Science & technology

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND AI

The recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. versus Goldsmith et al. has added more unpredictability to the process of being exempted from copyright infringement liabilities. The judgment is set to have implications for how we regulate a powerful form of artificial …

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THE TRAGEDY OF THE AXOLOTL MUTANT

Anyone who has suffered the misfortune of an amputation, and others with the imagination to conceive of such a horrible loss, might wish humans shared the famed ability of the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) to regenerate their limbs. The axolotl is a species of salamander (lizard-like amphibians) originally found in …

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GENERATIVE AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. Recent breakthroughs in the field of Generative AI have the potential to drastically change the way people approach content creation. Generative AI and transformers (that help predict the next word or a sentence) …

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LUMPY SKIN DISEASE OF CATTLE

Centre pushes vaccination as lumpy skin ravages cattle More than 10,000 cattle have been infected with the Lumpy Skin disease in this wave of the epidemic. Uttarakhand has reported the bulk of the cases in this wave. While the Kutch region of Gujarat emerged as the epicenter of the Lumpy Skin disease outbreak last …

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CHANDRAYAAN-3

The Chandrayaan-3 Mission is aimed at demonstrating critical technologies to land the spacecraft on the south pole of the moon. It is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3 is a composite of three modules i.e., propulsion, lander and rover. The mission …

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THE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER

The World Health Organization has recommended against using artificial sweeteners WHO in a recent report has recommended against using artificial sweeteners to achieve weight loss and prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes. The report emphasized that while there was a need to cut intake of sugar, it should not be replaced by artificial …

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THE FIRST INDIGENOUS VACCINE AGAINST DENGUE

Drug makers Serum Institute of India and Panacea Biotec are moving closer to develop the country’s first vaccine against dengue. They have applied to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) call for ‘Expression of Interest’ for collaborative Phase-III clinical trials for indigenous manufacturers. Phase-III clinical trial is being done for evaluation of efficacy, along with …

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ALZHEIMER’S DRUG

The new Alzheimer’s drug Donanemab was found to slow down cognitive decline by 35% in people with early Alzheimer’s. Key Details: The new drug has been developed by the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. It was observed that the new Drug named ‘Donanemab’, does not only slow down cognitive decline by 355 but …

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MITOCHONDRIAL DONATION TREATMENT

A baby was born using three persons DNA in the UK. The Baby technically, has three parents, deriving the mitochondria from a donor apart from the genetic material (DNA) from biological parents. The need for using this pioneering technology was aimed to prevent the child inheriting the mother’s mitochondrial disease. In this particular …

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