Month: January 2025

How curiosity-driven research in a worm won four Nobel Prizes

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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNAs and their role in controlling gene expression. This pioneering discovery was made using the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. This 1-mm long, slender, and transparent nematode has been the star of many pathbreaking discoveries in biology, four of which have…

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Airline pilots’ body calls attention to lithium battery fire risk | Explained

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A technician solders the wires of a lithium-ion battery. Repair module of Li-ion battery. Engineer hand holds soldering iron and tin-lead to solder electronic board. | Photo Credit: Fahroni The story so far: On January 2, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) issued three position papers on the fire risk due to…

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Trump Says He Could Understand Russian Feeling With NATO On Their Doorstep

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Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he understands the Russian feeling with NATO being on their doorstep. “You know, a big part of the problem was Russia for many, many years, long before (Russian President, Vladimir) Putin said, you could never have NATO involved with Ukraine. Now they’ve said … that’s been…

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New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Delay Hush Money Sentencing

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Washington: A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday after being convicted by a New York jury in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush…

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Duty cut on smartphone parts to hit electronics ecosystem, trigger job loss: GTRI

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Any reduction in the customs duty on smartphone parts in the forthcoming budget will harm India’s developing component ecosystem, discourage investment, increase imports, and make local firms uncompetitive, potentially resulting in job losses, think tank GTRI said on Tuesday (January 7, 2025). India’s smartphone industry is a ‘Make in India’ success story, with 2023-24 production…

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In Meghalaya, superstitions add to reasons delaying cancer care

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Guwahati An “evil eye” or “toxic vibes” from a person believed to have bad intent is believed to be among the causes of cancer, a study on the factors influencing delayed healthcare in Meghalaya has revealed. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Public Health in Shillong, the Department of Radiation Oncology of Civil Hospital Shillong,…

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Beliefs could delay cancer screening and care in Meghalaya, study finds

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GUWAHATI An evil eye and toxic vibes from a person with bad intent are believed to be among the causes of cancer, a study on the factors influencing delayed healthcare in Meghalaya has revealed. Nine researchers from the Indian Institute of Public Health in Shillong, the Department of Radiation Oncology of Civil Hospital Shillong, and…

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Trump Says NATO Members Should Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP

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Washington: Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection. “They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent,” the incoming US president told reporters. “Europe is in for a…

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V. Narayanan appointed new Space Secretary and ISRO chief

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Dr. V. Narayanan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO, Valiamala, during an interview with “The Hindu” in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Dr. V. Narayanan has been appointed the new Space Secretary. Dr. Narayanan, who is currently the Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), will also be the new ISRO Chairman and…

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