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CURRENT AFFAIRS – 2019 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HEAD OFFICE TIRUNELVELI BRANCH TRICHY BRANCH PART – 2 INDEX S. No. Topic Page No. BIOTECHNOLOGY 1. Harpin biopesticide 1 2. Gene-edited babies in China 1 3. Mini Neanderthal brain grown in U.S. lab 2 4. DNA reveals first inter-species child 2 5. 100k Genome Asia project 3 6. Southeast Asians descended from four ancient populations 4 7. Stem cell proliferation 5 8. Scientists decode mustard plant’s salt toleration 5 9. Blue roses 6 10. Plants to create own fertilizer from thin air 6 11. What drives flowering, fruiting in Sikkim's rhododendrons? 7 12. Novel biomarkers for gastric cancer progression 7 13. Stem cells to be used to fight against parkinson’s disease 7 14. Scientists discover new cell shape 8 15. GM chickens 8 16. Mosquito population made extinct with genetic tweak 9 17. Big cat Machhli 10 18. New DNA analysis tool can help nab criminals 10 19. Computational methods to decode brain’s GPS 11 20. Domestication of rice molecule 11 21. Fish genes hold key to repairing damaged hearts 12 22. Finder of Rare Entities (FiRE) 12 23. New Delhi superbug gene reaches the Arctic 13 24. Kidneys grown in rats could pave way for human transplant 13 25. Japan approves stem cells trial to treat spinal cord injuries 14 26. Genes and quality of marriage 14 27. Leptospirosis bacteria and human proteins 14 28. Can we repair damaged retina like zebrafish do? 15 29. New study can help develop wheat varieties with high zinc levels 16 30. Salt tolerant transgenic rice 16 31. Toluene degrading bacteria 17 32. Gallbladder cancer 17 33. Bone marrow transplantation 17 34. Ancient rocks in India give clues to early life 18 HEALTH 35. Influenza virus present in Dogs 19 36. Green blooded lizard and malaria 20 37. Nipah virus 20 38. Intensified Mission Indradhanush 21 39. Failure of Alzheimer’s drug trials 22 40. Space travel can alter the brain 22 41. Immunotherapy cures late-stage breast cancer 23 42. A new ally in the cancer fight 24 43. Spider silk microparticles 24 44. Vitamin D and cancer 25 45. Novel gold nanocomplex for cancer drug delivery 25 46. Nano-bubbles triggered by X-ray can target cancer 25 47. Pigment in Goa mushroom may help fight cancer 26 48. World first melanoma blood test 26 49. Obesity-linked cancers on rise in young adults 26 50. Capping of trade margin for cancer drugs by NPPA 27 51. Omega 3 and its benefits 27 52. Challenging the emperor of all maladies 28 53. Skin cancer deaths higher in men than women 29 54. Toxins from home flooring and furniture and cancer risk 29 55. Allium vegetables and reducing cancer risk 30 56. IIT-B: Sniffing out lung cancer, explosives 30 57. Virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer 31 58. Artificial sweeteners toxic for gut microbes 31 59. Probiotics 32 60. Toothpastes contribute to antibiotic resistance 32 61. New type of antibiotic resistant bacteria in China 33 62. E-tattoos to help monitor health 33 63. Huntington’s disease 34 64. All about Tuberculosis 34 65. New method to kill TB bacteria 36 66. TB bacteria use a new way to subvert host defence 36 67. Chemputer system and drug production 37 68. India ranked 5th in pictorial warning on tobacco products 37 69. Type-2 polio virus contamination 38 70. Most child deaths due to pneumonia in India 39 71. 3D Bioprinting to Create Artificial Blood Vessels 39 72. Spirulina and its health effects 40 73. New hope for sickle-cell patients 40 74. Phantom limb pain 41 75. Draft charter of Patients’ Rights 41 76. Emerging antimicrobial resistance in leprosy 42 77. Staphylococcus epidermidis - A new superbug 43 78. Immunological memory in Insects 44 79. Bacteria develop resistance even without exposure to antibiotics 44 80. Smallest environment sensing robots to detect diseases 45 81. Robot caterpillar delivers drugs inside human body 45 82. Tamarind seed protein and chikungunya 46 83. Nilavembu kudineer kills dengue virus, protects from chikungunya 46 84. Premature births in India 47 85. Bee vaccine to prevent insect apocalypse 47 86. TPOXXX to treat smallpox 48 87. Malnutrition and rise in CO2 levels 48 88. Heavy metals can increase heart disease risk 48 89. Aspirin does not reduce heart attack, stroke risk 49 90. MitraClip and heart failure 49 91. Leptospirosis epidemic in Kerala 49 92. Fish samples in Chennai test positive for formalin 50 93. World’s first human case of rat disease found in Hong Kong 51 94. Novel trial wipes out 80% of harmful mosquitoes 51 95. Oxytocin: Hormone needed for pregnant women 52 96. Colistin resistance in Klebsiella bacteria 52 97. Cause of Microcephaly 53 98. Vitamin B12 derivative used as an organic solar cell 54 99. HIV related news in India 54 100. HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 55 101. Vitamin D could lower diabetes risk 56 102. Our eyes have natural night vision mode 56 103. Mother’s milk, microbiome influence rotavirus infection in babies 57 104. Internet based therapy 57 105. Too much screen time affects brains 57 106. Scrub typhus is key encephalitis cause in eastern U.P. 58 107. Silicosis victims in Rajasthan demand relief 58 108. C-section use doubled in India between 2005 and 2015 59 109. Sharp drop in tobacco smoking in India 59 110. ISRO telemedicine nodes for soldiers in high-altitude areas 60 111. A universal flu vaccine identified 60 112. DNA metabarcoding reveals herb-specific diet of pikas 61 113. A fungus that cripples immune system 62 114. Mini human placenta may help prevent reproductive disorders 62 115. Artificial skin could give ‘superhuman’ perception 63 116. Scientists ‘sew’ with just sound waves 63 117. Carbon microneedles - Low-cost and painless injections 64 118. How split-sex insects and birds are helping science 64 119. Zombie cells 65 120. Nanowires that mimic neurons developed 65 121. WHO releases new global classification of diseases 66 122. Global fight on malaria stalled 67 123. Non-communicable diseases top killers in South-East Asia: WHO 68 124. WHO issues new international standard for music devices 68 125. WHO prescribes ‘aerobics 150’ to stay fit 69 126. Quadrivalent influenza vaccine 69 127. Eat - Lancet Commission: global healthy diet plan 70 128. Astana Declaration 70 129. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 71 130. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 71 ENERGY 131. Harvesting ocean wave energy 73 132. Worlds first hydrogen powered train 73 133. New battery may help cut carbon emissions 74 134. Novel 'bionic mushrooms' to produce electricity 74 135. ‘Inkjet’ Solar Panels 75 136. Panel suggests measures to tackle crisis in stressed thermal power projects 75 137. Ancient pigment can boost energy efficiency 76 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 138. Summit Supercomputer 77 139. ‘iPal’ robot 77 140. DAiSEE (Dataset for Affective States in E-Environments) 77 141. Quantum computers have an edge over classical ones 77 142. India ranks third in research on artificial intelligence 78 143. MagicScroll 78 144. Spiking Neural Network Architecture (SpiNNaker) 78 145. Virus used to speed up modern computers 79 146. AntBot 80 NUCLEAR ENERGY 147. Monju Reactor 81 148. Nuclear Pasta 81 149. Chernobyl gets solar power park 82 SPACE 150. MACS1149-JD1 83 151. Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) 84 152. Oumumamua 85 153. Decommissioning of Proton Rocket 85 154. “Sausage” galaxy 86 155. A merger to measure expansion of the universe 86 156. What are monster galaxies? 87 157. Hubble Space Telescope 87 158. ProtoDUNE 87 159. Neutrino detector prototype operational 88 160. Kepler-1625b-i – an exomoon 89 161. WASP-127b 89 162. Decommissioning of Kepler Space Telescope 90 163. International Linear Collider (ILC) 90 164. Jupiter moon Io 90 165. Hayabusa2 probes Asteroid Ryugu 90 166. Evidence of water discovered in 17 asteroids 91 167. Artificial meteors 91 168. Cosmic particle accelerators 92 169. Hippocamp moon 92 170. First phase of new radio sky survey 92 171. Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) 93 172. Ghost particle 94 173. NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity 94 174. Mars may have hosted life form before earth 95 175. Other news related to Mars 95 176. Nuclear-powered ‘tunnelbot’ 97 177. James Webb Space Telescope 97 178. Japan to test mini ‘space elevator’ 97 179. China aims to outstrip NASA with super-powerful rocket 98 180. Chinese lunar rover named as ‘Yutu 2’ 98 181. Maritime surveillance system 99 182. BepiColombo - Joint mission for Mercury 99 183. SpaceIL 100 184. Astronomers confirm key theory of relativity 100 185. Cosmic rays from massive star system may reach earth 101 186. NASA probe nearing interstellar space 101 187. Parker Solar Probe 102 188. Radio telescope captures clear view of black hole 103 189. Physicists observe decay of Higgs boson 103 190. Blood moon 2018 104 191. Space station reports leak 104 192. ICESat 2 - NASA to measure melting ice 104 193. Glitch puts NASA’s Chandra telescope in ‘safe’ mode 105 194. UAE to send two astronauts to space 106 195. Metal organic framework (MOF) Spacesuits may protect microbes in space 106 196. Ultima Thule - Meet the ‘snowman’ floating in space 106 197. Dark matter can be moved around 107 198. Brightest comet set to pass by Earth 108 199. HAZMAT (Habitable Zones and M dwarf Activity across Time) programme 108 200. Geminid Meteor Shower 2018 108 201. Dawn mission to asteroid belt 109 202. New space industry - servicing satellites on orbit 109 203. Scientists discover largest known structure of early universe 110 204. Scientists have found evidence of methane rainfall on Titan 111 205.
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