Why in News: Nipah virus antibodies (IgG antibodies) were detected in bat samples collected by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), from Kerala. Antibody, also called immunoglobulin, a protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence …
What’s the news? Recently, Scientists have developed a three-dimensional (3D) printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical immunisation shot. News in Detail The team at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) …
What are they? The natural world is analog while computing is digital. Computers perceive the natural world through sensorchips whose output is analog. The analog output is converted into the language of computers through a digitizer chip or an analog …
Why in the news? Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers have created a system that restrains populations of mosquitoes that infect millions each year with debilitating diseases. What is CRISPR Technology: “CRISPR” stands for “clusters of regularly interspaced short …
About Chandrayaan 2 Chandrayaan 2 is an Indian lunar mission that attempted to conduct a soft landing on the Moon’s south polar region. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Chandrayaan 2, a mission comprising an orbiter and a soft lander …
CONTEXT The forthcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from November 1-12, 2021 is to re-examine the coordinated action plans to mitigate greenhouse gases and climate adaptation measures. Hence, in order to achieve the goal …
What is Fortification of Food? Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as iron, iodine, zinc, Vitamin A & D to staple foods such as rice, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content. These nutrients may …
Why in News: A rare merging of three supermassive black holes has been spotted by a team of astrophysicists in India. What is a blackhole A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even …