The Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, has successfully conducted whole genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Sri Lanka. This groundbreaking research provides valuable insights into the changing landscape of the virus in the country. The “Report 60” contains the whole genomic sequencing...Read More
In the past couple of years from time to time the toque macaques or commonly known as rilawa, became the target for many discussions because of the reports indicating them as a prominent species responsible for crop damage which cause considerable economic loss to the farmers in many parts of the country. Many of these...Read More
Sri Lanka is considering exporting around 100,000 toque macaques to China for zoological gardens, a decision that has raised concerns over its ecological impact. Prof Charmalie Nahallage, an expert in primatology from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, with over two decades of experience in primatology, has emphasized the importance of considering the impact of removing...Read More
As evidenced by the historical chronicles such as Deepavamsa and Mahavamsa, the field of education in Sri Lanka has a long history spanning over two thousand years. What characterizes this evolutionary trajectory is the distinctive association of the learning centres with major Pirivenas or monastic centres in the country. The Mahavihara (3rd Century B.C.), the...Read More
We are in 2021 now and things really have changed drastically but have it all changed according to what we used to imagine as kids? Do you remember thinking that there would be flying cars and you would have to start worrying about “air traffic” than your local day-to-day traffic on the road? Road traffic...Read More
Novel Corona Virus 2019 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting to animal –to person spread....Read More
