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ISRO’s SpaDeX docking experiment postponed to January 9
PSLV C60 rocket was launched on December 30, 2024, carrying two small satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target). Photo: www.isro.gov.in The docking of the two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites scheduled for January 7 has been postponed to January 9. “The SpaDeX Docking scheduled on 7th is now postponed to 9th. The docking process requires…
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Cowpea sprouts unveil first leaves in space: ISRO shares images
The common legumes were taken into space on December 30, 2024 and are part of a platform to grow and sustain flora in extra terrestrial environments. | Photo Credit: X/@isro A batch of cowpea seeds which were taken into orbit by an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission and which recently sprouted has unveiled their…
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What is the ‘dinosaur highway’?
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How are zebrafishes able to repair damaged hearts?
Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells: they have a regenerative capacity. When a zebrafish heart is damaged, it can fully restore its function within 60 days. Researchers have now successfully discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. The Hmga1 gene is present in mice and humans…
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Lipase inhibitors cause mosquito sterility, study shows
Exposing mosquitoes to lipase inhibitors prior to an infectious blood meal can induce sterility | Photo Credit: AP As per a study published recently, the development of Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria, can be severely impacted when the lipid transport by lipophorin (Lp) in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes is targeted. The study found that exposing adult female mosquitoes to…
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Study traces the route of Ebola virus to the skin surface
While transmission of Ebola virus through contact with bodily fluids from an infected person is well known, more recent Ebola outbreaks have demonstrated that the infectious virus is also found on the skin’s surface of those who have succumbed to infection or at late times during infection. Although evidence suggests that Ebola virus can be…
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Why public health nutrition policies need novelty, precise targeting
Global Nutrition Targets (GNTs) were set by the World Health Assembly as key national indicators of the effect of public health policies in alleviating maternal and child malnutrition. Some of the targets were — reduce stunting by 40% in under-5 children, reduce anaemia by 50% in women of reproductive age, and no increase in childhood overweight. A…
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‘Life sprouts in space’, says ISRO after cowpea seeds germinate under microgravity conditions
The Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) experiment aims to understand how plants grow in the unique conditions of space, which is essential for future long-duration space missions. | Photo Credit: X/@isro Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday (January 4, 2025) said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the…
Veteran nuclear scientist Rajagopala Chidambaram dies at 88
Scientis Rajagopala Chidambaram. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran scientist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1975 and 1998, died on Saturday (January 4, 2025), an official of the Department of Atomic Energy said. He was 88. Mr. Chidambaram, who was also associated with the nuclear weapons programme, breathed his…
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