Seed treatment: foundation of successful cotton crop
Cotton is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy and a vital source of livelihood for millions of farmers. The success of a cotton crop is not solely dependent on soil preparation…
Our treatment of them
IT got to a point where the newspaper started smelling like a hospital. It is difficult to say when was the last time the healthcare system in the country came…
Particle physics pushing cancer treatment boundaries
Researchers at Europe’s science lab CERN, who regularly use particle physics to challenge our understanding of the universe, are also applying their craft to upend the limits to cancer treatment.…
New acne treatment ‘exciting’, but Europe will have to wait
A new drug touted as the first real breakthrough in acne treatment in decades has been available for months in the United States, but when it will hit the shelves…
Inside the race to find a Covid-19 treatment pill
In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc assembled what it called a “SWAT team” of scientists and chemists to identify a potential…
Karachi as an ATM
DRIVING to the French Beach the other day, I was reminded of just how ugly Karachi has become over the years: piles of garbage lined the rutted road, and shoddy…
Come on, Batman
POLITICAL parties vie with each other for a chance to run the country. This is what multi-party democracies are about. Parties frame their manifestos according to a) what in their…
‘Bharatmata’ bonanza for BJP
Nationalism is swamping India as never before. It is pouring out of every orifice and crevice, assaulting the senses and deadening the ability to think sanely. Not even in the…
Hepatitis treatment
Hepatitis is a major global killer. Worldwide, the disease affects between 150 to 185 million people. Hepatitis C-related deaths number between 350,000 and 500,000 annually. A guesstimate for Pakistan suggests…
The PPP’s ATM
I WAS going to write about something else this week, but an email from a reader sent my mind in a different direction. My reader reminded me about the days…
