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Navy eyeing more ‘submarine killers’

The Indian Navy is considering the acquisition of more Boeing P-8I aircraft for surveillance and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jan 2018

New assault rifle gears up for trials

The trials of an assault rifle being developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have made progress after initial bottlenecks. The sixth round was completed in November by the Project Management Team (PMT) and the OFB is gearing up for consistency trials later this year.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jan 2018

IGIB discovers a protein regulating melanoma growth, pigmentation

Researchers at Delhi’s CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) have for the first time identified a calcium sensor protein (STIM1) that independently regulates both skin cancer and pigmentation. The STIM1 protein does so by activating two independent signalling pathways.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jan 2018

Prime Numbers

Recently, a very big number — over 23 million digits long — became the “largest known prime number.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jan 2018

Indoor air pollution linked to lung, kidney dysfunction

A cross-sectional study of over 400 kitchen workers in Lucknow and Coimbatore showed that almost 50% of them suffered from poor lung functions and microalbuminuria. They also noticed that Coimbatore workers had a higher risk of obstructive lung problems.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jan 2018