Subject : Science & tech Context : Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials has led to a steep rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), impacting planetary health, global economies and stalling sustainable development. Concept : AMR is the resistance of a microorganism (bacteria, parasites, viruses or fungi) to an antimicrobial drug that was originally effective for treatment […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : CBI arrests UP engineer for Sexual abuse of 50 minors and selling chilld porn on darkweb. Concept : Internet consists of three layers: The first layer is public(Surface Web ), consisting of sites that one uses frequently such as Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and LinkedIn. This layer makes up […]
Subject: Science & tech Concept: Ozone Therapy, a branch of Naturopathy, has emerged a promising alternative medicine therapy to support diabetes treatment with oxygenation. Ozone improves oxygen delivery to the tissues, resulting into improved circulation and helps in reducing insulin resistance by correcting oxidative stress. It gives better sugar control and also has better infection […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: While governments, scientists and health experts across the world struggle to contain a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks, researchers at the US’ CDC are now studying the chapare virus to see if it could eventually pose a threat to humankind. Concept: The biggest outbreak of the ‘Chapare virus’ was reported […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: A week after Pfizer announced encouraging results of its mRNA vaccine based on an interim analysis of a large Phase-3 trial that is underway, data from the Phase-3 trial of the vaccine of the U.S.-based Moderna revealed very encouraging results. Concept: More than the marginally better efficacy of the Moderna […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: To better understand the genomic variation in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the State, the Kerala government has tied up with the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) for a survey. Concept: Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has warned against indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) for treating COVID-19. Concept: Plasma is the liquid part of the blood. Convalescent plasma, extracted from the blood of patients recovering from an infection, is a source of antibodies against the infection. The […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : As part of NASA’s first commercial human spacecraft system in history, a crew of four astronauts is now en route to the International Space Station (ISS) on a 27-hour flight, onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft called Resilience. Concept : Crew-1 is the first operational flight of the SpaceX […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : After Pfizer, US biotech company Moderna said on Monday that its candidate for Covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective in preventing the viral disease. Concept : As per the company current projections, it will produce 20 million of Covid-19 vaccines doses by the end of this year. Moderna […]