CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) scientists have found out that the invasive armoured sailfin catfish has spread to 60% in the water bodies of Eastern Ghats, damaging the fishing nets and the eco-system also. The fish species was once introduced for its unique appearance and its ability to clean algal growth in tanks … Read more
In 1964, British science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote a short story titled ‘The Food of the Gods’, set in a world where any sort of food, including meat, could be created using technology. Little more than half a century later, the idea of human-engineered meat is no longer something out of speculative fiction. On … Read more
(AP photo/File) While the current upsurge in the COVID-19 caseload does not seem to be triggered by the arrival of new variants of the virus, including three concern-causing strains from the UK, South Africa and Brazil, the aspect of the virus showing double mutations in some parts of the country needs to be watched closely, … Read more