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New organ in throat discovered
The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. The scientists of the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a set of salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. they have named the organ Tubarial salivary glands. Key highlights The newly discovered organ is about 1.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Cancer • new organ • Radiation • Radiation therapy
A new species “Troglomyces twitteri” discovered
A new parasitic fungus was discovered by a Denmark biologist called “Troglomyces twitteri”. The fungus has been named after Twitter as it was discovered in Twitter Discovery The biologist Sofia Reboleira of University of Copenhagen, Denmark founded the species. The image was posted in Twitter by an entomologist 1n 2018. He was sending millipede photos ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Denmark • New Species • Troglomyces twitteri • Twitter
Global Drosophila Conference held at Pune
On January 6, 2020, the fifth Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference was held at Pune. It was organized by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. The conference is held twice a year. Highlights The conference is to be held between January 6, 2020 and January 10, 2020. It aims at promoting interaction between ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Genetic Diseases • genetic material • Genetic Study • Genome • Global Drosophila Conference
World’s oldest Fossil Forest found in US
Researchers have found an extremely rare fossil site that shows evidence of wood and leaves from the Devonian Period, the site located in Cairo, New York stretches up to Pennsylvania in the United States of America. According to the National Geographic team, the site discovered is about 416 to 359 million years old, about 2 ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Cairo • National Geographic • New York • Pennsylvania • United States of America
Tony Joseph wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
New Delhi based Journalist and English author, Tony Joseph won the 12th edition of Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. Tony Joseph won the award for his book ‘Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From’ which tells about the story of origins of the first humans who occupied the Indian subcontinent ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Archaeology • Biology • DNA • Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From • Linguistics • Population genetics • Shakti Bhatt Foundation • Social history • Tony Joseph