This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded for the CRISPR/CAS9 genetic scissors, undoubtedly transforms the molecular life sciences. With the discovery of this method for genome editing, humankind today faces greater possibilities than ever before.
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The placebo effect: is it really mind over matter? Or is there something more to it? As J.K Rowling wrote in her renowned book, “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
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We all know that most plants are green because they contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. Flowers, on the other hand, vary vastly in size, shape and color. So what chemicals give flowers their vibrant hues
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The effects of COVID-19 are far more outlasting than the millions of infections we know of today. The present scenario has spread not only geographically through respiratory droplets, but also through media deep into our thoughts and actions. No two people in the world today are experiencing the pandemic in the exact same way. Here is how the pandemic is not merely affecting our lungs, but also our minds.
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