Scientific India - November - December 2023

In this issue

COVER STORY: Biological robots from human cells
FEATURE: Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth
NEWS: Artificial intelligence can predict events in people's lives
ARTICLE: Microbial Corrosion of Iron
NEWS: The solar forest

Living Robots From Human Cells

Living robots might sound like an oxymoron, but they're here, and they're challenging everything we know about biotechnology. Xenobots are computer-generated, programmable lifeforms made out of stem cells harvested from the African frog, Xenopus laevis.

3 mins

Value addition of medicinally important plants after coronavirus outbreak

India has always been known for the use of plants and herbs for preventing or curing many diseases.

4 mins

Research indicates that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health

In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.

2 mins

Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way - and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that's rich in methane and low in oxygen.

1 min

Bacteria as Blacksmiths: The Metallurgical Wonders of Microorganisms

In the world of microbiology bacteria often take center stage as remarkable and versatile organisms.

4 mins

Nature approves vegetarians to eat meat when in dire nutritional need

We all have come across stories of people who at some point of time have been diagnosed with certain medical condition or who had a medical history and had to make major changes in their diet preferences to meet their nutritional needs.

3 mins

Diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking

The human gut is home to hundreds of different bacterial species collectively known as the gut microbiome.

2 mins

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Events In People's Lives

Artificial intelligence developed to model written language can be utilized to predict events in people's lives.

2 mins

Microbial Corrosion of Iron: Unveiling the Invisible Culprits

Corrosion of iron is a pervasive and costly problem in various industries affecting infrastructure, transportation and machinery.

2 mins

World Animal Day: Advocating for the Rights and Welfare of Animals

For the first time ever, an international team F of researchers has created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian brain.

2 mins

Algal blooms a threat to wetland bird sanctuaries of India needs attention

Birds are often referred to as a barometer for the health of our planet.

8 mins

Artificial Rain

Pollution (land, water and air) in general and air pollution in particular was the buzz word of every body few days back in Delhi and its adjoining areas like Punjab, Haryana and UP.

6 mins

Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein

The University of Exeter study has been published in The Journal of Nutrition and is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the ingestion of two of the most commercially available algal species are rich in protein which supports muscle remodeling in young healthy adults.

2 mins

The solar forest

A verdant forest is one of the most iconic symbols of the power of nature, from the abundance of plant and animal life that shelters among its thick vegetation to the positive impact it has on Earth's climate, thanks in part to photosynthesis, which removes carbon dioxide from the air, thereby mitigating the effects of global warming.

1 min

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