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Sandipan Talukdar
New Method of Protein Structure Elucidation with Mutant Genes
24 Jun 2019
“Early indications suggest the technique can solve structures with only a fraction of all possible mutants. The approach could even work using measures of stability for proteins that lack known…
Saurabh Sharma
Critically Endangered Gharial Count Increases in UP’s Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
21 Jun 2019
The birth of over 150 hatchlings of this species of crocodile, which is endemic to India, has increased the count by 50% in the sanctuary that falls within the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Sandipan Talukdar
Bitcoin Transactions Count for Massive Carbon Emission
21 Jun 2019
“The carbon footprint is big enough to make it worth discussing the possibility of regulating cryptocurrency mining in regions where power generation is specially carbon intensive.”
Sandipan Talukdar
The Science Behind False Confessions
19 Jun 2019
Huwe Burton’s conviction was vacated by a US court 30 years after he confessed to have murdered his mother. This was made possible by research that revealed that interrogation techniques can put…
Sandipan Talukdar
Changing Blood Group May Become a Reality Now
14 Jun 2019
A new research has found that gut microbes produce two enzymes that can convert the common type A into a more universally accepted one, which can revolutionise blood transfusions.
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Cyclone ‘Vayu’ Changes Course Overnight, Now Likely to Skirt Saurashtra Coast
13 Jun 2019
Red alert for the coastal districts of Saurashtra issued by the IMD is extended till tomorrow for the widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and extremely heavy falls at…
Sandipan Talukdar
Translation of Genes to Proteins is More Complex than Previously Thought
12 Jun 2019
This indicates that our DNA encodes thousands of proteins that were unknown previously and with unknown functions.
Sandipan Talukdar
World’s Leading Genomic Institute Declares Closure of Animal Facility
11 Jun 2019
With the declaration by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK, the debate on mode of animal research has resurfaced.
Sandipan Talukdar
Development in Schrodinger’s Cat Phenomenon: Big Leap in Quantum Computing
08 Jun 2019
A new study which was conducted on qubits—the artificial atoms that contain quantum information- says that quantum jumps are neither abrupt nor as random as thought previously
Sandipan Talukdar
Gene-Edited Twin Babies May Have Increased Mortality Rate by 21%
05 Jun 2019
A study conducted in University of California, Berkeley, found that people having two mutated copies of the gene had a significantly higher death rate between ages 41 and 78.