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There is more focus on R&D for cancer drugs compared to antibiotics | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A simmering silent pandemic of superbugs that is going on for decades, is causing more havoc than most people realise. “While this is a global story, India is at its epicentre,” Anirban Mahapatra, Scientist, Editorial Director at American Society…
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New research reveals that coyotes, like domestic dogs, have the ability to produce the famous “puppy dog eyes” expression. The study challenges the hypothesis that this facial feature evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of domestication. The researchers examined the levator anguli oculi medialis (LAOM), the muscle responsible for raising the inner eyebrow to create ‘puppy dog…
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Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants ‘breathe’ by controlling how much water they lose to evaporation. These stomatal pores also enable and control carbon dioxide intake for photosynthesis and growth. With global temperatures, widening stomatal pores are considered a key mechanism that can minimize heat damage to plants. University of…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In 2017, the Health Ministry and the Gujarat government covered up three Zika virus cases detected between November 2016 and February 2017. India informed the WHO about the outbreak in Gujarat only in May 2017, six months after the first case was detected. The…
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Researchers at BRIC-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) on Thursday (October 3, 2024) have announced that they had discovered how fungal pathogen ‘Candida glabrata’, which resides in the mouth, gut and genitourinary tract of healthy humans, evade killing by host immune cells. Globally, more than 2.5 million people are said to be dying of…
A view of a bust of Alfred Nobel outside the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, in Oslo, Norway. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. This is when the Nobel committees get together in Stockholm and Oslo to announce the…
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Group Captain Angad Pratap “To become an astronaut, the only thing one needs to do is love science, do science and become science,” said astronaut Group Captain Angad Pratap. He was delivering a talk on “Who Can Become Astronaut?” on Friday as part of the World Space Week celebration. “To become an astronaut is basically…
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Q: During extended periods of fasting, the body shifts from using glucose as its primary fuel source to producing molecules from fat stores. What are these molecules called, which provide an alternative energy source for the brain and muscles? A: Ketones Q: When fasting, the body triggers the release of a specific hormone produced in…
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Questions: 1. The same light-emitting compounds found in fireflies and some aquatic creatures that glow in the dark help mushrooms like the bleeding fairy helmet attract insects to help spread their spores. What are these compounds called? 2. Which category of symbiotic root fungi were shown by scientists to be crucial for nutrient exchange and…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the Cassowary bird In this June 30, 2015, file photo, an endangered cassowary roams in the Daintree National Forest, Australia. On Friday, April 12, 2019, a cassowary, a large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea, killed its owner when it attacked him after he fell on…
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