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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ludhiana: Vet varsity’s national symposium on animal reproduction concludes

The 39th annual convention of the Indian Society for the Study of Animal Reproduction and the national symposium on “Challenges in Enhancing Reproductive Efficiency of Livestock: An Indian Perspective” concluded at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University here on Sunday. The symposium concluded with a series of major recommendations aimed at improving reproductive efficiency The three-day long event …

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2 months ago

The Exquisite Silk Road Murals: A Masterpiece of Art and History

China Daily

The article describes the ongoing Silk Road mural reproduction project led by the Gongbi Painting Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts. The project involves over 200 experts from across China and 10 countries along the ancient Silk Road, meticulously replicating murals from more than 30 grottoes, temples, and tombs. The project aims to preserve and share the rich …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Science for all: Does summer solstice play a role in tree reproduction?

The Hindu

In 1901, Jagdish Chandra Bose had proposed the idea that plants are alive and can experience sensations. In new research published in Nature Plants in March, scientists have found that the summer solstice has a profound effect on the lives of plants–especially in the reproduction process of the European beech trees. The reproduction of the European beech trees follows a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Best Sony wired headphones for ultimate music experience : Top 10 picks for music lovers

Live Mint

Discover the top 10 Sony wired headphones for an immersive music experience. Specifications High-quality sound with deep bass Comfortable in-ear design Noise isolation for immersive listening Built-in mic and remote control Compatible with smartphones and other devices Reasons to buy Reasons to avoid High-quality sound with deep bass May not be suitable for those who prefer over-ear headphones Excellent noise …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

This mess over IVF proves that Republicans’ terrible policies on reproduction are coming for us all.

Slate

Nearly two years ago, late into the night on a Monday, I had the terrifying realization that I needed to move my embryos. Needless to say, the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision—effectively outlawing IVF by declaring that embryos are, legally speaking, children—put to rest any lingering questions about whether I was right to be concerned. In a piece published on …

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10 months, 1 week ago

‘Science Mystery’: Stingray impregnated by a shark in North Carolina?

Hindustan Times

Nearly a week ago, Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, North Carolina, disclosed its stingray Charlotte is expecting. They declared it a “once-in-a-lifetime science mystery” because Charlotte had been impregnated without the involvement of any male stingrays. In their conversation with ABC 13 News, the North Carolina aquarium stated that there are two ways in which their …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

How brain cells increases hopes for fertility treatments: Study

Hindustan Times

A latest research has shown how a specific type of neuron in the brain influences the release of hormones that control ovarian function in females, such as follicular development and ovulation. How brain cells increases hopes for fertility treatments: Study Researchers from Nagoya University's Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and Japan's National Institute of Physiological Sciences and their findings, published …

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1 year ago

Weird Science | Having kids doesn't keep you younger

Hindustan Times

The older one grows, the less likely they are to have offspring. The same genetic mutations that enhance reproduction early in life, Williams speculated, are likely to lead to ageing in later years. Around the middle of the 20th century, a number of biologists, including Williams, proposed that the older an individual grows, the less effective natural selection becomes in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

What is photocopying and how does it work? | Explained

The Hindu

“… for the first time in world history, mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependence on ritual. To an ever greater degree the work of art reproduced becomes the work of art designed for reproducibility.”Walter Benjamin The German philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote these words in his landmark 1935 essayThe Work of Art in the Age of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Synthetic human embryos could allow for research beyond the 14-day limit, but this raises ethical questions

The Hindu

On June 14, 2023, developmental biologist Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz presented her research on creating human embryos using stem cells at the 2023 annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. Beyond the limits Synthetic human embryos — also called embryoid bodies, embryo-like structures or embryo models — mimic the development of “natural human embryos,” those created by fertilization. The …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Beijing to reimburse fertility treatments

China Daily

Beijing will include 16 therapeutic assisted reproductive services under its healthcare insurance system, with effect from July 1, the municipal government announced on Thursday. The new regulation aims to promote long-term, balanced population development, and support the government's encouragement to have more children, according to the Beijing Medical Insurance Bureau. "The new regulation will really be a boon to infertile …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Virgin Births Facultative Parthenogenesis Pregnant Crocodile Type Of Asexual Reproduction In Sexually Reproducing Species Explained

ABP News

An American crocodile from Costa Rica has left scientists intrigued because she represents the first recorded case of "virgin birth" in crocodiles. The study published in Biology Letters said that common facultative parthenogenesis characteristics observed in vertebrates include the fact that the sex of parthenogens is constrained by the species' sex chromosome system. Another characteristic commonly observed in vertebrates showing …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Is male reproduction in humans more egalitarian by mammalian standards?

The Hindu

We have two contradictory expectations about human biology and behaviour. The central finding of Dr. Ross and co. is that humans show lower male reproductive skew and lower male-female differences in reproductive skew compared to non-human mammals and primates. However, humans are indeed embedded in the distribution of mammalian patterns of male reproductive skew as well as male-female differences in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A 'chip' off the old block: Scientists make breakthrough in potato crop cultivation

China Daily

Chinese scientists have made a new breakthrough in hybrid potato breeding by using evolutionary genomics to identify deleterious mutations, which may help shorten the breeding process and generate more, and better, potato varieties. Compared with other staple crops, potato needs less water and can be planted in a wide range of areas, says Wu Yaoyao, a key member of the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A 'chip' off the old block: Scientists make breakthrough in potato crop cultivation

China Daily

Chinese scientists have made a new breakthrough in hybrid potato breeding by using evolutionary genomics to identify deleterious mutations, which may help shorten the breeding process and generate more, and better, potato varieties. Compared with other staple crops, potato needs less water and can be planted in a wide range of areas, says Wu Yaoyao, a key member of the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Same sex couples, live-in partners not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws, says govt. in Supreme Court

The Hindu

The government in the Supreme Court has said that same sex couples and live-in partners are not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws to avoid ‘misuse’ and provide children a ‘complete family’. The government said the inclusion of live-in and same sex couples within the ambit of the Surrogacy Act would lead to “misuse”. Jarring note The government’s affidavit …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘The echo chambers are unhealthy, like incestual reproduction that leads to gene malfunction’

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Skinder Hundal took on the mantle of the Global Director of Arts at British Council in 2020, at a time when the world had come to a standstill, quite literally. “It felt even more incredible when an excited duo came charging in my direction there and acknowledging that a ‘brown dude’ like me is running a global arts programme,” …

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2 years ago

Revenue Earned By BBC For Distribution Of BBC News In India, Not Taxable As Royalty: ITAT

Live Law

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that the distribution revenue earned by the assessee- BBC World Distribution Ltd., from distribution of BBC World News Channel in India, is not in the nature of royalty and thus, it is not taxable in India in the absence of a Permanent Establishment. Thus, it pleaded that the amount …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Researchers find new ways female bones permanently change after giving birth

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Giving birth changes females’ bones in a way that was not …

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2 years, 2 months ago

From the Committee to the Village: Why we’ve decided to continue homeschooling our children

ABC

Twenty-five years ago, Denis Johnson wrote an essay about removing his children from public school. Police searches in their Iowa school system prompted the decision, but Johnson soon discovered the joy of “belong to a family that has nothing to do with School, that lives apart from School, safe and protected from School.” Friends asked when his kids would return, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Why do we die?

BBC

Why do we die? Later in life, however, senescent cells can accumulate in tissues, causing damage and inflammation, and are precursors to age-related illnesses But ageing and death then happens in two ways – the accumulation of negative mutations because of weak natural selection and mutations that might have been advantageous for reproduction but which become negative for a long …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Pink Legal Trust Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment In Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act

Live Law

Pink Legal Trust, a registered public charitable trust established for the benefit of citizens across India particularly for women and children, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in a plea challenging the vires of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy Act, 2021.Moved through Advocate Aarzoo Aneja, the impleadment. Pink Legal Trust, a registered public charitable …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: Surrogacy & Assisted Reproduction in India - laws, offence & problems

The Hindu

On May 18, the Bombay High Court sought Mumbai-based Hinduja Hospital’s reply after a couple moved the court seeking to complete a surrogacy procedure, which commenced before Parliament passed the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act and the Surrogacy Act in December 2021. The Act defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple …

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2 years, 10 months ago

More to sex than reproduction

Hindustan Times

When you scroll through her Instagram profile, you will find informative videos ranging from sex toys and oral sex to busting sex myths and different methods of contraception, presented in a fun, contemporary, and relatable way. I’ve been creating this content for over 5 years now and if I were to deconstruct the questions I receive into one overarching concern, …

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Ludhiana: Vet varsity’s national symposium on animal reproduction concludes

The Exquisite Silk Road Murals: A Masterpiece of Art and History

Science for all: Does summer solstice play a role in tree reproduction?

Best Sony wired headphones for ultimate music experience : Top 10 picks for music lovers

This mess over IVF proves that Republicans’ terrible policies on reproduction are coming for us all.

‘Science Mystery’: Stingray impregnated by a shark in North Carolina?

How brain cells increases hopes for fertility treatments: Study

Weird Science | Having kids doesn't keep you younger

What is photocopying and how does it work? | Explained

Synthetic human embryos could allow for research beyond the 14-day limit, but this raises ethical questions

Beijing to reimburse fertility treatments

Virgin Births Facultative Parthenogenesis Pregnant Crocodile Type Of Asexual Reproduction In Sexually Reproducing Species Explained

Is male reproduction in humans more egalitarian by mammalian standards?

A 'chip' off the old block: Scientists make breakthrough in potato crop cultivation

A 'chip' off the old block: Scientists make breakthrough in potato crop cultivation

Same sex couples, live-in partners not included in surrogacy and assisted reproduction laws, says govt. in Supreme Court

‘The echo chambers are unhealthy, like incestual reproduction that leads to gene malfunction’

Revenue Earned By BBC For Distribution Of BBC News In India, Not Taxable As Royalty: ITAT

Researchers find new ways female bones permanently change after giving birth

From the Committee to the Village: Why we’ve decided to continue homeschooling our children

Why do we die?

Pink Legal Trust Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment In Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act

Explained: Surrogacy & Assisted Reproduction in India - laws, offence & problems

More to sex than reproduction