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Broadly speaking, cancer is a rogue colony of body cells that grow uncontrollably, feed on the body’s resources, and spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cancer, often called the “emperor of all maladies,” remains a formidable adversary despite decades of scientific progress. However, research in recent…
In his 36 years as a thoracic surgeon, Dr Arvind Kumar has literally heard and opened tens of thousands of chests. According to him, the human lung, a pristine pink at birth, tells the tale of each breath taken over a lifetime. “For years, I could trace the pattern of urban pollution on lung tissue…
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Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: file photo The Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID) at IISc. has launched Pravriddhi, a pan-India Product Accelerator Programme that unites premier Indian institutions and enterprises to develop innovative solutions through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge R&D. FSID said Pravriddhi provides a platform for enterprises, academia and…
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Sci five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on bones 1 / 5 | The smallest bone in the human body is found in the ears. What is it called? The incus The stapes The malleus The pinna The stapes are the smallest bone in the human body. Along with the incus and the malleus all…
A smartphone with a Neuralink logo displayed is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Elon Musk’s Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to…
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A smartphone with a Neuralink logo displayed is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Elon Musk’s Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to…
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Under the Gaganyaan programme, ISRO intends to carry out three un-crewed space missions and one crewed mission. The first un-crewed mission is scheduled to take place in 2024-25, and the first crewed mission is scheduled in 2025-27. | Photo Credit: File photo Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Australian Space Agency (ASA) have signed an…
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It all started with a snake bite back in 2005. Dr. P. Gowri Shankar was rescuing a king cobra when the ten-foot-long snake suddenly struck him. “You can die within 20 minutes if you get bitten,” says the founder-director of the Kālinga Foundation (kaalinga sarpa is Kannada for King Cobra) located in the Agumbe rainforests…
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The world’s population is growing and more people need more food. But indiscriminately expanding agricultural land and practice is not desirable. Cutting forests to plant more crops will only push already-fragile ecosystems over the edge. Dousing fields with pesticides is similarly toxic and depletes soils and groundwater. The genetically modified (GM) crops provide a way…
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Rescuers assist residents on a boat as they wade through a flooded road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, Marikina City, Philippines, July 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic are raising questions about the impact that…
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