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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 ...

.......306

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-wi thout-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?

i. mycotoxicoses

j. immunotherapy

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

n.vaccine-woes

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-ca re about evidence based medicine

s. don-t-ignore-these-head-injuries

t. the-detoxification-scam

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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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 18, 2020 at 6:12am: A lab that reads—and writes—our dreams

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-lab-readsand-writesour.html?utm...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scientists-cloud-brightening-great-ba...

Scientists try 'cloud brightening' to protect Great Barrier Reef

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-olive-oil-discovery-universal-law.htm...

Olive oil leads to discovery of new universal law of phase transitions

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genetic-barcode-rapidly-revealing-cov...

Genetic tracing 'barcode' is rapidly revealing COVID-19's journey and evolution

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-heavy-heart-men-women-diseas...

How men and women develop heart disease differently

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-heavy-sanitizer-boosts-antimicrobial-...

The excessive use of cleaning products and hand sanitisers (with chemicals other than alcohol) can lead to antimicrobial resistance in bacteria.

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Scientists are considering this too: Study points to evidence of stray dogs as possible origin of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-evidence-stray-dogs-sars-cov...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 17, 2020 at 8:02am: The woman who discovered the first human coronavirus was the daughter of a Scottish bus driver, who left school at 16.

June Almeida went on to become a pioneer of virus imaging, whose work has come roaring back into focus during the present pandemic.

The woman, yes you heard it right, 'woman', who discovered the first coronavirus

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52278716?utm_source=Nature+Bri...

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-bodies-of-people-who...

The Bodies of People Who Died from COVID-19 May Still Be Contagious

A forensic worker in Thailand most likely caught the virus from a deceased patient, a preprint study suggests

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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/covid-19-patients...

COVID-19 Patients Need to be Tested for Bacteria and Fungi, Not Just the Coronavirus

Many hospitalized victims are developing potentially lethal secondary co-infections such as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 17, 2020 at 7:13am: Video: Neuroscientist gives guided tour of your stressed-out brain

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 17, 2020 at 7:00am: Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-scents-fat-storage.html?utm_...

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-aspirin-linked-reduction-can...

Aspirin linked to reduction in risk of several cancers of the digestive tract

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Pandemic history: https://theconversation.com/this-isnt-the-first-global-pandemic-and...

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https://theconversation.com/dry-wet-barking-hacking-a-guide-to-coug...

Dry, wet, barking, hacking: a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 17, 2020 at 6:21am: Very Large Telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-eso-telescope-star-supermassive-black...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-bacteria-around-the-clock-biose...

Mining bacteria parts to build around-the-clock biosensors

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-high-glucose-flu-patients-se...

High glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have more severe symptoms

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Computer scientists and engineers are working on a smartphone app that could let people know if they have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, while protecting the privacy of all parties. The app uses Bluetooth-enabled cell phones to notify a person if they have come into close proximity with someone infected with SARS-CoV-2. The app requires many people to use it, whether they have had COVID-19 or not. The app transmits and captures random Bluetooth signals via nearby cell phones that also have the app installed. App users who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 voluntarily and anonymously report their positive results, which then causes their Bluetooth pings from the last 14 days to be uploaded to a database that's coded to ensure that the diagnosed user is uploading their own pings. From there, those signals are compared with pings of other app participants in the system. The app then alerts users of possible proximity to an infected person, and subsequently directs them to follow up with health officials (or their doctor). All of the uploaded information is verified by a public health agency, and all apps must be installed by users voluntarily.

You will find more details here: https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-contact-app-covid-exposure-priv...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 16, 2020 at 11:40am: Bats Are a Key Source of Human Viruses—but They May Not Be Special

Statistical analyses suggest surveillance efforts for the next pandemic should look beyond the flying mammals

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bats-are-a-key-source-of...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-evidence-elusive-metabolon.html?utm_s...

Study finds evidence for existence of elusive 'metabolon'- the enzyme clusters

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-key-component-autonomous-cars.html?ut...

Engineers are trying to shrink a key component to help make autonomous cars affordable to common people

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scientists-superconducting-metal-hydr...

Scientists find a rule to predict new superconducting metal hydrides: a new 'law within a law' discovered showed a link between an element's position in the Periodic Table and its potential to form a high-temperature superconducting hydride.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-healthy-climate-news-fava-beans.html?...

Healthy climate news: Fava beans could replace soy

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 16, 2020 at 8:13am: Physical distance? 'Cough chamber' shows six feet not far enough!

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-chamber-feet.html?utm_source...

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-adult-brain.html?utm_source=...

When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-massive-reveals-hypermutated...

Massive study reveals how 'hypermutated' malignant brain tumors with many mutations escape chemotherapy, immunotherapy

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-heavy-wildfire-out-of-hospit...

Breathing heavy wildfire smoke may increase risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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* https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-high-blood-pressure-night-ef...

Could high blood pressure at night have an effect on your brain?

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https://www.space.com/comet-atlas-falling-apart-photos.html

Comet Atlas is falling apart, new photos confirm

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exotic-creature-in-antar...

Exotic Creature In Antarctica Has Survived More Than 30 Ice Ages

Its perseverance is rewriting the history of life, and of ice, across the continent

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 16, 2020 at 7:55am: How does COVID-19 kill? Uncertainty is hampering doctors’ ability to choose treatments

Doctors are reaching for drugs that dampen the immune response — but these also undermine the body’s own fight against the coronavirus

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01056-7?utm_source=Natur...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-04-kombucha.html?utm_source=nwletter&...

Kombucha is fermented tea

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-autism-males-linked-defect-b...

Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells, microglia

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-stress-remodels-brain.html?u...

Research shows how stress remodels the brain

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-sight-mice-skin-cells-light-...

Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 16, 2020 at 7:44am: Cavitation science: heard about it before?

A type of damage in soft materials and tissue called cavitation is one of the least-studied phenomena in physics, materials science and biology, say expert observers. But strong evidence suggesting that cavitation occurs in the brain during sudden impact leading to traumatic brain injury (TBI) has accelerated interest recently.

The researchers intend it to spark fresh discussion and drive collaboration among new communities of biologists, chemists, materials scientists, physicists and others to advance knowledge. They define high-priority goals and point out new opportunities in the field of how matter deforms and flows with cavitation.

Researchers are breaking down barriers that separate different scientific fields to spur progress in understanding cavitation—how it causes difficult-to-diagnose injuries or unseen failure in soft materials."

Studied mainly in fluids for many years, cavitation is the creation and collapse of bubbles in liquids. . When bubbles collapse they force liquid into a smaller area, causing a pressure wave and increased temperature, which lead to damage. In a pump, cavitation can erode metal parts over time, for example. Cavitation inside artificial heart valves can damage not only the parts but the blood, he says. Microcavitation in the brain as a result of high-impact blows or being near an explosion are factors in TBI.

Scienitsts hope this will lead to advances in medical devices for diagnosing disease, novel devices for protective gear and new sustainable approaches for cleaning materials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavitation

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-scientists-perspectives-cavitation-sc...