Human Organs Current Affairs, GK & News
April 19: World Liver Day
The World Liver Day (WLD) is observed every year on April 19 to build awareness and understanding importance of liver in human body and how liver ailments can be treated. The 2018 theme for WLD is ‘Riding New Waves in Liver Diagnosis, Staging & Treatment’. As per World Health Organisation (WHO), liver diseases are 10th ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Biology • Days and Events • Human Organs • Liver • Science and Technology • World Liver Day
Scientist develop ingestible 3D-printed snake-like robot
Scientists have developed a tiny, ingestible 3D-printed snake-like robot called SAW (single actuator wave-like robot), that can navigate through the small intestines. The snake-like tiny robot was made from a set of interlocking 3D-printed “plastic” pieces that look like vertebrae. Key Facts The robot moves in a wave-like motion and can travel through the extremely ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: 3D printing • Human Organs • International • Robotics • SAW Robot • Science and Technology
US Researchers discover the function of human appendix
Researchers from Midwestern University have identified the function of the human appendix, often viewed as a vestigial organ with little-known use. They discovered that the human appendix has evolved at least 30 times and even possibly up to a maximum of 41 times throughout the mammalian evolution. Key Facts According researchers, once the appendix appears ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Topics: Biology • Human Organs • Science and Technology • US