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September 25, 2012

Persons in News: A.A.Manavalan

Saraswati Samman to A A Manavalan for his comparative study on Ramayana The esteemed Saraswati Samman was conferred on AA Manavalan for his work, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum. “Irama...

September 25, 2012

India and Burundi ink major pacts

During the visit President of the Republic of Burundi, India and Burundi signed 3 major agreements, which are as follows: (i) Exchange Programme for Cooperation in the field...

September 25, 2012

‘Endeavour’ retires

NASA’s Space shuttle Endeavour retired from the service and was sent to a museum.  About Endeavour: Endeavour was introduced as a replacement to Challenger, which exploded during launch...

September 25, 2012

Persons in News: Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari won silver in recurve event at World Archery Indian archer Deepika Kumari clinched silver medal in recurve event at World Archery in Tokyo. The gold was...

September 25, 2012

Faint Young Sun Paradox

The Faint Young Sun Paradox refers to the apparent contradiction between astrophysical evidence about the early Sun’s luminosity and geological evidence of a warm, life-supporting early Earth. According...

September 25, 2012

Epigenetics and Methylation

Epigenetics refers to the study of heritable changes in gene function that occur without alterations to the DNA sequence itself. It encompasses a range of mechanisms that regulate...

September 25, 2012

Biosignature

A biosignature is any measurable substance, pattern, or phenomenon that provides scientific evidence of present or past life. The concept is most commonly applied in astrobiology, planetary science,...

September 25, 2012

Craig Venter

J. Craig Venter is an American geneticist, biotechnologist, and entrepreneur widely recognised for his pioneering work in sequencing the human genome and advancing the field of synthetic biology....

September 25, 2012

Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate in Malaria Context

Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate (IPP) is a central metabolite in the biology of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, and plays a crucial role in understanding the parasite’s survival and metabolism....

September 25, 2012

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