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WE LOVE SCIENCE HERE BECAUSE IT IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
THIS IS A WAR ZONE WHERE SCIENCE FIGHTS WITH NONSENSE AND WINS
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
"Being a scientist is a state of mind, not a profession!"
"Science, when it's done right, can yield amazing things".
The Reach of Scientific Research From Labs to Laymen
The aim of science is not only to open a door to infinite knowledge and wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.
"Knowledge is a Superpower but the irony is you cannot get enough of it with ever increasing data base unless you try to keep up with it constantly and in the right way!" The best education comes from learning from people who know what they are exactly talking about.
Science is this glorious adventure into the unknown, the opportunity to discover things that nobody knew before. And that’s just an experience that’s not to be missed. But it’s also a motivated effort to try to help humankind. And maybe that’s just by increasing human knowledge—because that’s a way to make us a nobler species.
If you are scientifically literate the world looks very different to you.
We do science and science communication not because they are easy but because they are difficult!
“Science is not a subject you studied in school. It’s life. We 're brought into existence by it!"
Links to some important articles :
1. Interactive science series...
a. how-to-do-research-and-write-research-papers-part 13
b. Some Qs people asked me on science and my replies to them...
Part 6, part-10, part-11, part-12, part 14 , part- 8,
part- 1, part-2, part-4, part-5, part-16, part-17, part-18 , part-19 , part-20
part-21 , part-22, part-23, part-24, part-25, part-26, part-27 , part-28
part-29, part-30, part-31, part-32, part-33, part-34, part-35, part-36, part-37,
part-38, part-40, part-41, part-42, part-43, part-44, part-45, part-46, part-47
Part 48, part49, Critical thinking -part 50 , part -51, part-52, part-53
part-54, part-55, part-57, part-58, part-59, part-60, part-61, part-62, part-63
part 64, part-65, part-66, part-67, part-68, part 69, part-70 part-71, part-73 ...
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BP variations during pregnancy part-72
who is responsible for the gender of their children - a man or a woman -part-56
c. some-questions-people-asked-me-on-science-based-on-my-art-and-poems -part-7
d. science-s-rules-are-unyielding-they-will-not-be-bent-for-anybody-part-3-
e. debate-between-scientists-and-people-who-practice-and-propagate-pseudo-science - part -9
f. why astrology is pseudo-science part 15
g. How Science is demolishing patriarchal ideas - part-39
2. in-defence-of-mangalyaan-why-even-developing-countries-like-india need space research programmes
3. Science communication series:
a. science-communication - part 1
b. how-scienitsts-should-communicate-with-laymen - part 2
c. main-challenges-of-science-communication-and-how-to-overcome-them - part 3
d. the-importance-of-science-communication-through-art- part 4
e. why-science-communication-is-geting worse - part 5
f. why-science-journalism-is-not-taken-seriously-in-this-part-of-the-world - part 6
g. blogs-the-best-bet-to-communicate-science-by-scientists- part 7
h. why-it-is-difficult-for-scientists-to-debate-controversial-issues - part 8
i. science-writers-and-communicators-where-are-you - part 9
j. shooting-the-messengers-for-a-different-reason-for-conveying-the- part 10
k. why-is-science-journalism-different-from-other-forms-of-journalism - part 11
l. golden-rules-of-science-communication- Part 12
m. science-writers-should-develop-a-broader-view-to-put-things-in-th - part 13
n. an-informed-patient-is-the-most-cooperative-one -part 14
o. the-risks-scientists-will-have-to-face-while-communicating-science - part 15
p. the-most-difficult-part-of-science-communication - part 16
q. clarity-on-who-you-are-writing-for-is-important-before-sitting-to write a science story - part 17
r. science-communicators-get-thick-skinned-to-communicate-science-without-any-bias - part 18
s. is-post-truth-another-name-for-science-communication-failure?
t. why-is-it-difficult-for-scientists-to-have-high-eqs
u. art-and-literature-as-effective-aids-in-science-communication-and teaching
v.* some-qs-people-asked-me-on-science communication-and-my-replies-to-them
** qs-people-asked-me-on-science-and-my-replies-to-them-part-173
w. why-motivated-perception-influences-your-understanding-of-science
x. science-communication-in-uncertain-times
y. sci-com: why-keep-a-dog-and-bark-yourself
z. How to deal with sci com dilemmas?
A+. sci-com-what-makes-a-story-news-worthy-in-science
B+. is-a-perfect-language-important-in-writing-science-stories
C+. sci-com-how-much-entertainment-is-too-much-while-communicating-sc
D+. sci-com-why-can-t-everybody-understand-science-in-the-same-way
E+. how-to-successfully-negotiate-the-science-communication-maze
4. Health related topics:
a. why-antibiotic-resistance-is-increasing-and-how-scientists-are-tr
b. what-might-happen-when-you-take-lots-of-medicines
c. know-your-cesarean-facts-ladies
d. right-facts-about-menstruation
e. answer-to-the-question-why-on-big-c
f. how-scientists-are-identifying-new-preventive-measures-and-cures-
g. what-if-little-creatures-high-jack-your-brain-and-try-to-control-
h. who-knows-better?
k. can-rust-from-old-drinking-water-pipes-cause-health-problems
l. pvc-and-cpvc-pipes-should-not-be-used-for-drinking-water-supply
m. melioidosis
o. desensitization-and-transplant-success-story
p. do-you-think-the-medicines-you-are-taking-are-perfectly-alright-then revisit your position!
q. swine-flu-the-difficlulties-we-still-face-while-tackling-the-outb
r. dump-this-useless-information-into-a-garbage-bin-if-you-really-care about evidence based medicine
s. don-t-ignore-these-head-injuries
u. allergic- agony-caused-by-caterpillars-and-moths
General science:
a.why-do-water-bodies-suddenly-change-colour
b. don-t-knock-down-your-own-life-line
c. the-most-menacing-animal-in-the-world
d. how-exo-planets-are-detected
e. the-importance-of-earth-s-magnetic-field
f. saving-tigers-from-extinction-is-still-a-travail
g. the-importance-of-snakes-in-our-eco-systems
h. understanding-reverse-osmosis
i. the-importance-of-microbiomes
j. crispr-cas9-gene-editing-technique-a-boon-to-fixing-defective-gen
k. biomimicry-a-solution-to-some-of-our-problems
5. the-dilemmas-scientists-face
6. why-we-get-contradictory-reports-in-science
7. be-alert-pseudo-science-and-anti-science-are-on-prowl
8. science-will-answer-your-questions-and-solve-your-problems
9. how-science-debunks-baseless-beliefs
10. climate-science-and-its-relevance
11. the-road-to-a-healthy-life
12. relative-truth-about-gm-crops-and-foods
13. intuition-based-work-is-bad-science
14. how-science-explains-near-death-experiences
15. just-studies-are-different-from-thorough-scientific-research
16. lab-scientists-versus-internet-scientists
17. can-you-challenge-science?
18. the-myth-of-ritual-working
19.science-and-superstitions-how-rational-thinking-can-make-you-work-better
20. comets-are-not-harmful-or-bad-omens-so-enjoy-the-clestial-shows
21. explanation-of-mysterious-lights-during-earthquakes
22. science-can-tell-what-constitutes-the-beauty-of-a-rose
23. what-lessons-can-science-learn-from-tragedies-like-these
24. the-specific-traits-of-a-scientific-mind
25. science-and-the-paranormal
26. are-these-inventions-and-discoveries-really-accidental-and-intuitive like the journalists say?
27. how-the-brain-of-a-polymath-copes-with-all-the-things-it-does
28. how-to-make-scientific-research-in-india-a-success-story
29. getting-rid-of-plastic-the-natural-way
30. why-some-interesting-things-happen-in-nature
31. real-life-stories-that-proves-how-science-helps-you
32. Science and trust series:
a. how-to-trust-science-stories-a-guide-for-common-man
b. trust-in-science-what-makes-people-waver
c. standing-up-for-science-showing-reasons-why-science-should-be-trusted
You will find the entire list of discussions here: http://kkartlab.in/group/some-science/forum
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Footstep Sensors Identify People by Gait
The supersensitive system can also glean clues about health
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Researchers discover a gene in honey bees that causes virgin birth
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How the Scientific Method Works
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Why Do We Experiment on Mice?
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-power-plant-warm-water-...
Warming water can create a tropical ecosystem, but a fragile one
Warm water discharged into the Sea of Japan let tropical fish flourish in an artificial hot spot
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-skin-chemical-biological-agents.html?...
Second skin protects against chemical, biological agents
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-plasma-medicine-highlights-antibacter...
Plasma medicine research highlights antibacterial effects and potential uses
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Coronavirus 'could be getting weaker' as scientists spot new mutation
Researchers from Arizona State University have analysed samples from hundreds of coronavirus patients in Arizona, and have discovered changes to the virus’ genetic material.
The coronavirus could be getting weaker, scientists have claimed after discovering a new mutation in the virus. These changes are similar to those seen in the SARS epidemic of 2003, and indicate that the virus could be weakening, according to the researchers.
In the study, the team analysed samples from 382 patients, and discovered the new mutation.
Coronavirus mutation gives hope pandemic could soon be over as virus may be getting weaker.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/asu-ast050420.php
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Researchers uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms in bacteria
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-uncover-anti-phage-defense-mechanisms...
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The structure of RNA can influence how cells function.
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-super-immunity-coronaviruses.html?utm...
Bat 'super immunity' may explain how bats carry coronaviruses without getting infected
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-lyin-eyes-butterfly-moth-eyespots.htm...
Lyin' eyes: Butterfly, moth eyespots may look the same, but likely evolved separately
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-small-chromosomes-big-cell-attention....
How small chromosomes compete with big ones for a cell's attention
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-physical-basis-cellular-organelle-com...
New rules for the physical basis of cellular organelle composition
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-heavy-cannabis-affects-human...
Study finds heavy cannabis use affects human genome
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-obesity-linked-gut-microbiot...
Obesity is linked to gut microbiota disturbance, but not among statin-treated individuals
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Cold, not hot, air rises—what that means for Earth's climate
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-cold-air-riseswhat-earth-climate.html...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-amphibian-stress-vulnerability-virus....
Amphibian study shows stress increases vulnerability to virus
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-unraveling-prion-disease-deadly-secre...
Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets $$
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-outsmarting-enemy-tree-frogs-illusion...
Outsmarting the enemy: Tree frogs rely on illusions to find mates without being eaten
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-medicine-family-evolution-medicinal-c...
The evolution of medicinal plant compounds
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Makes you feel safe: Crawling Neutrophil Chasing a Bacterium
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COVID 19 crisis demonstrates how DST is rapidly evolving as architect of profound science
https://indiaeducationdiary.in/covid-19-crisis-demonstrates-how-dst...
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https://thenewsmill.com/covid-katha-a-multimedia-guide-on-covid-19-...
COVID Katha: A multimedia guide on COVID-19 pandemic brought by DST
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https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52530828?utm_source=Nature+Briefing...
Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe
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Scientists uncover secret behind molecule that blocks HIV infection
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Worms freeload on bacterial defence systems
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-evidence-human-brains-replay...
Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleep $$
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People aged 95 and over show stronger brain connectivity
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Genetic variation in a brain-cleansing water channel affects human sleep
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Plants pass on 'memory' of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-memory-stress-progeny-resilient.html?...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-shield-pathogens-acidic-environments-...
Protective shield: How pathogens withstand acidic environments in the body
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Researchers develop synthetic novel coronavirus clones: The synthetic clones are being used by research groups worldwide to test corona samples, find antiviral drugs and develop vaccines as quickly as possible.
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Electrical activity in living organisms mirrors electrical fields in atmosphere
As living organisms evolved over billions of years, the natural electromagnetic resonant frequencies in the atmosphere, continuously generated by global lightning activity, provided the background electric fields for the development of cellular electrical activity. Prof. Price's research found that, in some animals, the electrical spectrum is difficult to differentiate from the background atmospheric electric field produced by lightning.
Review of previous studies revealed that lightning-related fields may have positive medical applications related to our biological clock (circadian rhythms), spinal cord injuries and maybe other bodily functions related to electrical activity in our bodies. The connection between the ever-present electromagnetic fields, between lightning in the atmosphere and human health, may have huge implications in the future for various treatments related to electrical abnormalities in our bodies.
Colin Price et al, Natural ELF fields in the atmosphere and in living organisms, International Journal of Biometeorology (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-01864-6
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Researchers have found that plastic debris is incorporated in up to 80% of seabird nests.
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-seabird-full-discarded-plastic-debris...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-life-survive-hydrogen-world.html?utm_...
Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world: study
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Astronomers find Jupiter-like cloud bands on closest brown dwarf
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Study reveals how spaceflight affects risk of blood clots in female astronauts
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Wirelessly charging electric cars as they drive
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Energy of the future: Photosynthetic hydrogen from bacteria
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Scientists observe bacteria tumble their way out of surface traps
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High density imaging offers solution to counterfeiting
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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-bacterial-behavior-cloud-formation.ht...
Bacterial behavior influences cloud formation
ETH researchers have analyzed individual marine bacterial cells to show that metabolic processes inside them determine the amount of gas they release, which is involved in cloud formation.
In their work, which has just been published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers looked at the microorganisms that feed on the metabolic products of marine phytoplankton. This term encompasses a wide variety of microscopic algae that together perform more photosynthesis than all plants. That means the true lungs of the earth are not the forests, but the oceans: about half the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere is produced there. Each year the phytoplankton also produce over a billion tonnes of a substance called dimethylsulphoniopropionate, or DMSP for short.
"DMSP satisfies 95 percent of marine bacteria's sulfur demand and 15 percent of bacterial carbon demand," says Cherry Gao, lead author of the study and a doctoral student in Stocker's group. To convert DMSP into biomass, the bacteria have two different metabolic pathways: if they demethylate it, they use both the sulfur and the carbon; if, however, they cleave it into several small molecules, they use only the carbon—while the sulfur escapes into the atmosphere in the form of dimethyl sulphide (DMS). "DMS is what's responsible for the typical smell of the sea," Stocker says. In addition, DMS plays a pivotal role in cloud formation as a source of cloud condensation nuclei around which water vapor can condense.
Until now, scientists did not understand what drove the bacteria to opt for one metabolic pathway or the other. Stocker's research team genetically modified a marine bacterium of the species Ruegeria pomeroyi so that it fluoresced in different colors depending on the biochemical process it used to transform the DMSP. This enabled the researchers to show that at low concentrations of DMSP, the bacteria rely primarily on demethylation—while at high concentrations of a few micromoles per liter, the cleavage process dominates.
Cherry Gao et al. Single-cell bacterial transcription measurements reveal the importance of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) hotspots in ocean sulfur cycling, Nature Communications (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15693-z
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