New smartphone-based COVID test gives results in less than 30 minutes

Scientists have developed a novel technology for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in under 30 minutes. According to the research......

The Nobels and the Age Problem

Science is a young person's game.An award to a young scientist could free up that person to do productive work, or help win more grants by enhancing reputation, argues Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Sir......

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020 was jointly awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing." IMAGE: Emmanuelle Charpentier and......