The purpose of the restriction is to check crowding at market places during this weekend The authorities are looking to see the impact of the measure to decide on further steps for controlling the spread of coronavirus Share Via Read Full Story In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, a weekend lockdown has been imposed in the...

No foreign strain of Covid-19 found in Amravati, Yavatmal: Maharashtra govt  No foreign strain of Covid-19 found in Amravati, Yavatmal: Maharashtra govt  No change has been found in the genetic sequence of the virus in samples taken from these districts. This rules out the possibility that the new mutated strains from the UK, South Africa and Brazil have reached here. advertisement In recent weeks, Covid-19 cases have been rising in several districts of Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Health dep...

Updated: No foreign virus strains detected in samples from districts: Health Department Share Article AAA Cautious: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, a health worker collects swab samples in Dharavi on Friday.   | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI No foreign virus strains detected in samples from districts: Health Department In its highest single-day jump since December last year, Maharashtra reported 6,112 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. The Health Department said no new virus strains were detecte...

It’ll be first govt medical college in Maha, first state-run lab to do so; at present, NIV, NCCS do the needful in the city

SEATTLE, WASH. — February 5, 2021 — Today the Allen Institute’s Chief Scientific Officer, Todd Peterson, Ph.D., announced plans to step down from his role effective March 1 to pursue other professional opportunities.  Peterson joined the Allen Institute in December 2018, in the newly created role of Chief Scientific Officer. In his role he has overseen translational efforts and collaborations and advanced the long-term strategy for all four of the Institute’s d...