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14-Day Human Embryo Model Using Stem Cells

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute have achieved a groundbreaking feat by successfully creating an “embryo model” closely resembling a 14-day-old human embryo. This milestone, accomplished without traditional reproductive...

September 7, 2023

Poriferisphaera hetertotrophicis

Researchers in China have identified a unique and mysterious new species of marine bacteria called Poriferisphaera hetertotrophicis, found in sediment samples from the deep ocean floor.  The bacteria...

September 5, 2023

TDB Collaborates with Aloe Ecell to Promote Eco-friendly Aloe Vera-based Batteries

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has joined forces with Aloe Ecell Pvt. Ltd., a Lucknow-based startup, to support the project “Commercialization of Eco-friendly 1.5V AA size Aloe Vera-based...

September 5, 2023

ISRO Successfully Launches Aditya L1 Sun Observatory

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully launching the Aditya L1 spacecraft, an observatory designed to study the Sun from a distance...

September 2, 2023

Operation Duck Hunt Dismantles QakBot Malware Network

In a coordinated global operation dubbed Operation Duck Hunt, law enforcement agencies from the U.S., France, Germany, Latvia, Romania, the Netherlands, and the U.K. have dismantled the QakBot...

August 30, 2023

Ophidascaris robertsi

An Australian woman’s case of a live 8cm worm in her brain has stunned the medical community, presenting a new frontier in understanding animal-human interactions and zoonotic diseases....

August 30, 2023

Fujiwhara Effect

Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin, swirling near the southeastern US coast, have raised concerns about their potential interaction under the Fujiwhara Effect. This phenomenon occurs when two cyclones come...

August 30, 2023

Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan Rover Confirms Sulphur Presence on Moon’s Surface

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Pragyan rover has successfully confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near the south pole. Utilizing the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument, this...

August 30, 2023

World-First Seven-Minute Cancer Treatment Jab

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has gained approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to offer an “under the skin” injection treatment for cancer...

August 30, 2023

Global Warming and Pacific Decadal Oscillation Could Increase Frequency of Equatorial-Origin Cyclones

A recent study in Nature Communications suggests that global warming and a cyclical event known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) could increase the frequency of tropical cyclones...

August 29, 2023

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