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Scientists develop an artificial heart

March 23, 2014

The scientists from the Harvard Medical School, Boston developed an artificial heart that can beat in animals. This discovery could be helpful in repairing damaged hearts enabling millions of people around the world live longer, healthier lives. Steps taken by scientists ..

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“HSP90”- New molecule discovered to kill malaria parasite without harming human red blood cells

March 23, 2014

The researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new molecule HSP90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) that could be effective for the treatment of malaria. HSP90 has the potential to kill malaria parasite without harming human red blood cells. Malaria ..

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Study: Sea Anemone is genetically half-animal and half-plant

March 23, 2014

The scientists from the University of Vienna discovered that sea anemones, the water-dwelling predatory creatures, are technically half plant and half animal. Before this research, sea anemones are classified as animals. As per the new research, Sea Anemones An oddball: ..

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DoT issued new guidelines to tackle the threats of Cyber attack

March 22, 2014

Under the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued guidelines to tackle the threats of cyber attacks and hacking of websites. As per new guidelines issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), all Internet ..

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“HR 5171 A”- the largest ever yellow hypergiant star discovered

March 21, 2014

The astronomers of Oliver Chesneau of the Cote d’Azur Observatory (Nice, France) discovered the largest Yellow star “HR 5171 A” in our Milky way Galaxy. Technique used by astronomers: Interferometry that helps to combine the light collected from multiple individual telescopes, ..

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“Great Eared Nightjar” spotted first time in Kollam’s Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary

March 21, 2014

As per the annual bird survey at the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, a brood of the highly elusive nocturnal forest bird, the Great Eared Nightjar was spotted first time in Kollam, Kerala. Earlier, it was recorded from the Siruvani foothills in ..

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“RapiDot Diagnostic Kit” developed by Indian researchers to detect virus in shrimps

March 21, 2014

The Mangalore-based College of Fisheries developed a diagnostic kit for the detection of white spot virus in shrimps. The technology developed with funding assistance from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi.  About RapiDot Diagnostic Kit ..

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Assam and Nagaland became first States to get Plastic Photo Identity Card

March 18, 2014

Nagaland and Assam will be the first two states to be issued plastic Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The new plastic EPICs have many scientific features viz. a hologram with coded details of the ..

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“Oxadiazoles” – New class of Antibiotics discovered

March 15, 2014

The scientists from the University Of Notre Dame, discovered a new class of antibiotics, “Oxadiazoles”, to fight deadly bacteria viz.  Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. Over 1.2 million compounds screened and founded oxadiazole ..

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 15 bird species from India are in critically endangered list

March 14, 2014

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds 2013 marked 15 species of birds from India as critically endangered (CR). Critically Endangered (CR): The highest risk category of the IUCN Red List of threatened species, comprising ..

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