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Questions: 1. On January 30, 1982, computer programmer Richard Skrenta wrote the world’s first computer virus that ‘escaped’ to other networks. Among other things, the virus would display a poem about itself every 50th time a programme containing it was run. Name the virus. 2. What was the first virus of the original IBM Personal…
Members of a rapid response team collecting ducks from a farm in Alappuzha for culling following a bird flu outbreak. An awareness programme on menstruation in Bengaluru. Under a very high magnification of 12000X, this scanning electron micrograph shows a large grouping of Salmonella bacteria. Two European regulators said they were tracking variants of the…
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Axiom Mission 4 crew clockwise: Commander Peggy Whitson, Mission Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewsk, and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu. Photo: X/@Axiom_Space Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the pilot of the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international partners announced on Thursday (January 30, 2025)…
Stubble burning solution: Chennai students win IIT Kharagpur award | Video Credit: The Hindu Every November, Delhi chokes under a blanket of smog. There are many reasons for why this happens. One is the much discussed and debated stubble burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana. Farmers have taken to using alternative varieties…
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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Clean Energy Wind turbines dot the coastline along a giant solar farm near Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 22, 2024. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Which of the following is a benefit of renewable energy? Produces zero greenhouse gas emissions Requires fewer natural…
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The recent outbreak of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological condition in Pune, Maharashtra, has led to panic among the public in Maharashtra and other parts of India. While GBS-like disorders have been known in scientific literature for centuries, this eponymous term was first coined in 1916. Outbreaks of GBS of the magnitude reported from Pune, have been rather uncommon. A few examples however, have been higher incidences of…
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Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) has announced that staff scientist and head of the lab of cell signalling Rashna Bhandari has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. The fellowship is awarded to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to science and have demonstrated sustained excellence in research. Dr….
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Vision is crucial to navigate the world, connect with others, and perform everyday tasks. It helps us perceive colours, shapes, and movement, which are essential to learn, work, and keep safe. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 2.2 billion people worldwide experience some form of vision impairment. The causes range from cataracts and…
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Indian ocean squid. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement/The Hindu The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) on Tuesday said that it has successfully decoded the gene expression pattern of Indian squid (Uroteuthis duvaucelii) which will have major implications for various fields ranging from neuroscience to environmental science. The institute, in a release, said that the…
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More than half a million years ago, one of humans’ ancestors took a bold step and ventured beyond Africa, the cradle of humankind, in search of greener pastures. Since then humans have explored every habitable corner of the globe, often driven by the need to find new sources of food and to escape diseases and…
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