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For nearly seven decades since their discovery in 1898, viruses were the only organisms at the boundary between the living and the non-living. Their obligate host dependence, parasitism, and small genome sizes collectively made sure they weren’t classified as ‘life’per se. Each virion is composed of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) core that serves…
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Oleg Orlov, the 70-year-old human rights campaigner and co-chair of the Nobel Prize winning Memorial group, is seen handcuffed after being sentenced to two and a half years in jail on charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army, in Moscow on February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A Russian court on February 27 sentenced…
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Tushar Deshpande made history in Ranji Trophy© X (formerly Twitter) Mumbai fast bowler Tushar Deshpande, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), made history on Tuesday as he slammed a brilliant century at No. 11 during the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. Deshpande ended up scoring 123 off 129 balls –…
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Australia star opening batter Usman Khawaja has said that they are focused on winning games and it will automatically help improve their position in World Test Championship. Australia are gearing up for their two-match Test series against New Zealand, which will kick off on Thursday at the Basin Reserve. In the WTC rankings, New Zealand…
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Representatives for the New York Times and OpenAI did not immediately respond. OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence for the case. OpenAI said in a filing…
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Royal Challengers Bangalore player Sophie Molineux bowls a delivery during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match against Gujarat Giants, ain Bengaluru on February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The adage ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’ fits Gujarat Giants. The side slumped to its second consecutive loss despite bringing in…
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“Announced the GenomeIndia Flagship Programme of 10,000 Genome Sequencing under #DBT, Union Ministry of Science & Technology. This will lead to genetic based remedies, besides giving a big boost to public healthcare system in the country,” Union Science Minister Jitendra Singh said in an X ost on February 27, 2024. Photo: X/@DrJitendraSingh The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on…
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Vehicles damaged in the firing by an armed group at the house of a police officer in Imphal Imphal/Guwahati: A fierce gunbattle broke out between the security guards of a senior police officer and an armed group in Manipur’s capital Imphal today. The gunfight happened outside the house of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) M…
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File photo of Babar Azam© AFP Former Pakistan skipper and Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam gave credit to his mother for bringing good luck after he scored a century against Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Peshawar clinched an 8-run win over Islamabad on Monday to clinch their third consecutive win of…
Image for representation. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Government will release the complete findings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23, in about three months’ time, a top Statistics Ministry official told The Hindu. The full report will now come soon after the general elections and a tad before an ongoing survey for 2023-24…
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