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Syllabus: GS 3: Science and technology Development of Science and technology and their application in everyday life. Why in the News? A recent study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biological Intelligence and Technical University, Munich, highlights the critical role of androgen receptors in sexual development and fertility in both male and female …
Read MoreRelevance: GS – 3 : Science and Technology – developments Why in the News? Researchers have introduced a new method to study black holes based on their effects on the light flowing around them. The study was published on November 7 in Astrophysical Journal Letters. The research was conducted by astrophysicists from the Institute for …
Read MoreWhy in the news? Paleontologists uncover a 100-million-year-old pterosaur species in Australia, offering insights into the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates, marking a significant paleontological discovery. Discovery of a New Pterosaur Species: Paleontologists in western Queensland, Australia, uncovered a 100-million-year-old fossil of a new pterosaur species. Pterosaurs, flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era (252.2–66 …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS 2: Health GS 3: Achievements in Science and technology. Why in the News? Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNAs, which fundamentally changed our knowledge of gene regulation in human body. Introduction Revolutionary discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) by Victor Ambrose and Gary …
Read MoreWhy in the news? A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that destroys insulin-producing cells, underwent a pioneering treatment using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Researchers generated 3D clusters of pancreatic islets from the iPS cells, which were then injected into her abdominal muscles. Remarkable Results: Within three months post-transplant, the woman …
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