February 22, 2021
A prototype of the Mask and Crowd Monitoring System developed at IISER Bhopal
The portable system can monitor the movement of people in the campus and if the camera detects that the social distancing and mask norms were not being followed, the device starts alerting the crowd with a pre-recorded message
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The portable system can monitor the movement of people in the campus and if the camera detects that the social distancing and mask norms were not being followed, the device starts alerting the crowd with a pre-recorded message
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This one-of-its-kind low cost AI-enabled device is portable and easy to deploy across various locations
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In a recent study conducted at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India, a team of scientists screened specific genes of SARS-CoV-2 to identify factors that may contribute to viral infectivity.
by Aravindan Neelakandan - Feb 12, 2021 10:57 AM
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Snapshot
The work that Sudhakaran Prabakaran and his team have done over the past five years strongly suggests that our definition of a gene has been extremely conservative.
If physicists have their dark matter, molecular biologists have their dark DNA or dark genome.
Now a dynamic team of young biologists from across the planet, the Prabakaran Group, is cracking its secrets like never before.
Let s start from the basics.
What is a gene?
The gene is that part of the DNA strand that codes for a protein.
That is a strict and conservative textbook definition. But then, for quite a considerable number of years now, scientists studying the genome have been facing a problem.
Summary: Jairam Ramesh Committee Report on DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2019
February 11, 2021
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, headed by Congress’ Jairam Ramesh, has flagged that the DNA Technology Bill 2019 could be misused “to target certain sections of society”. The Committee, which submitted its report to Parliament on February 1, also suggested changes to the composition of the DNA Regulatory Board, and flagged concerns with having databases of DNA profiles of suspects and undertrials, apart from several making several other recommendations.
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, aims to establish the identity of victims, offenders, undertrials, missing people, and unknown dead people, as well as of suspects and undertrials. It proposes a DNA Regulatory Board to address concerns around quality, security, and accuracy of data. The Board will advise the central and state governments on labs and data banks, lay do