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Team including Indian scientists designs potent antidote to cobra, krait venom toxins

April 25, 2024 admin

For some people, snakes are exotic yet dangerous creatures of the wild; eerie but elusive, and not something to worry about in day-to-day life. For others, especially some farmers in India and Africa, they are a constant and terrifying threat to life. Venom from snake bites leads to more than 100,000 deaths every year, with…

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Future Skills at Monash College and Microsoft partner to transform tech education with AI

April 24, 2024 admin

FILE PHOTO: Future Skills Monash College has announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to educate and prepare students ahead of joining the tech workforce in Australia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Future Skills Monash College has today announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to educate and prepare students ahead of joining the tech workforce in Australia. The initiative…

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New type of host defence against Zika, dengue infections revealed

April 24, 2024 admin

A space-fill drawing showing a cross-section through a Zika virus particle as it interacts with a cell. The two main proteins of the viral envelope are shown in red and purple. The lipid membrane of the envelope is shown in lavender. The capsid proteins, in orange, are shown interacting with the RNA genome, in yellow, at…

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How do they get all that shaving cream into an aerosol can?

April 23, 2024 admin

A can spews a stream of shaving cream. | Photo Credit: Kevin Rheese (CC BY 2.0) Shaving cream is basically soap and water. It is put into a can along with compressed butane gas. Without the gas, all you have is soapy liquid. When the valve is pressed, some of the gas mixes with the…

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Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

April 23, 2024 admin

SpaceX logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk. The 2023…

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The tools helping scientists up the rate at which they find new drugs

April 23, 2024 admin

India is one of the world’s leading manufacturers as well as consumers of antimicrobial drugs. However, many of these life-saving drugs are now becoming ineffective against disease-causing bacteria. Around 4.9 million people around the world died in 2019 due to ineffective antimicrobial drugs. These deaths include those due to the infections as well as the…

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What is post-stroke depression and how can we address it? | Explained

April 22, 2024 admin

I visited my friend’s place recently after he had called me over to talk to his father, who had recently suffered a large vessel stroke. During my interaction, I noticed my friend’s father frequently breaking down. He was of the view that he had become a burden on his son. The current World Health Organisation…

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What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? | Explained

April 22, 2024 admin

People participate in a ‘March to End the Plastic Era’ rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of the…

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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice global average: report

April 22, 2024 admin

A lake of meltwater has formed on the tongue of the Rhone Glacier near Goms, Switzerland, on June 13, 2023. Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, April 22, 2024, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt…

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Aditya mission continuously sending data about Sun: ISRO chief

April 22, 2024 admin

ISRO chief S. Somnath on April 21 said that the Aditya L1 solar mission of the premier space research agency is continuously sending data about the Sun. | Photo Credit: ANI ISRO chief S. Somnath on April 21 said that the Aditya L1 solar mission of the premier space research agency is continuously sending data…

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