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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-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 March 3, 2020 at 7:02am: Egg stem cells do not exist, new study shows

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-egg-stem-cells.html?utm_source=nwlett...

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Rethinking 'tipping points' in ecosystems and beyond

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-groundwork-life.html?utm_source=nwlet...

When rocks lay the groundwork for the origin of life: Mineral catalysts found in deep-sea vents convert CO2 and H2 to biomolecules, showing striking parallels to known biological pathways.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-organ-on-a-chip-drug-toxicity-screeni...

New 'organ-on-a-chip' system holds promise for drug toxicity screening

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Swamp wallabies conceive new embryo before birth—a unique reproductive strategy

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-swamp-wallabies-embryo-birtha-unique....

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Genes that Escape Silencing on the Second X Chromosome May Drive Disease

https://www.the-scientist.com/features/genes-that-escape-silencing-...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 2, 2020 at 9:50am: Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-cartilage-cells-chromosomes-dna-milli...

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Computer from slime mould: A model to design logic gates inspired by a single-cell organism

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Exploring neural mechanisms behind the perception of control in stressful situations

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-sea-mountains-muffle-earthquakes.html...

Sinking sea mountains make and muffle earthquakes

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Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

https://theconversation.com/why-billionaire-climate-philanthropists...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-potassium-metal-battery-emerges...

Potassium metal battery emerges as a rival to lithium-ion technology

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tools-large-scale-storage-renew...

New tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy

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A new tool for switching proteins on and off

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-tool-proteins.html?utm_source=nwlette...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-fast-ecofriendly-de-icing-aircrafts.h...

A fast, ecofriendly way of de-icing aircrafts

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-epoxy-resins-hardening-button.html?ut...

Epoxy resins: Hardening at the push of a button

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 2, 2020 at 6:37am: Coronavirus: who is most at risk of dying?

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-dying.html?utm_s...

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Unraveling turbulence: New insights into how fluids transform from order to disorder

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-unraveling-turbulence-insights-fluids...

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One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it

https://theconversation.com/one-little-bandicoot-can-dig-up-an-elep...

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Carbon chains adopt fusilli or spaghetti shapes if they have odd or even numbers

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-carbon-chains-fusilli-spaghetti-odd.h...

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The natural direction of heat flows—from hot to cold—can be reversed thanks to quantum effects

https://sciencex.com/news/2020-03-natural-flowsfrom-hot-coldcan-rev...

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The magnet that didn't exist

https://phys.org/news/2020-03-magnet-didnt.html?utm_source=nwletter...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-deep-networks-statistical-intui...

Why deep networks generalize despite going against statistical intuition

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tackling-5g-based-mobile-cloud-...

Tackling 5G-based mobile computing and cloud computing security concerns head-on

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 1, 2020 at 9:17am: Paleontologists discover why the oceans are so diverse

A new study in the journal Science has given insight into why the world's oceans are full of more species than ever before -- a question that has long been a focus of paleontological research.

The most diverse kinds of animals in the modern oceans, such as fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, diversified slowly and steadily for long periods of time, and were buffered against extinction.

"Paleontology can help us identify traits that helped species survive and thrive in the past, including during mass extinctions. Hopefully, research like this can help us plan for the effects of environmental disruption in the coming decades."

The study examined approximately 20,000 genera (groups of related species) of fossil marine animals across the past 500 million years, and approximately 30,000 genera of living marine animals.

The findings clearly show that the species in the most diverse animal groups also tend to be more mobile and more varied in how they feed and live.

Being a member of an ecologically flexible group makes you resistant to extinction, particularly during mass extinctions. "The oceans we see today are filled with a dizzying array of species in groups like fishes, arthropods, and mollusks, not because they had higher origination rates than groups that are less common, but because they had lower extinction rates over very long intervals of time."

The "slow and steady" development of lineages through time has been a key factor in dictating which lineages have achieved the highest diversity.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200228105217.htm

Matthew L. Knope, Andrew M. Bush, Luke O. Frishkoff, Noel A. Heim, Jonathan L. Payne. Ecologically diverse clades dominate the oceans via extinction resistance. Science, 2020; 367 (6481): 1035 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6398

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on February 29, 2020 at 7:27am: Fasting at night or in the morning? Listen to your biological clock, says new research

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Eating fruit during pregnancy boosts babies' brain development, new study confirms

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-fruit-pregnancy-boosts-babie...

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Wormholes Reveal a Way to Manipulate Black Hole Information in the Lab

A proposal for building wormhole-connected black holes offers a way to probe the paradoxes of quantum information.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/wormholes-reveal-a-way-to-manipulate...

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How to Permanently End Diseases

Smallpox was eradicated relatively quickly, but other diseases have proved harder to eliminate. The reasons are a mix of biology and psychology.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-smallpox-is-no-more-but-polio-an...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on February 29, 2020 at 6:55am: Deep-sea coral gardens discovered in canyons off Australia's South West

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-deep-sea-coral-gardens-canyons-austra...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on February 29, 2020 at 6:30am: Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New study sheds light

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-universe.html?utm_source=nwletter&...

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Researcher discovers huge flaw with anthropometry, the measurement of facial features from images

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-02-huge-flaw-anthropometry-facial-...

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Fighting fake news: LSU professor relaunches fake news and disinformation resource website: https://faculty.lsu.edu/fakenews/

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How stable conditions are maintained during cell division ...

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-stable-conditions-cell-division.html?...

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Male-killing bacteria hold key to butterflies' curious colour changes

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-male-killing-bugs-key-butterflies-cur...

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GPS for chromosomes: Reorganization of the genome during development

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-gps-chromosomes-genome.html?utm_sourc...

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The enemy within: How a killer hijacked one of nature's oldest relationships

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-enemy-killer-hijacked-nature-oldest.h...

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Why objects in images may appear closer—or farther—than they actually are

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-images-closeror-fartherthan....

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on February 28, 2020 at 7:41am: The body's immune response to fungal infections changes when a patient is also infected by a virus, according to new research which investigated the two types of infection together for the first time. fresh light on the immune system's ability to deal with co-infection.

Typically, white blood cells will attack pathogens through a process called phagocytosis—where a pathogen is engulfed by the white blood cell. In fungal infections, however, this process sometimes 'reverses' - ejecting the fungus back out of the white blood cell via a process called vomocytosis.

In a new study, published in PLOS Pathogens, the researchers were able to show that this process of expulsion is rapidly accelerated when the white blood cell detects a virus.

The team used advanced microscopy techniques to study live white blood cells exposed to two different types of virus, HIV, and measles, alongside the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. This opportunistic pathogen is particularly deadly among HIV+ patients, where it causes around 200,000 deaths per year worldwide.

The researchers found that, instead of becoming simply less able to deal with the fungus, the white blood cells began expelling the fungal cells much more rapidly.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-unravels-immune-fungal-viral...

Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions

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How does the brain put decisions in context? Study finds unexpected brain region at work

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on February 28, 2020 at 6:16am: Computer scientists' new tool fools hackers into sharing keys for better cybersecurity

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Scientists show how caloric restriction prevents negative effects of aging in cells

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Quantum researchers able to split one photon into three

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https://phys.org/news/2020-02-snowflakes-soot-particles-unique-affe...

Like snowflakes, soot particles are unique, affecting climate modelling ... now that we know this we can make models that agree with actual conditions ...

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When developed countries decide to stop offshoring their plastic problem, less developed ones can breathe easy ...

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-offshoring-plastic-problem.html?utm_s...

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Tying up molecules as easily as laces: scientists are trying to knot molecules together to create new, custom-made mechanical properties that could give rise to new materials.

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-tying-molecules-easily-laces.html?utm...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-02-sniprs-aim-disease-related-mutations....

SNIPRs take aim at disease-related mutations