Science and Technology Notes

The Five Kingdom Classification is a system of organizing and categorizing living organisms into five major groups or kingdoms based on their fundamental characteristics and evolutionary relationships. How are animal and plant kingdoms classified? What are the characteristics of the Five Kingdoms? … [Read more...] about Five Kingdom Classification of Animals and Plants

The piezoelectric effect is a unique property exhibited by certain materials. What do you understand by Piezoelectric Effect? What are the recent breakthrough and possible applications of recent discoveries? Read here to understand the phenomenon. Scientists recently made a groundbreaking … [Read more...] about Piezoelectric Effect

The finding of Ambergris is often in the news, especially with it being monikered the floating gold. What is Ambergris? Why is it so expensive? Why have multiple countries banned the use of it? Read here to find out. Numerous people are arrested for possession of ambergris or floating gold in … [Read more...] about Ambergris: The Floating gold

The Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL), is Earth’s most prominent gravitational anomaly. Recently, a team of Indian scientists has identified what caused this giant ‘gravity hole’ covering more than three million square kilometers in the Indian Ocean. Read here to learn more about it. The massive … [Read more...] about Indian Ocean Geoid Low

Neurotechnology is a fast-expanding field dedicated to understanding the brain and creating technologies that interact with it. Numerous health problems might be resolved by neurotechnology, but it could also access and modify people's brains and generate data on our identities and feelings. Read … [Read more...] about Neurotechnology

The government has banned 14 Fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs citing health risks. The banned combinations include medicines used for cough, fever, and infections, and are sold over the counter. Read here to learn more about FDCs. 14 fixed dose combination drugs including Nimesulide and … [Read more...] about Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) Drugs

Mitochondrial Donation Treatment (MDT) has been successfully used for the birth of a baby in the UK for the first time. Its also known as a three-parent baby, as the baby has three parents in terms of genetic material. Pioneering technology was used to facilitate this, to prevent the child from … [Read more...] about Mitochondrial Donation Treatment

Clinical trials hold enormous potential for benefiting patients, improving therapeutic regimens, and ensuring advancement in medical practice that is evidence-based. Through several key drivers, India is emerging as a favorable destination to conduct clinical trials. Read here to know more. India … [Read more...] about Clinical Trials in India

When the body's natural defence mechanism can't distinguish between your cells and alien cells, it develops a condition called autoimmune disease and unintentionally attacks healthy cells. Autoimmune illnesses come in more than 80 different varieties and affect many different body areas. Read here … [Read more...] about Autoimmune Diseases

The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the 19th century. The theory was first published in his book ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859. Read here to learn the theory of … [Read more...] about Theory of Evolution by Darwin