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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Poxviruses have long been a cause of fear as well as curiosity for humankind. One particularly infamous poxvirus, smallpox, alone may have killed more than 500 million people in the last century. Smallpox didn’t discriminate between rich, poor, young, old, and killed a third of the individuals whom it infected. The turning point came with…
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