Experts downplay apprehensions centred around Covid XE

Health experts on Wednesday sought to downplay apprehensions centred around XE, a new coronavirus variant deemed more transmissible, and said despite being around since January, the strain has not......

'Omicron produces less severe illness'

'Perhaps Covid will stay with us for another a year or two before becoming a milder version.' IMAGE: Health workers walk past passengers waiting in a queue during COVID-19 testing at the Katra......

First two cases of Omicron reported from Mumbai ; Maha tally at 10

Two fully vaccinated persons who returned from abroad last month have tested positive for the new Omicron strain of coronavirus in Mumbai, the first cases of the variant found in the metropolis,......

3 Nigeria returnees among 7 Omicron cases found in Pune

Seven persons, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman and her two daughters from Nigeria, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Pune district of Maharashtra, taking......

BlackBerry to support Startup Village in Vizag

Canadian handset maker BlackBerry is planning to extend support to developers at the upcoming StartupVillage in Visakhapatnam by replicating its Rubus Labs model there, according to Annie Mathew,......

Tech: Bengaluru may host 40% of PE investments

Bengaluru is expected to host 40 per cent of the private equityinvestment into technology ventures in India in the next five years. Around $7.5 billion is expected to come into India in the......

Who's afraid of Synthia?

Venter's patent application for his synthetic cell creation has set off a frenzied debate on monopolies in genetic research, writes Latha Jishnu. Every time Craig Venter erupts on the scene, there......

India cracks human genome, joins elite club

Samir K Brahmachari feels like Bhuvan, the lead character in Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan. In the blockbuster, Bhuvan cobbles together a team of villagers, who have never played cricket in their......