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Biomarkers are typically present in extremely small concentrations in blood serum but they can indicate very early stage of the disease or can predict possibility of its development even before its onset.
Karnal Bunt was first recorded in 1931 in Karnal. It not only reduces the yield but also the quality of grains as they start giving off foul fishy odour and taste. This makes grains unsuitable for human consumption.
ICT has joined hands with The Good Food Institute to establish a lab facility in Mumbai by 2020.
This new species belongs to the family of narrow-mouthed frogs (Microhylidae) and was found to be under an entirely new genus, called Mysticellus. The genus was named after the Latin word mysticus meaning ‘mysterious’, owing to their secretive lifestyle, and ellus meaning ‘tiny’ referring to the small size of these frogs, which are only 2.3-2.9 cm long.
The NASA study based on data received and analysed from its satellite said that India and China are leading in greening on land.
On the number of crew, Sivan said, “We want IAF to train 10 candidates for the Gaganyaan mission. Out of them, we will pick final three for the maiden space journey.”
With this, a new line of business has opened for BHEL and the company has expanded its footprint in the transportation sector. Indian Railways’ electric locomotives currently have a dynamic braking system where the energy generated during application of brakes gets wasted in the form of heat.
The Robert Bosch Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBC-DSAI) inaugurated on Wednesday aims to increase the Bosch’s AI skill set while creating societal impact through multi-disciplinary interactions and industrial collaborators on core challenges in Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
“Hopefully we are close to finding a potential drug against Zika. We have successfully identified the target protein on which HCQ acts. Since it is an FDA approved drug our journey for validation may be less tedious and we can go for preclinical trials faster,” said Dr Rajanish Giri
Not only would the laser made from carrots be bio-friendly, but the system being developed is also robust, reliable and has a good and linear response to temperature.
