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Oldest known human DNA decoded
The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have decoded the oldest DNA ever found. They have almost completely decoded the mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) taken from four-lakh year old thigh bone of human family ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
2012 Chemistry Nobel for Lefkowitz, Kobilka
US scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka win the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry for studies of an important family of protein receptors, called G-protein-coupled receptors. What are G-protein-coupled receptors? It is an important family of receptors found in human ..
Union Government to launch “Saksham” to Educate Adolescent Boys
The Ministry of Women and Child Development will start a scheme called Saksham for the empowerment of adolescent boys by imparting education on gender sensitivity and moral behavior. The aim of Saksham is to target young boys in the age ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Stem Cell Therapy to prevent Osteoarthritis
Scientists have found a stem cell therapy to prevent osteoarthritis after a joint injury. In the stem cell therapy, MSCs (Mesenchymal Stem Cells) were used in mice with joint injuries. These injuries typically result into arthritis. This scientific finding could ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Tumor Stem Cells multiply and fuel Cancer: Study
As per latest research tumors have been found to contain their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding re-growth. The study deals with a different type of cancer stem cells. What are Stem ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
A new test for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) to identify drug cheats in Olympics: WADA
WADA or World Anti-Doping Agency launched a new weapon to tackle the menace of drug cheats in London Olympics. It is for the first time a high-end new test for Human Growth Hormone (HGH), have been introduced at the Olympic ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Labeling GM Foods is Mandatory: Ministry of Consumer Affairs
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has made it mandatory to label every package containing Genetically Modified (GM) food from January 1, 2013. The ministry published a gazette notification that every package containing the genetically modified food shall bear at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
TGC sequences genomes of domesticated tomato & its wild ancestor
TGC: Tomato Genome Consortium TGC has sequenced the genomes of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor, ‘Solanum pimpinellifolium’. How this sequencing can benefit us? The genome sequencing will: Lower costs and speed up efforts to improve the worldwide tomato ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Tropical Butterfly Conservatory to come up in TN
A Tropical Butterfly conservatory would be set up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 8.61 crore. The conservatory is being established to protect butterfly species and creating awareness among public the importance of butterfly in maintaining ecological ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Hwang Woo-suk: The man who cloned first Dog is back to fame
Hwang Woo-suk is a South Korean scientist and researcher, best known for creating Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University. He was a national hero in South Korea till ..