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Why is microRNA discovery a big leap?

13/10/2024
What have the Nobel laureates for medicine, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, achieved by unlocking a secret on how different types of cells develop? How will it help in the field of molecular biology? Why is an understanding of genes important? What happens if gene regulation goes awry?

The many myths about protein deficiency in people in India

12/10/2024
Muscle protein synthesis increases immediately after exercise, and protein intake is indeed required for this. But energy needs also increase, so a high-quality mixed meal is adequate to meet these immediate needs

A new era? The 2024 Nobel Prizes and the power of machine learning

11/10/2024
The chemistry Nobel honoured research originating in a tech company, DeepMind, an AI research startup acquired by Google in 2014

How does U.K.’s OpenSAFELY ensure transparency?

11/10/2024
What potential does OpenSAFELY hold for the future of health data research and patient privacy?

The rise of AI-generated synthetic medical images: a new frontier or potential pitfall?

10/10/2024
In healthcare, the demand for high-quality, annotated medical images far exceeds supply. Real-world medical images, such as those from MRI, CT scans, or X-rays, are expensive and time-consuming to collect. Synthetic medical images can bridge this gap by providing an ethical, scalable, and cost-effective solution

Strong geomagnetic storm hit earth – what causes them? | Explained

10/10/2024
A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in the earth’s magnetic field caused by solar activity

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Bioprinting

10/10/2024
This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on bio-printing.

Climate change and how hurricane Milton became a Category 5 storm

10/10/2024
Rapid intensification of a hurricane can catch people off guard, especially when it occurs close to landfall

New sedimentary rock made from slag is a carbon-trapping champ

10/10/2024
When lithified slag breaks down, it stores greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide through a process called mineral carbonation

Tools to design proteins, predict structure win 2024 chemistry Nobel | Explained

09/10/2024
Protein design and structure prediction — two intricately linked fields — are the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry

Science for All | 2024 Nobel Prize winners in science

09/10/2024
The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon.

NASA to launch mission on Oct. 10 to look for habitable spots on Europa moon

09/10/2024
Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed study of Europa, looking for potential places where it might host alien life.

People with autism, ADHD likelier to have eating disorders: study

09/10/2024
Neurodivergent people, such as autistic people and those with ADHD, are more likely to experience eating disorders than the broader population.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on ‘protein research’

09/10/2024
The Nobel Prizes for 2024 in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” along with Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”

 Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

09/10/2024
While the region is somewhat protected by its geography, the virus is close, having reached Indonesia in 2022 and Antarctica last year

2024 physics Nobel for work on artificial neural networks | Explained

09/10/2024
ANNs are within the reach of millions of people today but also less resemble their ancestors, which this year’s laureates helped build

Study uncovers surprising new ‘spatial grammar’ of gene expression

09/10/2024
Groundbreaking new work has found the fate of a gene being transcribed depends on the relative location of the transcription factor binding site

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