Osaka University professor Shimon Sakaguchi, Princeton PhD student Mary E. Brunkow, and US-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy director Fred Ramsdell win the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Hungarian biochemist Kariko & American immunologist Weismann won for research in mRNA, which enabled vaccine development for Covid. This followed decades of struggle.
Kala-azar had wiped out entire villages in Asia, Africa and Latin America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Urea Stibamine was the main-stay in its treatment.
The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.
The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.
Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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