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Will the baby be a girl or a boy? What decides the outcome? These might well be among the earliest questions asked by ourancestors. We can now offer a fairly comprehensive two-line answer. The SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, triggers development along the male pathway. In its absence, development proceeds along the default…
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Docking in space or space docking is a space-tech marvel that enables us to join two spacecraft together in space. An important step for various missions, especially those that are exploratory in nature or involve space stations, only a handful of countries have mastered this art. India is now one of them, having become just…
Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small amphibians stick their landing and take off with ease remains something of a mystery. As per a new study, the answer may have a lot to do with blood-powered toes of wandering salamanders. Researchers discovered that wandering…
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Women who go through menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels for years to come than those who go through it earlier, a study by the University of Colorado Boulder researchers found. The study published in the journal Circulation Research, offers new insight into why females who stop menstruating at age 55 or later are significantly…
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The extensive use of antibiotics in health care has resulted in a rise in pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics. In the year 2021, about 1.2 million deaths worldwide were attributed to antimicrobial resistance to existing antibiotics. Surveys in Indian hospitals show that infections with drug-resistant bacteria have a 13% mortality…
Data from India’s first nationally representative heart failure registry with prospective follow-up data has found that heart failure patients in India are almost 10 years younger than their counterparts living in high-income countries. One in four heart failure patients in India die within one year of follow-up, with a wide variation in the one-year mortality rate…
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Dr V Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO. File | Photo Credit: ANI A day after ISRO successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine, its Chairman and Secretary of Department of Space V Narayanan on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that the test would be advantageous to missions. The Chairman also said there…
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ISRO’s C20 cryogenic engine. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu ISRO on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that it has successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine powering the upper stage of LVM3, with a multi-element igniter under vacuum conditions, which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition of…
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The 37th Kerala Science Congress will begin on Saturday at Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will officially inaugurate the event at M.S. Swaminathan Hall at 10 a.m. The Chief Minister will also present prestigious awards, including the Chief Minister’s Gold Medal, the Dr. S. Vasudev Award, Science Literature Awards, and the…
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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) The idiom “monkey see, monkey do” refers to someone copying an action without putting much thought into it. It literally lays the blame at a monkey’s feet, but a new…
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