The 81st Foundation Day of Council for Industrial Research (CSIR) was celebrated at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) with chair professor at the National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore and former director of Indian Institute of Science P. Balaram delivered a talk on ‘Chemistry and Biology in the Age of the Coronavirus’ on the weekend.
Prof. Balaram in his talk, made some important reflections on evolutionary history of the coronavirus. He also narrated that his inquisitiveness led to know more about the discoverer of coronavirus Dorothy Hamre.
Dr. Hamre actually published her first report on coronavirus as early as in the year 1966. He also emphasised the importance of chemistry in every aspect of life.
