Embracing Success
I looked in the mirror and what did I see, but a little old lady peering back at me. With bags and sage and wrinkles and wispy white hair and I asked my reflection, how did you get there? You once were straight and vigorous and now you're stooped and weak—when I tried so hard to …
Genome editing is a technique that lets scientists alter the DNA of plants, animals or humans more precisely than ever before, much like a biological cut-and-paste program.With gene editing, scientists home in on a piece of DNA and use molecular tools that act as scissors to snip that spot — deleting a defective gene, repairing …
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As I began writing this piece, few question cropped up in my mind. I asked to myself: Will I be able to complete this piece in a time bound manner? Am I proceeding steadily but slowly in writing up this piece? Isn’t it a race to produce a beautiful write up within the time limit? …
Our solar system is 4.568billion years old and we, human beings, evolved here as late as 200,000 year ago. Agriculture civilization started nearly 10,000 year ago. Since then we have been using the natural resources of mother earth. Since 1760s, after the advent of industrial revolution, the rate of use of resources has increased tremendously. …
What happens to that wide eyed wonder and amazement as we grow up? What happens to that child within us as we grow up? What happens to simplicity, curiosity and creativity as we grow up?