UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 23 August 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. These …
Source: TH Context: A team of researchers from the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute in India and Pennsylvania State University in the U.S. has developed a new, miniature genome-editing tool that holds promise for agricultural applications. The new tool, based on a protein called ISDra2TnpB from the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, is less than half the size …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Application of Ethics Source: Associated Press Context: The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died – this has raised concerns regarding the cause behind and ethical issues behind gene editing technology. Terry Horgan, a 27-year-old died last month. He was under trial with a …
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GS Paper 3: Syllabus: Biotechnology. Context: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has issued guidelines easing norms for research into genetically modified (GM) crops and circumventing challenges of using foreign genes to change crops profile. These guidelines are applicable to all public/private organisations involved in research, development and handling of Gene Edited Plants Overview …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Science and technology. Context: Surgeons in the US have transplanted a pig’s heart inside a human patient in a bold endeavour that represents a remarkable first in the world of medical science. This success could potentially end the years-long backlog of people waiting to receive a healthy organ and …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology. Context: Researchers from California have developed CRISPR-based system to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization. It is called the new precision-guided sterile insect technique, or pgSIT. How it works? pgSIT is a new scalable genetic control system that …
