Inside your body on the surface of cell membranes, a metaphorical communication and traffic network is underway as hormones – or chemical messengers – bind to cell membrane receptors to fine tune how the cell behaves. Once bound together, this hormone-receptor complex works to carry out a variety of functions by ferrying chemical signals from outside the cell and translating ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Kochi Students Create Low-Cost Innovative Solution That Triples Hydroponics Yield
A group of students from the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Ernakulam, have developed a nutrition formula in hydroponics farming that gives three times more yield with lesser intake of water and fertilizers. The project was initiated in 2019 under the leadership of three assistant professors – Mahesh C, Bejoy Varghese and Rajesh TR. They continued experimenting even when ... Read More »
International Day of Action for Rivers: 2022
This year, the 25th anniversary of the day will be observed. It is a day which is dedicated to solidarity when several communities across the world come together with one voice to say that rivers matter. The day also highlights the importance of rivers to biodiversity. We all know that rivers are key to restoring and maintaining biodiversity across the world. ... Read More »
The Granaries of Acorn Woodpeckers
Woodpecker has not studied in top management school or certified, to exhibit it’s craft, it is simply natural habit, how a woodpecker prepare for winter food… Here, lets find out… First, he finds a dead tree and starts making holes for the acorns. Each hole is made very thoughtfully, because if the hole is large, other birds can easily steal ... Read More »
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2022
Animals and plants have a huge contribution to our ecological system. They also contribute to the generic, social, economic, scientific, educational and human well-being of sustainable development. World Wildlife Day, observed on March 3 every year, is an opportunity to celebrate beautiful varied forms of wild fauna. It is also observed to raise awareness to conserve them. WORLD WILDLIFE DAY: ... Read More »