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Sri Lankan Scientists Read the Full Genome of SARS-Cov-2 and Identify Four Different Strains of The Virus

April 23, 2020April 25, 2020 - by Sisira Kumara - 2 Comments.

A group of scientists from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura has been able to fully decode the genome of the SARS-Cov2 virus. According to a news report by the University the research team headed by Prof. Neelika Malawige from the Centre for Dengue Research at the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit has also been able to identify four different strains of the SARS-Cov-2 virus from Covid 19 patients in Sri Lanka. According to the university website this is the first time in which a full genome of a virus has been sequenced in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Seeks Public Support to Contain COVID19 as the First Locally Transmitted COVID19 Patient Found

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Sri Lankan authorities today request general public to help the government officials to contain a possible COVID19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan government health officials early today announced the …

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Sri Lankan Rocket Wins the First Place at Japan Water Rocket Competition

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - 1 Comment

U G Didiula Adithya a student from Sri Chandrananda Buddhist School, Kandy won the first place of the water rocket competition held in Sagamihara, Japan. Water rocket competitions have nowadays …

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World Science Day 2019 Celebrated in Colombo

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

As declared by the UN in 2001, November 10th of every year is celebrated as the world science day for peace and development. This year the theme of the World …

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The Planet Celebrates World Oceans Day Today!

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - 3 Comments.

As declared by the United Nations the June 8th is celebrated around the world as the world oceans day. This day reminds everyone of the major role the oceans have …

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Ravana 1 Reaches ISS

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Sri Lankas’ first satellite; a nano-satellite named Ravana 1 today reached the International Space Station (ISS) on-board the Cygnus spacecraft. Launched last Thursday Cygnus paired the Unity module of the …

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Opening Ceremony of Center for Advanced Materials and Devices, University of Colombo

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Centre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD) established in the department of chemistry, Faculty of Science of University of Colombo was declared open by Vice Chancellor Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake during …

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ICD-11: Classifying disease to map the way we live and die

June 26, 2018June 28, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - 1 Comment

There are few truer snapshots of a country’s wellbeing than its health statistics. While broad economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product may skew impressions of individual prosperity, data on …

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The Answer in Nature – The World Water Day 2018

March 21, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - 1 Comment

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions (NBS) to the water …

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WWW: Wealth, Waste to Water

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - 1 Comment

By Dr. Meththika Vithanage Uncontrolled population growth, rapid urbanization, the rise in community living standards and poor planning have greatly accelerated the municipal solid waste generation rate in Sri Lanka …