Science and Technology: An Aid in Building Human Resilience

Since inception, human race has always witnessed pandemics, disasters and wars, but it is the resilient spirit that has brought us this far. With each passing devastation, we rebuild ourselves and stand even stronger than before. Although there are numerous factors that help to inculcate resilience within humans, Science and Technology have ever remained faithful and have suggested promising ways using which we could combat our ‘unseen enemy’ today and even in the past. Today, at this hour, when the world is overburdened by the chaos of COVID-19, people are looking up to Science and Technology for the ways they can offer to eradicate this disease from the face of the earth. As it is rightly said, “Necessity is the mother of invention”, it can be safely concluded that Science and Technology are boosted by resilience. The human race has found the best of its innovations while undergoing some very troubled times. The current crisis in front of us is the situation now where the world has been segregated and people have been isolated. But thanks to technology that is knitting us close together. On the other hand, Science is playing its part to help discover effective drugs, improve human immunity and all this is being done to ensure the smooth running of human civilization. This paper intends to bring into view the notable contributions of Science and Technology that are today being used and exploited extensively in light of this pandemic outbreak.

Despite being time and again severely devastated, suffering major setbacks and most recently the whole world being in clutches for months due to the rise of the pandemic-COVID-19, (caused by SARS-CoV-2 or the Novel Coronavirus), there is a zeal in the human race to fight back all odds and to restore the lifestyle back to its usual. Ever since the evolution of mankind on the face of this earth to the present day, the resilient spirit of man has brought him thus far. This is a God-gifted trait in humans that instills in them a desire to stand out, face the challenges no matter how crushed or ruined the condition be.
Whenever we look back to the history of the pandemics that have hit the human race, Science has always come forward as a faithful friend to fight it and has suggested promising ways using which we could combat them in the past. Science has always helped to build resilience in humans whenever they were in a situation of crisis. Even today, at this hour, when the world is overburdened by the chaos of COVID-19, people are looking up to Science and Technology for the ways they can offer to eradicate this disease from the face of the earth. Now the question arises as to what Science and Technology has to offer to humankind so as to make them resilient in this critical situation. As it is rightly said "Necessity is the mother of invention", it can be safely concluded that technology is boosted by resilience. The human race has found the best of its innovations while undergoing some very trouble times.
Science, on the other hand, stands independent and hence proves to be the foundation stone upon which all our further study is based. SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH e-ISSN: 2582-3574 p-ISSN: 2582-4406 VOL. 8, ISSUE 11, NOVEMBER 2020 www.ijellh.com 3 Even the most basic knowledge that we have acquired about immunology, has taken its form based on the research that took place centuries ago, which involve the study of the response of the human immune system to various pathogens. Most of the understanding that has been developed till now has such benefits that were unimaginable when the research was then being conducted. Many of today's indispensable medical interventions are rooted in the fundamental discoveries made at the frontiers of the physical world. Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is already witnessing a wide swath of 'curiosity-driven research'.
On studying the dynamics of the Bat which is supposed to be the carrier of the Human Then the next major focus of the study was to determine how the virus spreads, knowing which its spread could be curbed. The epidemiological studies along with the clinical data showed that the virus spreads from person to person either through direct contact or through the droplets of a patient's cough or nasal discharge. Hence, the idea of "physical distancing" was resorted to limit the outbreak of the disease.
Owing to the rapid spread of COVID-19, there was a need for accurate diagnosis and rapid identification of the virus and the research was therefore accelerated towards understanding the structure, molecular biology, and immunology of SARS- The medical establishment, the healthcare industry and the resource givers to thousands of hundreds of professionals are now working on the front-line of the "battlefield" and are using the full force their knowledge and manoeuvre to stem this pervasive disease.
Although it cannot be predicted by anyone which venture by the scientists will prove to be fruitful at the earliest, researches, studies and tests would still be pursued in order to offer the best and safe environment to people round the globe. All we can do on our part is to be an attentive listener, respecting and following the advices of our professionals and playing an active part in spreading awareness to those from whom education, social media and other means are deprived and strive together, hand in hand, to make the world a better place to live in. On the other hand, Science and Technology always have and will continue in helping build resilience in humans in any such time of crisis.
The fact remains that there is an entire Universe from which we can learn and most of the lessons we learn from venturing into one situation often leads us to those applications that would be later benefitting us. Therefore, we should not be hesitant in taking a few daring steps to deal with the current crisis but should have the full knowledge that whatever maybe the result, it will instill in us a spirit of courage and and will boost the strength within us.
These necessity-driven innovations target upon the importance of nurturing a scientific community through gradual and sustained development and also how the propagation of a scientific environment is critically important towards becoming a SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH e-ISSN: 2582-3574 p-ISSN: 2582-4406 VOL. 8, ISSUE 11, NOVEMBER 2020 www.ijellh.com 8 "Pandemic-ready" nation in the future. If we want to be well equipped and prepared to face the threats that humanity will face in the coming years, we need to now start investing our efforts positively into inculcating a scientific temperament within us and including ourselves at the fundamental level and not only leaving this responsibility on the front-line workers i.e., the scientists, doctors and nurses etc. Even though we are facing bitter consequences of the virus and this pandemic has hit us hard, it is now our turn to demonstrate how scientific and logical we are in our approach. Let us be prepared with curious minds which ultimately leads to knowledge and understanding and prove how far we have come together as a civilization.
I would like to conclude with a few lines of the poem, "A Psalm of Life" by Henry