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who won the Noble prize for Medicine

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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovery of MicroRNA

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MiRNA or Micro RNA

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small non-coded RNA binds with mRNA and prevents them from translating into protein thus controlling gene expression

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Which is the first country to permit HHGE

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South Africa

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fullform of HHGE

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Heritable Human Gene Editing

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what is HHGE

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unlike somatic cell , HHGE changes the germline calls (Sperms and eggs ,embryo). Thus altering genes of offsprings

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ADAR full forum

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Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA

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What is ADAR

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RNA editing technique using gRNA

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what is gRNA or guide RNA

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a small RNA molecules direct editing machinery by base- pairing with RNA

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BRM

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Bridge Recombinase Mechanism

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what is BRM

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Extra DNA at the and of the jumping gene gets joined together converts it to single- stranded RNA. Then The RNA molecule can bind two DNA segment(Donor and Target) together making it more flexible

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One Day One Genome

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by DBT
annotated Microbial genome

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ISDRA2TNPB

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Plant genome editing tool

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Chimeriods

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first 3D brain Models

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Organ on Chip technology

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mimicks human body environment in micro-sale system in 3D structure

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BioE3 Policy

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for fostering High Performance Biomanufacturing

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Hayblick Limit

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Refers to the number of times a cell population can divide itself until it reaches a cell cycle arrest

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Hayblick limit for human

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125 years

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Rifampicin and Isoniazid are vaccines for

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TB

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mpox

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viral , zoonotic disease

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Nishann Yaddha Abhyass

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mock drill for pandemic preparedness

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Trichoman

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eye infection caused by bacteria
NTD
India eliminated it

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GLASS and GAP

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AMR plan by WHO

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Dysbiosis

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imbalance in microbal activities
eg: increasing bad bactria, decreasing good bacteria

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Chandipara virus

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RNA virus from Rhabdoviridia family
transmission: sandflies, mosquitoes, ticks
No treatment no vaccine

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Histamine
key role in inflammatory
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Proton theray
advanced & highly precise radiation therapy
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world's most powerful MRI machine
Iseult
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Dengue
viral Ades Mosquito
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Codon
A three nucleotide sequence that codes for specific amino acid in DNA Or RNA
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codon deoptimisation technology
involves decreasing the freq. of underrepresented codon pairs without changing the amino acid sequence
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which Chemical is banned by FSSI for using as food ripening agent
Calcium Carbide
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GAVI full form
Global Alliance for vaccine and immunization
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GAVI
launched in 2000 by WHO to help poorest countries with vaccine coverage
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SPADEX
Space Docking Experiment satellite by ISRo PSL-C60
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POEM
PSLV Orbital Experiment Module ISRO
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Bharatiya Antariksh station
Orbit around 400-450 Km
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Salyut Space Station
World's first Space Station soviet
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Skylab space Station
NASA
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International Space Station
NASA+ Roscosmos + ESA+ JAXA+ CSA
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Tiangong Space Station
china
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Gateway space station
first space Station around the moon under NASA's Artemis Campaign
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Axiom station
1st commercial space station
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Gangayan Programme
human space flight(around orbit 400km) 3day expenditure with half humanoid female Robot Vyomitra forth such country to launch
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DAVINCI & VERITAS
NASA's venus Expedition
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Envision
ESA's venus Expedition
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Aditya L1
solar Mission by ISRO study solar upper Atmosphere
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Parker Solar Probe
NASA
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Interface Region Imaging spectrograph
NASA's Solar Mission
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LUPEX mission
collab. b/W ISRO & JAXA investigate quality & quantity of water on Moon & Explore Dark Side of the moon
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Interface Region Imaging spectrograph
NASA's Solar Mission
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RLV Technology
Reusable launch Vehicle
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Nex Gen Launch v (NGLV)
Successor of LVM3 or GSLV MK III
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Nex Gen Launch v
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Air Breathing Propulsion technology
utilizes atmospheric O2 for combustion, don't carry oxidizer
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Types of Air Breathing Propulsion technology
Ramjet scramjet Dual Model Ramjet
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Astrosat
India's 1st dedicated Multi-wavelength Observatory
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TRISHNA
Indo-French Thermal imaging Mission Sun- Synchronous orbit water Budget and Energy assessment
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NICES
climate & Environment studies
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India's 1st satelite
Aryabhata
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PACE
by NASA Plankton, Aerosol, cloud, Ocean Ecosystem Mission
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MACE Observatory
Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment established by BARC(Bhaba Atomic Researchcentre) in Hanle Ladakh Largest in Asia & 2nd largest in the world
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what MACE observatory does
uses high energy gamma rays to understand most energetic phenomenon of the world
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World's largest Cherenkov
Cherenkov Telescope Array
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Square Kilometre Array
largest Radio Telescope objective: Birth of Universe,Detect Gravitational waves, Understanding Dark Matter, Galaxies & Cosmic Magnetic
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World's Largest Radio Telescope
Square Kilometre Array
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where Square Radio Arrays are Situated
South Africa & Australia
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Tokyo Atacama Observatory
optical infrared telescope in Atacama Desert of Chile
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JUNO MISSION
J for Jupiter By NASA
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MAVEN
M for Mars By NASA
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Europa Clipper
Europa means Jupiter's moon By NASA
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Earthcare
ESA and JAXA Interplay among clouds, aerosols and radiation
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RISE
ESA Remove debris in orbit serving
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James Webb Space Telescope
Infrared NASA
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Plunging region
Black hole
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RHUMI 1
1st Reusable Hybrid Rocket by TN based Startup Space zone in India
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Van Allen Radiation Belt
Earth's magnetosphere traps high energy radiation particles and shield the Earth from solar Strom solar wind etc . These trapped particles form two belts of radiation
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Brahmos
Cruise Missile
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Prithvi and Agni series of Missile
Ballistic missile
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Cruise Missile
Powered by Jet engine
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Ballistic Missile
Rocket powered for the initial boost phase
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Vegetative propagation
A form of a sexual reproduction in plants develop from vegetative parts like stems, roots or leaves
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Voyager 1 and 2
NASA's space probe to explore outer solar system and beyond
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Messenger
NASA's spacecraft orbited Mercury
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Cassini Huygens mission
NASA+ ESA A space research mission focused on studying Saturn and its system (its moons)
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IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Is a device at the south pole that detects subatomic particles called neutrinos The world's biggest neutrino Telescope Thousands of sensors buried more than 1.4km beneath the ice plus multipledetectors above the surface Can detect black matter

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