The team of researchers at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata has explored the neuro-invasive potential of SARSCoV-2 and suggested that the virus may infect respiratory centre of the brain and attention should be focused on the respiratory centre of the central nervous system to search for mortality due to COVID 19. The paper published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience and supported by Science & … Continue reading Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), has explored the neuro-invasive potential of SARSCoV-2

Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology Government of India, have synthesized a novel inorganic-organic hybrid compound that can inhibit breast, lung, and liver cancer cells, opening up new possibilities for metallodrugs. The solid compound based on phosphomolybdate cluster, an inorganic salt of phosphomolybdic acid, belongs to the Polyoxometalates (POMs) family, which had earlier … Continue reading Indian institute developed a new hybrid (inorganic-organic) compound for inhibition of breast, lung & liver cancer cells

Rethink how chemical hazards are tested | 08/20/2016 Around the world, safety regulations are being revised as new information about the health and environmental effects of chemicals becomes available. In June, US President Barack Obama signed the first bill to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act since its enactment 30 years ago. The revised act mandates greater public transparency and the timely assessment of existing … Continue reading Rethink how chemical hazards are tested

  First Dengue Vaccine In Asia Approved In The Phili Vivek Dwivedi | 01/06/2016 The vaccines division of Sanofi, has been granted marketing approval for Dengvaxia® in the Philippines, making it the first vaccine to be licensed for the prevention of dengue in Asia. The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved Dengvaxia®, a tetravalent dengue vaccine, for the prevention of disease caused by all four … Continue reading First Dengue Vaccine In Asia Approved In The Phili

Methanol Fuel – Clean and Green Economy   India currently consumes around 30 billion liters of petrol and 90 billion liters diesel per year and is expected to become the third largest consumer by 2030. Import bill on crude accounts for almost 95 billion USD along with almost 30% of Green House Gas emissions coming from automobiles. To curb the alarming situations India is focused … Continue reading Methanol Fuel – Clean and Green Economy