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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission: First Commercial Spacewalk

July 5, 2024

SpaceX plans to launch Polaris Dawn, a commercial space project that is coming up soon. It is a big step forward for civilian space travel because it has the first private extravehicular activity, or “spacewalk,” and its crew is made ..

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What is ‘junk’ DNA? – Current Updates (July, 2024)

July 5, 2024

New research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has shown that the non-coding regions of DNA may contain cancer-causing genes. This goes against the old idea that these regions were just “junk.” This big step forward opens the door ..

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What is Radical CAR-T Therapy?

July 5, 2024

Car-T therapy, which is also called “chimeric antigen receptor T-cell” therapy, is a new and innovative way to treat cancer. Recently, in November 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began looking into whether Car-T therapy could cause new ..

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What is Down Syndrome?

July 4, 2024

A groundbreaking study recently found signs of Down syndrome in a Neanderthal child. This discovery not only helps us learn more about old diseases but also shows how caring Neanderthal societies were. The finding was made by studying the bones ..

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What is Meta 3D Gen?

July 4, 2024

A new technology called Meta 3D Gen, which was launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta, lets you make 3D assets by following text prompts. This new technology, which came out on July 2, is meant to save a lot of ..

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Aditya-L1 Completes First Orbit at Sun-Earth L1 Point

July 3, 2024

With its station at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point L1, the Aditya-L1 mission is India’s first attempt to study the sun. The spaceship, which was launched on September 2, 2023, reached its target halo orbit around L1 on January 6, 2024. ..

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World’s First Brain Implant for Epilepsy Control

July 3, 2024

Oran Knowlson, a teenager from the United Kingdom, has made medical history as the first person in the world to receive a brain implant designed to control epileptic seizures. A deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant, a new and innovative device, ..

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Researchers Develop Anti-Insecticide Fabric That Neutralizes Pesticides

July 1, 2024

The Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) in Bengaluru has come up with a revolutionary solution, a fabric that kills insects. Pesticides that are based on organophosphates are neutralized by this cloth. This makes it safer for ..

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