NASA acidentally discovers super bacteria that could survive on MarsIn a surprising discovery, NASA scientists found 26 new bacterial species in a JPL clean room, raising concerns about planetary contaminati...
25 May, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
Has the International Space Station been affected by a Super Bug?Astronauts at the International Space Station are likely to have been exposed to 13 strains of a super bug. Bacteria is believed to have mu...
13 Jun, 2024, 02.23 AM IST
How Coronavirus caused Covid pneumonia, reduced blood oxygen levels in patients by attacking mitochondriaPeople with severe Covid-19 pneumonia often arrive at the hospital with unusually low oxygen levels.
31 Oct, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
The world of bacteria: Can we stomach this new discovery?The latest gut-wrenching find could change the way we look at exoplanets.
14 May, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
Wockhardt rallies after revival plan gets a boost from drug nodInvestors cheered the news, sending Wockhardt’s shares up by 5.7 per cent on the BSE on Thursday.
17 Jan, 2020, 08.37 AM IST
Every drop counts: New bacteria-repellent coating can reduce water used to flush a toiletMore than 141 billion litres of water is used solely to flush toilets on a daily basis.
19 Nov, 2019, 05.49 PM IST
Germ theory: How probiotic products are flying off the shelvesProbiotics gain demand in the new millennium but there is still a lot of grey area around the science of ingesting good bacteria.
05 Jan, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Prebiotic power: Diet rich in garlic, onion, apple can keep your gut healthyUnlike probiotics, prebiotics are non-living organisms that aid the bacteria, naturally found in the intestines, to flourish.
24 Jul, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Environmental lobby groups blame production methods of drug companies for rise in drug-resistant bacteriaThe Pharmaceuticals Export Council of India (Pharmexcil) set up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under foreign trade policy on Thur...
27 Oct, 2016, 11.51 PM IST
Launch pad: HP Spectre 13 to the HTC Desire 630It has an an Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage and a 4-cell battery (up to 9 hours 45 minutes).
24 Jun, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Northeast set to get a boost in healthcare sector with new hospitalOther facilities include a fully equipped and spacious surgical intensive care unit, a unique Central Sterile Supply Department to ensure h...
08 May, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
Three weapons to slow down bacteria spread in hospitalsBeing a scientist, Jayant Halder has just three kinds of weapons: a new drug, a method to tweak old drugs, and a paint that can slow down t...
04 Apr, 2015, 07.27 AM IST
Bacteria used to convert solar energy into liquid fuelAn enzyme takes the hydrogen back to protons and electrons, then combines them with carbon dioxide to replicate - making more cells.
11 Feb, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
- Antibiotic resistant super bug found at Aligarh Muslim University
A deadly bacteria variant known as NDM-4, also called the super bug, has been found by the medical researchers Aligarh Muslim University.
03 Sep, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Cadila Pharma working on super-bug NDM-1; soon to commercialize India's first VLP vaccineRajiv Modi, Chairman and managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd said "The VLP technology flu vaccine would be commericialised with...
28 Nov, 2013, 10.18 PM IST
Rural Development Ministry to join hands with defence body for bio-toiletsRural Development Min would join hands with a leading defence research organisation to push eco-friendly bio-toilets in villages in four st...
25 Aug, 2013, 07.40 PM IST
- "Super superbug" NDM-1 spreads in Europe
Some 77 cases of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August have now been detected in 13 European cou...
17 Nov, 2010, 08.30 PM IST