What is Langya, the new zoonotic virus that has infected 35 people in China? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: Almost three years after the novel coronavirus was detected in China, a new zoonotic virus has been discovered in the country’s two eastern provinces with 35 infections identified so far. This new […]
What is an IMEI number, how can police use it in cases of mobile phone theft? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness in AI and computer Context With rising cases of mobile phone snatching in the national capital, the Delhi Police is now planning to close ranks with internet service providers and the […]
Researchers zero in on a special type of RNA to combat cancer Subject :Science and Technology Section: Bio Technology Among the several types of RNAs, the micro-RNA, or miRNA, influences how genes make proteins. In other words, miRNA can kill a cell or help it proliferate. (miRNA is different from mRNA, or messenger […]
ISRO’s First Flight of SSLV Rocket Dashes Hopes; A Look at Space Body’s Some of the Failed Missions Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space technology Context: In its maiden SSLV mission, the launch vehicle carried The Earth Observation Satellite EOS-02 and the co-passenger student satellite AzaadiSAT In yet another setback for India’s space […]
Why strengthening genomic surveillance is an imperative Subject :Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context:A recent study revealed that the rate of genetic changes in the monkeypox virus was higher than expected Ever since it was first reported in humans in 1970, monkeypox virus infections have been largely restricted to countries in Central and […]
Newly developed biopolymer nano composite Subject : Science and Technology Section : Biotechnology Context: A biodegradable, biopolymer nanocomposite is newly developed by the scientists from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) Concept: Biopolymers are polymers that are produced by or derived from living organisms, such as plants and microbes, rather […]
Alpha Fold: A tour de force in science Subject :Science and Technology Section : Awareness in IT DeepMind, a company owned by Google, announced this week that it had predicted the three-dimensional structures of more than 200 million proteins using AlphaFold. What is AlphaFold? AlphaFold is an AI-based protein structure prediction tool. It […]
As Chinese rocket debris plunges into ocean, the risks of space junk and its uncontrolled descent Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Ending over a week of global anxiety and alarm, the debris from a large Chinese rocket – the Long March 5B — crashed to earth over the Pacific and the Indian […]
The technology powering hybrid electric vehicles Subject: Science and tech Section: electric vehicle Context: In recent months, automakers Maruti Suzuki, Toyota and Honda have launched hybrid electric vehicles in India, offering car buyers more choices in the nascent electric vehicle market What is a hybrid electric vehicle? A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses […]