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Biomimicry - A solution to some of our problems Biomimicry? what is it? The terms biomimetics and biomimicry come from Greek where bios means life, and mimesis means imitation. Biomimi… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	2	May 13, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus? This week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will donate A$10 million to help fund an Australian trial testing whether a… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	May 11, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Corona virus related words and what they mean We hear/ read and use a lot of words these days while dealing with corona virus. Lots of the jargon 's being transferred from labs to the… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	2	May 11, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Scientists, stop trying to see everything through tinted glasses I found myself in a very ackward position recently. I run several science sites and spaces some on my own and some with other colleagues… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	8	May 10, 2020 Reply by Vijetha Krishna
Persistence of coronaviruses on different types of inanimate surfaces Table I. Persistence of coronaviruses on different types of inanimate surfaces Type of surface Virus Strain / isolate Inoculum (viral tit… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	May 10, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Synthetic cloned corona viruses developed to help research We have known about synthetic viruses developed to kill bacteria and tackle antimicrobial resistance (2). NPL and UCL have engineered a pu… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	May 6, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Qs people asked on science and my replies to them - Part 186 Q: Why is personalised genes based treatments difficult? Krishna: The biochemical pathway that shapes evolution is dense with inherited red… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	May 6, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
New light on how life originated on Earth We all wonder how life originated on our planet from the primordial soup. Scientists proposed several theories. Life on Earth began more t… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	4	May 5, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
How to deal with Sci Com dilemmas Last week I faced an interesting situation. We were trying to 'educate' people on COVID 19. One person asked me the Q, "Can houseflies tran… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	May 1, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
Qs people asked me on science and my replies to them - Part 185 Q: Why do I get headaches while fasting? I don't have diabetes. Krishna: Low blood sugar levels. Hypoglycemia is a condition caused by not… Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa	1	Apr 30, 2020 Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa