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The Earth’s Magnetic field is a “GPS” navigator for sharks
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Sharks (Subclass: Elasmobranchii) are among those species that exhibit site fidelity, which means that no matter how far they migrate, they always find their way “home”(just like turtles). It has been speculated by scientists for some time now that migratory species like sharks can do this by using electrosensory organs […]
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Is a piece of cloth as good as an N95 mask in the battlefield against COVID-19?
-Soumyadeep Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata You must have come across many individuals on the street going around with a handkerchief around their faces. So are we making a fool of ourselves by purchasing an expensive N95 mask when we can just go hand in hand with a twenty rupees worth piece of cloth? Well, a […]
TRPC1 – a protein that makes muscles stronger without exercise discovered
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University To date we have known the best cure for muscle repair, damage and growth to be exercise. Rehabilitation work, physiotherapy and exercise has been a challenge for patients recovering from major operations or patients regaining voluntary control of their limbs after a long period of inaction. Associate Professor Alfredo Franco-Obregon […]
Let’s pause our lives! | Cryopreserve ourselves | Revive decades later?
-Pratyushee Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata In pursuit of life everlasting, some turn to God. Others turn to science. Or rather, something scientific!If you have ever thought of being cryogenically frozen, you may encounter a legal hurdle. While human cryonics is legal in several countries, you’ve got to be dead before going into the cryonics tank! Otherwise, freezing someone alive is tantamount to killing. So, as it […]
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