New mRNA and gene editing tools offer hope for dengue virus treatment
07 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: A biomedical engineering team has developed a new therapy using CRISPR-Cas13 to target and destroy the dengue virus. ...
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Council of Europe’s Convention on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
07 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: The United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom (UK) are anticipated to sign the Council of Europe’s...
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Breakthrough in Nuclear Clock Technology
06 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: An international research team led by scientists at JILA has showcased key components of a nuclear clock, a new...
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Temperature-Adaptive Radiative Cooling Device
06 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: As the global energy crisis deepens and climate change accelerates, the need for sustainable energy management solutions becomes increasingly...
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AI Model Revolutionises Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
06 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: Scientists at Harvard Medical School have introduced CHIEF (Clinical Histopathology Imaging Evaluation Foundation), a groundbreaking AI model set to...
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Project Strawberry
05 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research organisation, is expected to release its most powerful AI model. About the...
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NASA Discovers Earth’s Third Energy Field: The ‘Polar Wind’
05 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: NASA has identified a previously theoretical energy field called the ‘Polar Wind’, which has been hypothesised for 60 years. ...
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The Electrifying Secret Behind Giant Gold Nuggets
04 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: New research from Monash University suggests that the formation of gold nuggets in quartz veins may involve electrical processes....
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Microbial Rainforest: Unique Cell Division in Oral Bacteria
04 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recently, Researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and ADA Forsyth have revealed a rare cell division method in...
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AI agents: Autonomy or Liability
04 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: AI assistants, like Siri and Alexa, have existed for over a decade. Google DeepMind defines an AI assistant as...
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Decoding the Risk Gene for Bipolar Disorder
04 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have decoded a risk gene associated with bipolar disorder, providing new...
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Enzyme Manufacturing
03 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: A few days after the Central Government launched its BioE3 policy to enhance biotechnology-driven manufacturing in India, the Department...
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Breakthrough in Cancer Therapy
03 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers at the Kolkata-based Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) have discovered a new target for cancer...
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Terahertz (THz) Communication
03 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: A team of scientists has made a breakthrough in 6G communications by developing a new polarisation multiplexer, unlocking the...
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The Impact of Spaceflight on the Human Body
03 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: On August 24, NASA announced that Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, which had taken astronauts to the International Space Station...
