The great Indian bustard | Photo credit: special arrangement The story so far: On November 30, the Supreme Court asked the government if a targeted approach, something like Project Tiger, could be taken to save the critically endangered Indian bustard (GIB). What endangers birds? Hearing petitions highlighting the death of GIBs due to power lines, …
A one-horned rhino at Kaziranga National Park in Assam on October 10. | Photo credit: AP The story so far: Greens around the world called Kaziranga National Park the greatest conservation success story in 2005, when it turned a century old. Much of it is attributed to a rhino protection force shooting suspected poachers on …
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3D model of DNA. Credit: Michael Ströck/Wikimedia/ GNU Free Documentation License One of the oldest fundamental mysteries in biology concerns the poorly understood origins of introns. Introns are non-coding DNA segments that must be removed from the genetic code before being translated in the protein manufacturing process. Introns are an ancient feature present in all …
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Professor CV Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Raman Effect and was the first person of Asian descent to win the prestigious medal. CV Raman excelled in studies from the start and graduated at the age of 16 with a BA from Presidency College. (File photo) By India Today Web Desk: …
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