That's not enough. The medicine may contain chemical A, which is broken down into B and C by the digestive system. B breaks up blood clots in the brain, but the liver converts it into D, which causes internal bleeding. Also C can damage the heart, but only if you are old.
Testing A on any tissue will not show any benefit to reducing clotting. Conversely, testing B on brain, liver and blood vessel samples will not show any risk, because it needs to first go through the liver and then reach blood vessels. And finally, unless you have an animal with a short lifespan (such as a mouse), you won't see the effects on infants, the old, pregnant females, etc.
Global warming won't affect India as much as most parts of the world. Changes in the monsoon, on the other hand …
What's the life expectancy among these indigenous people, and what is the life expectancy in the Western country the doctor is from?
The problem with testing on organs or tissues is that you won't be able to see side-effects that affect unrelated organs. Maybe a stroke medicine increases the risk of internal bleeding or heart failure. Currently, medicines are tested on human tissue (HeLa lines - there's another sad story behind them, but I digress), and, if they pass, on mice. Only once they pass both are they even tested on humans.
OP said nothing about influencers though?
What OP said is Motoo Kimura's Neutral Theory of evolution. There's a lot of evidence supporting it. The vast majority of mutations have a negligible effect on fitness. So it is very possible that something may evolve purely by chance.
What OP said is Motoo Kimura's Neutral Theory of evolution. There's a lot of evidence supporting it. The vast majority of mutations have a negligible effect on fitness. So it is very possible that something may evolve purely by chance.
Only thing I can think of is gravity, no?
They're not talking about the stuff in the universe being finite. The space itself could be finite, for example by looping back on itself. Tthe usual comparison is to a circular track - you can drive as far as you like on it without hitting an edge, but you'll eventually come back to the point where you started. Now scale this up to three dimensions.
That would imply there's something in the middle that keeps everything from straying too far?
Even if we're talking about a system held together by gravity, it does not need a central mass. The overall system just needs to be dense enough that each piece is stabilised by all the others.
Mozilla is a nonprofit.
My country has free healthcare. Doctors do not get any info unless you give them, because you keep the files.
I mean, I hope so. But considering how many wedding convoys have been drone-striked, I'm not so sure. Maybe it's true in Russia-Ukraine though.
In your current situation, it would probably not be a great idea to have a cat dependent on you. As someone else said, you can try volunteering at a shelter (if there is one) or feed street cats (if there isn't one).
As for how they think, cats love food, and most like being petted. However, they are very shy animals, so unless you want to get scratched, it is better to let the cat come to you. Feeding them, sitting still, not speaking loudly, and slowly blinking at them can calm them down.
The majority of cats like to be gently stroked on the sides of the face and the neck, and do not like being touched on their bellies, feet or tails (unless they've known you for a while).
If you are the only person feeding the cat, make sure to include some meat or fish. Adult cats should not be given milk, chocolates, spices or too much salt.
with no communication for ground troops.
I mean, friendly fire due to miscommunication seems like a problem any army would have anticipated and planned for.
You must become intimately familiar with your opponent, with their movements, their mind, in order to do effective violence, to cause effective destruction.
Or you could be completely indifferent and drone strike them from your office.
What's wrong with seedless watermelons? Are GMOs forbidden by Christian law?
'Liberal' is one of those words that has so many definitions that it can have contradictory meanings. It can mean 'open to / tolerant of'. It can denote a style of education that tries to be broad rather than deep. It can describe various political positions - the 'Liberal Party' is left-wing in Chile, centrist in the UK and Canada, and right-wing in Russia, Japan and Australia. This is also what OP is memeing about. At this point, to avoid confusion, I would just avoid using the word except in the purely academic / technical sense.
Indian Ocean heating accelerates, leading to marine heatwaves, coral bleaching, and sea-level rise, impacting fisheries and monsoons.
The Indian ocean could warm by a further 1.7-3.8 degrees in the coming eighty years, according to a study published by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. Each second, the ocean is absorbing heat comparable to that released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In addition to sea level rise, this warming could lead to stronger monsoons and coral bleaching.
Supreme Court recognizes fundamental right against climate change, linking it to Articles 21 and 14, emphasizing solar power transition in India.
The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or 'interpreted' as such by the Supreme Court (so far, only the right to privacy). They apply to all Indian residents, rather than only citizens, and cannot be removed except by constitutional amendment. The court also set up an expert panel to monitor the protection of the bird, and urged governments to speed up expansion of solar power.
The paper, which has been co-authored by Nitin Kumar Bharti, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, and Anmol Somanchi, combines data from national income accounts, wealth aggregates, tax tabulations, rich lists, and surveys on income, consumption, and wealth to arrive at the results
A report by the World Inequality Lab, co-authored by French economist Thomas Piketty, has estimated that in 2022-23, India's income and wealth inequalities were at their highest levels since records began in 1922 and 1961 respectively. The richest 1% of the population now own 40.1% of the nation's wealth, higher than in the US (34.9%), China (32.6%) or France (24%). Previously, inequality fell from Indian independence in 1947 to the 1980s and has been rising since.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's crew training facility here is the hub of such activities for the IAF pilots -- Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has shortlisted four Indian Air Force pilots - Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, for India's first manned space mission, Gaganyaan. They have completed basic training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia, and will undergo specialised training at the Crew Training Facility in India.
Tl;dw - Unlike China and Japan, medieval Korea followed an extreme school of Confucianism that emphasized hierarchy and age over practicality. After WW2, the South Korean dictatorship government used this tradition to cement their own power. The video argues that these have made South Korea an extremely hierarchical, and in particular, sexist, society. A video game's refusal to sexualize a female character for their (mostly male) audience was thus seen as an attack on the system. A female artist at the studio was accused of being a 'radical feminist', and either fired or resigned to appease fans.
Tl;dw - Unlike China and Japan, medieval Korea followed an extreme school of Confucianism that emphasized hierarchy and age over practicality. After WW2, the South Korean dictatorship government used this tradition to cement their own power. The video argues that these have made South Korea an extremely hierarchical, and in particular, sexist, society. A video game's refusal to sexualize a female character for their (mostly male) audience was thus seen as an attack on the system. A female artist at the studio was accused of being a 'radical feminist', and either fired or resigned to appease fans.
Edit: As Denjin pointed out, it should be Ming Dynasty and not Tang Dynasty.
Electoral bonds scheme: SC declares electoral bonds scheme and corporate political funding amendment as unconstitutional, directing immediate cessation and disclosure
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, as well as amendments to the Companies Act, Income Tax Act and Representatives of the People Act, that had allowed corporations to anonymously make unlimited financial contributions to political parties. The court found that anonymous political funding promoted corruption and a culture of quid pro quo with the ruling party, led to the unrestrained influence of corporates in the electoral process, and violated voters' right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The court also asked the State Bank of India, which handled electoral bonds, to provide details of bonds purchased so far to the Election Commission, which must then release this information on its website.
Count at a standstill as candidates for Imran Khan’s PTI allege seats they were winning are declared for Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N
In 2022, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from his position in what was alleged to be a military-backed coup, and the Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) came to power. Following this, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had its party symbol banned and candidates were forced to run as independents. However, these independent candidates seem to have taken an early lead in yesterday's elections to the Pakistani Parliament, with 88 (out of 265) seats. The PMLN is second with 60 seats. Votes are still being counted, and the PTI has alleged vote-rigging in many constituencies.
> Hey bro, can I have some antibiotic resistance?
> Sure bro, but remember that the heavy metal tolerance gene is a dependency.
> Shit, I'm on python 2 but hmrA requires python 3.
> Hey Evolution, can I have an oxygen transporter for my red blood cells?
> Best I can do is this muscle protein for oxygen storage.
Ancient China suffered from raids from the Xiongnu Confederation of modern-day Mongolia. At first, the Chinese tried defensive tactics such as building the Great Wall and paying tribute donating gifts. But the raids continued, so in 119 BCE the Han Dynasty sent an army into Mongolia. The Chinese army was much smaller, but better trained and much better supplied. In three battles they pretty much annihilated the Xiongnu army, with the survivors splitting into smaller groups (and some even becoming Han vassals).
Some Xiongnu tribes retreated north and west into modern-day Siberia and south Russia, pushing the residents westward. They, in turn, moved into eastern Europe and Germany. This pushed the Visigoths of Germany southwards, where they sacked Rome in 410 CE. While Rome was no longer the capital of the Roman Empire, it was still a major cultural and economic centre, and its fall sent shockwaves across Europe.
The migrations also caused the collapse of the Burgundian Kingdom (in modern-day Rhineland, not modern-day Burgundy) at the hands of the Huns (and their Roman allies), which forms the backdrop of the German epic the Nibelungenlied (not to be confused with Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, which, despite sharing most characters, borrows heavily from the Norse version of the legend and Wagner's political (socialist) and religious (Buddhist) beliefs).
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are on course to win three of four states in the last major elections before the 2024 General Elections to the Indian Parliament. The BJP improved its position in its stronghold of Madhya Pradesh, while flipping the battleground states of Rajasthan and Chattisgarh from the opposition Indian National Congress. The INC, in turn, flipped Telangana from the BRS, winning it for the first time in history.
Overall, the BJP and its allies are expected to win 330-340 seats (up from 198), while the INC would get 230-240 (down from 301). Among smaller parties, the BRS would get around 40, the AIMIM 6, the BSP 4 and the CPI 2.
Surprising discovery of haemoglobin in chondrocytes reveals its essential role in cartilage health and opens possibilities for new treatments of joint diseases. Scientists from China found that haemoglobin bodies, or Hedy, are essential for chondrocytes' survival and may be involved in stem cell fat...
Haemoglobin is a key component of red blood cells, and transports oxygen across the body. However, a team led by Dr Feng Zhang and Dr Quiang Sun has discovered haemoglobin bodies ('hedies') in cartilage chondrocytes. They also saw that hedies are essential for chondrocyte survival, and that they store and release oxygen as they do in the bloodstream. This is of medical interest as many bone deformities arise from cell death of chondrocytes.
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06611-6
Our model suggests that rainforests aren't real and that most of the earth is heavily populated.
Five-judge Constitution Bench holds non-heterosexual couples cannot claim unqualified right to marry; minority view of CJ and Justice Kaul holds State should carve out regulatory framework to recognise civil union; majority view of Justices Bhat, Kohli and Narasimha holds it's for legislature to rec...
A 3-2 majority of the Supreme Court of India refused to legalise marriage equality, holding that marriage was a statutory, and not constitutional, right. However, it unanimously urged Parliament and state legislatures to look into concerns faced by same-gender partners, such as in matters of inheritance, employment benefits, and opening of joint bank accounts. It also held that transgender people can marry under the current laws.
M.S. Swaminathan, the legendary agricultural scientist and key architect of India's 'Green Revolution', passed away at 98. Read more on The Hindu
Dr MS Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of India's Green Revolution, passed away at his home in Chennai. He was 98, and is survived by three daughters, including former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan.
Mr Swaminathan is best known for his role in developing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat. He also served as the head of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research, the National Commission on Farmers and the International Rice Research Institute (in the Philippines). While he was highly decorated both by India and the UN, the Green Revolution has also been blamed for environmental destruction and the loss of crop genetic diversity.
Draft patent rules threaten pre-grant opposition, a key public health safeguard. Big pharma seeks to remove essential safeguards from India’s patent laws, creating needless hurdles in pre-grant opposition. Draft rules introduce variable fees, power to determine maintainability of representation by i...
India manufactures a significant share of the world's pharmaceuticals, thanks in part to strict laws against frivolous patents and evergreening. However, a proposed change could make it harder for third parties to object to the granting of patents. This could hurt the Indian pharmaceutical industry as companies shift elsewhere, and drive up prices across the global south in the short term.