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Gluconeogenesis

Cells not only are able to catabolize glucose and other carbohydrates to meet their energy needs but also can synthesize sugars and polysaccharides needed for other purposes.

From Lab to Life: Why Indian Innovation Often Stalls

India is not short of ideas. Every year, universities produce thousands of engineers and researchers, laboratories generate studies, and start-ups promise new solutions in healthcare, technology and sustainability.

Sanitary Fundamentals Of Pesticide Application & Its Classification

The contamination of the environment by pesticides cannot be prevented by purification facilities and trapping devices. Enormous areas of agricultural lands and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of products are treated with pesticides; consequently, they continuously circulate in the habitat of humans.

The screen trap

After a long working day, after coming back home, we usually lie down on our bed to unwind. Then, with our phones in hand, we start scrolling through reels, memes, messages, or maybe the news. It feels like comfort. But are we really relaxing?

Industrial pollutant exposure stunts adolescents’ lung growth

In India's expanding industrial towns where development is often measured by the rising number of factories and manufacturing units, a silent health crisis is developing, one that particularly threatens the lungs of adolescents growing up in this polluted environment.

Bridging the trust gap: How to speak to vaccine sceptics

Vaccine hesitancy—a reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of the vaccine—continues to be a growing global concern, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and fuelled by misinformation and distrust.

Saving sight, saving lives

When a child is born, a family is filled with happiness, love and hope. As the child grows, the glowing eyes, filled with innocence, hold the promise of a brighter tomorrow. But for some, that gentle gleam is overshadowed too soon - dimmed by a silent threat called retinoblastoma.