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Indian Scientist Helps Build Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Why in News ? Indian-origin neuroscientist Nikhilesh Natraj co-led a team at UCSF that developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) enabling a paralysed man to control a robotic arm using only thoughts, marking a breakthrough in assistive neurotechnology and AI integration. Breakthrough in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI): The BCI system …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS 2: Science and technology – Development and its application in everyday live. Life Science Why in the News? Wave Life Sciences, a U.S.-based biotech firm, recently became the first company to clinically treat a genetic disorder by editing RNA, highlighting the potential of RNA editing over DNA-based therapies. Overview of RNA Editing Non-permanent …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS 2: Issues relating to development and management of sectors like health GS 3: Science and technology and its advancement Focus: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as a global health crisis. Phage therapy, involving bacteriophages, is seen as a possible solution to drug-resistant bacterial infections, offering hope for countries like India facing this threat. …
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