08 October 2014
Q1. What is the significance of ITER fusion experiment? Explain the difference between fusion and fission based nuclear energy mentioning the roadblocks in achieving fusion energy.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-the-copernican/article5710172.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/fusion-ultimate-green-energy-source/article5685772.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-the-copernican/article5685659.ece
Q2. What are Date Tape Drugs? Discuss the issues and implications involved in cases of ‘Date Tape Drugs’.
Q3. Write short note on
- Synthetic Biology
- Biopolymers
- OSIRIS Rex Mission
