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New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples

As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling...

Chang’e-5 samples reveal key age of moon rocks: Scientists share analysis of first fresh samples from the moon in more than 40 years

A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in...

New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples: The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of...

Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a small tabletop device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample in about an hour....

Apollo rock samples capture key moments in the Moon’s early history

Volcanic rock samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions bear the isotopic signature of key events in the early evolution of the Moon, a new...

Worrisome Covid mutation that may weaken effectiveness of vaccines found in New York – Times of India

NEW YORK: A new form of coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken...

China’s retrieved lunar samples weigh less than targeted – Times of India

BEIJING: Lunar rocks retrieved by a historic Chinese mission to the moon weighed less than initially targeted, but China is still willing to study...

Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth – Times of India

TOKYO: In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth Sunday after being dropped off...

Alcohol-free hand sanitiser just as effective against Covid as alcohol-based versions – Times of India

WASHINGTON: A new study from researchers at Brigham Young University finds that alcohol-free hand sanitiser is just as effective at disinfecting surfaces from the...

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