Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

Variable Rate Technology (VRT) is a game-changer in precision agriculture. It allows farmers to apply inputs like fertilizer, seeds, water, and even pesticides at varying rates across a field. This contrasts with the traditional “blanket application” where the same amount of input is spread uniformly. Understanding Field Variability: VRT relies on the concept of spatial […]

What is CRISPR-Cas9? CRISPR-Cas9 (pronounced “crisper-cas nine”) is a powerful and widely used tool for genomic editing. It allows scientists to very precisely alter an organism’s DNA at specific locations. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. These are repetitive sequences of DNA found naturally in bacteria and archaea (single-celled organisms). CRISPR sequences […]

Genomic editing, also known as gene editing, is a group of technologies that scientists use to modify an organism’s DNA. These technologies allow for very precise changes to be made at specific locations within an organism’s genome. Here’s a breakdown of the concept: Editing tools: These are enzymes that act like molecular scissors, cutting the […]

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are giant eruptions of hot plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere. These eruptions can contain billions of tons of material traveling at millions of kilometers per hour. What causes CMEs: Magnetic Reconnection: The main culprit is a process called magnetic reconnection. The Sun’s […]

The Turing Test is a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence (AI) for determining whether or not a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. The test is named after Alan Turing, the founder of the Turing Test and an English computer scientist, cryptanalyst, mathematician and theoretical biologist. During the test, one of […]

Why in News?Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has recently expressed his commitment to invest billions of dollars towards the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). What is AGI? •AGI is a kind of machine or a software that can perform any intellectual task that a human can do. •It can do reasoning, common sense, abstract […]

Why in News ? The certain technology companies are using ‘standard essential patents’ (SEP) against the telecom manufacturing sector in India. What are Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)? • A standard essential patent is a patent that protects technology that is essential to implementing a standard. • A standard is an agreed or established technical description. […]

There are several different types of vaccines. Each type is designed to teach your immune system how to fight off certain kinds of germs—and the serious diseases they cause. When scientists create vaccines, they consider: How your immune system responds to the germ Who needs to be vaccinated against the germ The best technology or […]

UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has acknowledged the potential for its COVID-19 vaccine to cause a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), as per a report by The Telegraph. The vaccine, which was utilized in India under the name Covishield, was developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University during the pandemic and was manufactured by the Serum Institute […]

Why in News? Microsoft claims that its latest small language models have outperformed several AI models of its size, as well as bigger ones. It said that India’s ITC also leveraged the new Phi-3-mini. A few days after Meta unveiled its Llama 3 Large Language Model (LLM), Microsoft on Tuesday (April 23) unveiled the latest […]