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A Drosophila cell showing oozing out of genomic DNA (in blue and green) upon extraction with high salt. After treatment, what stays is the meshwork of nuclear architecture.

Fruit fly: novel method to study nuclear matrix

Fruit fly: novel method to study nuclear matrix

Shubashree Desikan

The nuclear matrix is a scaffolding that helps package the genome differently in different types of cells

On a rise: India is projected to have 1.6 million multi-drug resistant infectious cases in 2040.

Improving access to antibiotics through innovation

Progressed: Mosquitoes have evolved resillient back-ups in their oil factory system to always smell human scents.

Decoding mosquitoes’ sense of smell

Healthcare worker collects the swab sample at Chennai International Airport. File

Extreme waves of COVID-19 may have faster-than-expected growth rates

Not alarming: The level of antibodies produced by first generation vaccines against Omicron is slightly lower but the reduction is marginal.

Corbevax booster should be a vaccine of choice

The difference: Added the same gene again, and not any foreign one, can be called generic modulation.

Improving rice yield with an additional gene

Representational image of nonstick pans. PFAS, used in nonstick pans, are a pollutant, but a new method has been identified to degrade them

Scientists find simple, safe method to destroy ‘forever chemicals’

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The WHO triggered its highest level of alarm on monkeypox on July 24, classifying it as a public health emergency of international concern, alongside Covid-19.

World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases

AFP WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the declines in new infections proved the outbreak could be halted.

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Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration. File

U.S. clears updated COVID-19 boosters targeting newest variants

AP U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain

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Meta takes action against 2.7 crore posts on Facebook, Instagram in India

PTI The company took action against 2.5 crore posts on Facebook and 20 lakh posts on Instagram to comply with Information Technology Rules, 2021.

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Elon Musk looks to delay Twitter trial following whistleblower claims

Reuters Elon Musk says the problems with Twitter acquisition go beyond the fake accounts, and include data security and other concerns raised by the whistlebl

Environment

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Internally-displaced flood-affected people stand in a queue while waiting to receive relief food packets in the flood-hit area of Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh Province on August 31, 2022.

Pakistan floods highlight need for climate ‘loss and damage’ help

AFP Countries like Pakistan that have contributed the least to global warming are often battered by the worst impacts, observers say.

Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar shakes hands with China’s Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment Zhao Yingmin upon his arrival for the G20 Joint Environment and Climate Ministers’ Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, August 31, 2022.

G20 Environment Ministers in Bali spur global climate action

AP Indonesia's environment minister says the world is already facing a climate crisis

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Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at his office in New Delhi.

Single brand to help cut fertilizer cost: Union Minister

Special Correspondent ‘One Nation, One Fertilizer’ will stop its criss-cross movement for longer distances, says Mansukh Mandaviya

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Explained | What is the Centre’s ‘One Nation One Fertilizer’ policy?

Diksha Munjal The scheme has drawn flak from the Opposition which called it an exercise in ‘self-promotion’

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U.S. monkeypox cases may be peaking: experts

How does studying Martian rocks help our understanding of early Earth?

Do we have new evidence of the Moon’s origin linked to the Earth?

Over the course of nearly five centuries, researchers put forward numerous, much debated theories as to how the Moon was formed. Now, researchers at E

Study of rock agama gives insights into urbanisation, conservation

The presence of these ectotherms indicates warmer patches in the city, presence of insects

Why strengthening genomic surveillance is an imperative

A recent study revealed that the rate of genetic changes in the monkeypox virus was higher than expected

Creatures that crossed an ocean to find India

India occupies a pivotal position in the distribution of life forms in Asia, Madagascar and Africa

Question corner | What powers the traps of Slender Pitcher plant to catch insects?

Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant — Slender Pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis). The Sl

Elon Musk's tech allies miffed about Twitter subpoenas

Twitter’s legal team on Monday asked for information about a host of tech investors and entrepreneurs connected to Elon Musk in a wide-ranging subpoen

Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information

Social media users in Malaysia posted video of what appeared to be rocket debris

Were Plesiosaurs reptiles restricted to the marine environment?

Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, first found in 1823, have been found in a 100-million-year-old ri

Invasive frog, snake cost world economy $16 billion

They caused crop damage, power outages: study

How different is an elephant’s trunk from human tongue and octopus tentacles?

A new study has found that an elephant’s muscles aren’t the only way it stretches its trunk — its folded skin also plays an important role. The combin

How does studying a Martian meteorite help understand Earth’s origins?

The 4.48-billion-year-old meteorite recorded the first stage of the evolution of Mars and, by extension, of all terrestrial planets, including the Ear

U.S., Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

The swap had long been in the works and was finalized despite tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a sign of continuing Russia-U.S. cooperation in s

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