Health reporter Emily Kopp and biologist Alex Washburne discuss new documents that detail plans to manipulate bat-borne coronaviruses in Wuhan on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
India s first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima, and plastic surgeon Prema Dhanraj are among the 34 unsung heroes awarded the Padma Shri on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. The list also includes South Andaman s organic farmer K Chellammal, international Mallakhamb coach Uday Vishwanath Deshpande, and renowned microbiologist Yazdi Maneksha Italia.
On the reasons behind naming it after Tagore, microbiologist Dam referred to the visionary agricultural pursuits of Tagore. "That s the best way to honour Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and his son Rathindranath Tagore s agricultural pursuits. Tagore had sent his son to study agricultural science in Illinois, USA," he said.
The Employment Court case between microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles and the University of Auckland could have wide-reaching ramifications. NZ Herald legal.