Category Archives: Science literacy

Darwin Day

Posted on February 13, 2023 by rgeeta

Happy Birthday, Darwin! Charles Darwin’s name is tightly linked to the idea that evolution, or descent with change, which is brought about by the process of natural selection. Another biologist, Alfred Wallace, also formulated similar ideas at the same time. … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 Treatment

Posted on May 18, 2021 by rgeeta

In general, there are no known effective anti-viral drugs — not for the common cold, not for influenza, not for HIV, and not for COVID-19. Antibiotics do not work. For mild disease in the case of COVID-19, symptoms are treated … Continue reading →

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COVAXIN information

Posted on January 17, 2021 by rgeeta

Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR, New Delhi) Information on the vaccine (Bharat Biotech) Trials Pre-clinical (1) Immunogenecity and protective efficiency in hamsters iScience proof (pdf) (2) Immunogenecity and protective efficiency in rhesus macaques (preprint pdf)m (3) Safety immunogenecity (preprint bioRxiv 2020 Sep; … Continue reading →

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Darwin Day1

Posted on February 13, 2017 by rgeeta

Celebrating Evolution and Evolutionary Biology Happy Birthday, Darwin! 12 February   International Darwin Day https://www.facebook.com/DarwinDay/ At DU we celebrate Darwin Month  Every year since 2011 Darwin Day 2017           Darwin Day 2016       Darwin Day 2011 … Continue reading →

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