Thursday, April 28, 2016

CERN Gives a Quantum Push to Open Science

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In the biggest push towards Open Science so far, CERN launched its  Open Data Portal  with 300 terabyte dump of experimental data from ...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Outcome Switching

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Make my Trials! A hot topic that is now being discussed in the scientific research is 'outcome switching'.  In layman’s language...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The (Unfinished) Conquest of Tuberculosis

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World TB Day Thoughts, 2016 One more world TB day. March 24, 1882 was when Dr Robert Koch announced at the University of Berlin'...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Ending TB Epidemic – An Unreachable Milestone in Sustainable Development Goals?

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Is it possible to end the epidemic of TB in the next 14 years as contemplated in the Sustainable Development Goals? Simple answer is a ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Why are Indian R&D Centers Closing Down?

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Are the top tier private R&D organisations in India closing down their operations? Just look at the following data compiled by Biospec...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

The Economist Decries Patent System

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The Economist, one of the most reputed journals, has raised a red flag on the patent system, with a cover story titled ‘ Set Innovation ...
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Saturday, August 1, 2015

The Curious Copyright Case of Happy Birthday Song

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You might find it hard to believe, the ubiquitous Happy Birthday song which we sing in all birthdays is claimed to be under copyright pr...