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There has been no documented human-to-human transmission of the virus so far. | Photo Credit: File photo The emergence of a new clade of Avian Influenza H5N1 (2.3.4.4b) in late 2020 has led to a swift and widespread global outbreak, carried by migratory birds. Since then, the highly contagious clade has spread quickly across the…
A new study has found that New Zealand’s native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental changes. Researchers from the University of Otago provide arguably the world’s most clear-cut case of animal evolution in response to change made by humans. They found the stonefly taking a different colour due to recent deforestation. Insects…
The finding supports the immense regenerative capabilities of bone marrow. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A new human study involving some of the longest-living survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplants sheds light on how transplanted stem cells from donors change after engraftment and mutate over time. The results were published in the journal Science Translational…
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If India’s Health Ministry and the Meghalaya State government have till date refused to reveal all the details of the polio case in a two-year-old boy in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district who was found with symptoms of polio in the first week of August this year, the WHO too has been cagey about making…
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Noted physicist Rohini Godbole. Padma Shri recipient and pioneer of particle physics in India, Professor Rohini Godbole, passed away on Friday in Pune. In a condolence note, the Indian Institute of Science said: “With great sadness, we deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Rohini Godbole. She passed away peacefully early this morning in her sleep….
Rohini Godbole. | Photo Credit: KSL Padma Shri recipient and pioneering particle physicist Rohini Godbole passed away on Friday in Pune. In a condolence note, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, said: “With great sadness, we deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Rohini Godbole. She passed away peacefully early this morning in her sleep….
ISRO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space S. Somanath | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have inked an agreement to design and conduct experiments, which will then be integrated into the forthcoming Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), India’s proposed indigenous space station. The BAS is expected…
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The giant Secunda complex of Sasol, South Africa’s biggest chemicals and energy company, provides the fundamental ingredients to South Africa’s petrochemical sector. It produces petrochemicals, plastics, chemicals essential to key industries such as agriculture (fertilisers) and mining (explosives), and 30% of the country’s liquid fuels. These value chains are very important to the economy. In…
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An experimental set-up used for the observation of Doppler-enhanced Quantum magnetometry with Rydberg atoms, at the Raman Research Institute. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A Raman Research Institute (RRI) team working with cold Rydberg atoms have used quantum magnetometry to help atomic clocks and magnetometers used for precise timekeeping in navigation, telecommunication and aviation, achieve…
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An artist’s rendering of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station in earth orbit, August 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ISRO Preview: The Indian government recently signed off on numerous new projects, including work on a new rocket and new moon and Venus missions. The space programme is thus on the cusp of important new beginnings. India is…
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