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Scientists find way to deliver insulin to diabetes patient exactly when it is needed

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Scientists find way to deliver insulin to diabetes patient exactly when it is needed

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo Scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a new silk-based hydrogel system that mimics the pancreas, offering a potential breakthrough in insulin delivery for diabetes treatment. The innovative approach is expected to provide a more…

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Female right whales may never breed after entanglement in fishing gear: study

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Female right whales may never breed after entanglement in fishing gear: study

It sounds like a crime show episode at sea: In late January 2024, federal regulators learned that a dead female North Atlantic right whale had been sighted near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The whale was towed to shore, where more than 20 U.S. and Canadian scientists converged to perform a necropsy, or animal autopsy. On Feb….

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Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

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Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

It sounds like a crime show episode at sea: In late January 2024, federal regulators learned that a dead female North Atlantic right whale had been sighted near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The whale was towed to shore, where more than 20 U.S. and Canadian scientists converged to perform a necropsy, or animal autopsy. On February…

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Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

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Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

It sounds like a crime show episode at sea: In late January 2024, federal regulators learned that a dead female North Atlantic right whale had been sighted near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The whale was towed to shore, where more than 20 U.S. and Canadian scientists converged to perform a necropsy, or animal autopsy. On February…

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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos. | Photo Credit: Reuters When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth. It turns out that this collision changed not…

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The way we name cancers could affect access to treatment, researchers say

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The way we name cancers could affect access to treatment, researchers say

The way we classify metastatic cancers may need to be revamped, scientists have said, proposing in its place a classification system that places the molecular characteristics of the cancer over the tissue of origin. Traditional approaches to treating cancer – including surgery and radiation – target the organs in which the tumour is present. This…

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Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

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Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

The Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited will launch its first rocket Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 22. Tamil Nadu will witness history when one of its space start-ups launches its first rocket on March 22. The Chennai headquartered space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Private…

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How does using the AC affect a car’s mileage while driving?

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How does using the AC affect a car’s mileage while driving?

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Orkun Azap/Unsplash A: An air-conditioner (AC) works by moving heat from an ‘inside’ space to ‘outside’. It achieves this using a refrigerant, a substance that absorbs heat when exposed to the ‘inside’ and releases it when exposed to the ‘outside’. The refrigerant needs to be pressurised before it can absorb…

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No smartphone or internet? No problem; AI-backed phone has the answers

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No smartphone or internet? No problem; AI-backed phone has the answers

Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Artificial Intelligence AI” in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Visually-impaired Nigerian Kehinde Olutubosun is a geography and animal enthusiast who struggled to find information because he has no smartphone. But that is changing, thanks to an Artificial Intelligence-powered…

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