Scientific India - January - February 2024

In this issue

COVER STORY: The Year 2023 in Science and Technology
FEATURES: Indian Mushroom in the Global Market
NEWS: Weight loss drug from highly toxic Plant
ARTICLE: Wonders of Plasma
NEWS: New antibodies target 'dark side' of influenza virus protein

The 10 biggest science stories of 2023

Iindia has become the fourth country to successfully land on the moon as the Chandrayaan-3's lander module, with the rover in its belly, successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface The success of Chandrayaan-3, launched in July 2023, showed the world that not only is India a major player in space, but that a moon lander can be launched successfully for $75m (£60m).

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Crop Wild Relatives of Indian Pipers: therapeutic potential and beyond

India is home to a vast repertoire of diverse plants, With certain plants having significant economical an medicinal value.

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Weight loss drug from highly toxic plant can now be produced in yeast

A traditional Chinese medicinal plant has huge potential as a weight loss drug. However, due to the plant's notorious toxicity, no one has yet succeeded in exploiting it effectively.

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New Antibodies Target 'Dark Side' Of Influenza Virus Protein

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored "dark side" of the neuraminidase (NA) protein head.

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Vibrations of well-being!

Have you ever experienced a sinking feeling in your stomach when you are feeling fearful or some kind of anxiety or stress? On the other hand, when we are feeling ecstatic, we are at different energy state.

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Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050

One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to Virginia Tech-led research.

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Indian Mushroom in the Global Market: Is India Falling Behind?

A griculture and human evolution are intertwined deeply.

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Giant new snake species identified in the Amazon

A team of scientists on location with a The indigenous hunters took the team into the jungle on a 10-day expedition to search for these snakes, which they consider sacred.

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Wonders of Plasma

In physics, the term “Plasma\" refers to a quasi-neutral Iionized gas, or a gas in which a specific percentage of particles are charged.

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Central black holes inside galaxies are rejuvenating systems of timeless universe

James Web telescope has greatly increased our knowledge of the universe. New galaxies have been discovered, and some of them are so old that hardly enter into the Big Bang cosmology model.

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