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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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Discussion Forum
The very certainty that science progresses with time should be the basis for trust, not the other way round.
Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa. Last reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa 21 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Q: Why do people say you can't trust science because it changes, and how does that contrast with religious beliefs?Krishna: “Because it changes” - if you don’t understand why the changes occur, you…Continue
Maternal gut microbiome composition and preterm births
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Maternal gut microbiome composition may be linked to preterm birthsPeople associate several things regarding pregnancy to eclipses and other natural phenomenon. They also associate them with papaya…Continue
Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity
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Playwright Tom Stoppard, in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," provides one of the…Continue
The words ‘Just believing’ are not there in the dictionaries of science
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Q: Why do some people find comfort in the idea of being "recycled" into nature rather than believing in an afterlife?Krishna: Because ‘"recycled" into nature’ is an evidence based fact and people…Continue
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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 18, 2020 at 6:06am
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Knowing why bacteria are great upstream swimmers may prevent serious infections
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Radiation damage spreads among close neighbors
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Semiconductors can behave like metals and even like superconductors
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-physicists-filter-blocking-high-pitch...
Need to reduce high-pitched noises? Science may have an answer.
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-electrons-scientists-pave-accessible-...
Seeing with electrons: scientists pave the way to more affordable and accessible cryo-EM
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-qubits-room-temperature.html?utm_sour...
Qubits that operate at room temperature
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https://theconversation.com/how-changes-brought-on-by-coronavirus-c...
How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-d-printers-coronavirus-victims....
3-D printers saving the lives of coronavirus victims
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Call for Applications: 2020 OWSD PhD Fellowships for women scientists in developing countries
https://www.scidev.net/global/content/grants_notice.60043D5B-4B3B-4...
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/asian-scientists-to-map-blood-cell-ty...
Asian scientists to map blood cell types across five population groups
Scientists from Singapore, South Korea, and Japan will study differences in blood cells across five major Asian population groups, including Chinese, Indian, and Malay, with the aim to understand why some are more susceptible to certain diseases and develop new blood-based diagnostic tests.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00769-z
Exposed: cells’ sugary secrets
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Antibodies from COVID-19 survivors could be used to treat patients, protect those at risk
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-antibodies-covid-survivors-p...
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https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-while-pregnant-or-giving-bi...
Coronavirus while pregnant or giving birth: here’s what you need to know
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Maria Kirch was the first woman to discover a comet, but her husband took the credit
https://massivesci.com/articles/maria-kirch-comet-astronomy-margare...
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What you’re seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present
https://theconversation.com/what-youre-seeing-right-now-is-the-past...
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How to flatten the curve of coronavirus the mathematics way ...
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When the Astronauts Get Sick in Space, What Does NASA Do?
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https://phys.org/news/2019-07-bacteria.html
How bacteria swim against the flow
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What lives, what dies? The role of science in the decision to cull seals to save cod
https://theconversation.com/what-lives-what-dies-the-role-of-scienc...
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Highly efficient, low-cost method developed to reduce DNA errors
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Unraveling the puzzle of Madagascar's forest cats
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Fecal microbiota transplants successfully treat patients with C. difficile
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Personalized blood biopsies may provide signal of cancer recurrence
Personalized blood biopsies, which scan patient blood samples for genetic traces of cancer, could potentially provide an earlier warning of metastatic cancer before it is picked up through standard monitoring.
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Kids get mild COVID-19 symptoms, but chance of transmission high: study
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Babies' love of baby talk is universal, study finds
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Researchers expose vulnerabilities of password managers
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-expose-vulnerabilities-password...
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'Shark molecule' protects cholesterol enzyme from destruction
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Love rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations
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Brain evolution: New study reveals early evolution of cortex
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Enzyme targeted by TB antibiotic later stops the drug destroying it
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New kind of CRISPR technology to target RNA, including RNA viruses like coronavirus
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Sensory danger zones: How sensory pollution impacts animal survival
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Type 1 diabetes is not one but two distinct conditions, defined by diagnosis age
Children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different form (or "endotype") of the condition compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body's immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, destroying them. This means they no longer regulate blood sugar levels effectively and people affected by the condition must inject insulin several times a day to do this job.
children who were diagnosed under 7 years old do not process insulin properly and the cells that make it are quickly destroyed. Surprisingly, those who are older at diagnosis (aged 13 or over) often continue to produce normal insulin; findings which reignite important questions about whether these "dormant" insulin-producing cells could be reinvigorated to work more effectively.
In their paper, the Exeter team has suggested new names for the two distinct endotypes: Type 1 Diabetes Endotype 1 (T1DE1) for that diagnosed in the youngest children, and Type 1 Diabetes Endotype 2 (T1DE2) for those who are older at diagnosis.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-diabetes-distinct-conditions...
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Scientists can now edit multiple genome fragments at a time
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-scientists-multiple-genome-fragments....
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Scientists have discovered the origins of the building blocks of life
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Human activity affects interactions between plants and seed-dispersing birds
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Lack of environmental light may prevent creation of long-term memories
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-nanostructured-rubber-like-material-o...
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-cancer-cells-cluttering-disposal.html...
Selective killing of cancer cells by cluttering their waste disposal system
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-regional-nuclear-war-global-food.html...
Even a limited India-Pakistan nuclear war would bring global famine, says study
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Coronavirus: can herd immunity really protect us?
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-can-herd-immunity-really-pr...
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while there may be great promise for analysing our gut microbiome to help diagnose and treat people in the future, for the moment knowing what’s in your gut is mostly a curiosity.
https://theconversation.com/should-i-test-my-gut-microbes-to-improv...
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-the-mechanism-beh...
What is the mechanism behind high blood pressure in obesity?
Many people with obesity also develop high blood pressure, but the mechanism that leads to this remains unclear. A new study using human tissue samples and mouse models may now have found an explanation.
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New low-cost approach detects building deformations with extreme precision in real time
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-low-cost-approach-deformations-extrem...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-lego-bricks-survive-ocean-years.html?...
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
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Scientists quantify how wave power drives coastal erosion
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-theory-magnetar-formation.html?utm_so...
A new theory of magnetar formation
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Did you think and say women can't do 'dangerous research' like men do? Say that again after reading this story and looking at the picture of this scientist working
...https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00673-6?utm_source=Natur...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hun...
How China’s “Bat Woman” Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus
Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there
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Researchers discover tooth-enamel protein in eyes with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-tooth-enamel-protein-eyes-am...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-quickly-people-s...
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-quickly-people-s...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-stem-cells-exert-tight-brain...
Stem cells exert tight control over the timing of brain development
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-loss-jedi-receptor-neuron.ht...
Loss of 'Jedi' receptor alters neuron activity and increase pain feelings.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00725-x?utm_source=Natur...
Why gigantic locust swarms are challenging governments and researchers
Scientists are championing biopesticides and better monitoring — but heavy rains, war and a lack of funding have been hampering efforts to control the big outbreak--
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41569-020-0360-5?utm_source=Nature...
COVID-19 and the damage to cardiovascular system
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WOW! When finding a mate, intelligence matters to female parakeets
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A Giant 'Bubble' Containing Our Galaxy Could Explain Why The Hubble Constant Is Broken
https://www.sciencealert.com/our-galaxy-could-be-a-in-a-giant-void-...
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