Dr. Vaishali Lavekar
Ph. D. Biotechnology
Recent articles
Space
Astronauts Christina Koch, Jessica Meir Completed First All-Woman Spacewalk
At 2:55 p.m. EDT, Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Jessica Meir of NASA concluded their spacewalk, the first with only women.
Science
Mouse cerebellum is quite different from human
The mouse cerebellum may not be a good model for the human cerebellum in brain studies.
Technology
This new flexible lithium-ion battery can withstand extreme conditions
Building on previous work, researchers at APL appear to have corrected the ubiquitous energy source's most significant safety hazard—its combustibility.
Health
A new cheap method that can identify highly heterogeneous tumours
A method that uses restriction enzymes and in vitro transcription to barcode and amplifies genomic DNA prior to library construction.
Science
Fish species in amazon are so tough to thwart piranha attack
The work could serve as inspiration for stronger, lightweight and flexible synthetic armors.
Space
ISRO shared first illuminated image of lunar surface
Preliminary analysis of Chnadrayyan-2 imaging infrared spectrometer (IIRS) data.
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Science
Indian scientists find out how neem cells produce useful chemicals
Neem is known for its medicinal and insecticidal properties for centuries. It is chemicals referred to as limonoids that give neem these properties. Indian scientists have now figured out the process of limonoid production in neem.
Neem is...
Science
Green technique can convert Plaster of Paris waste into useful products
A team of scientists has developed a technique that promises to help recycle Plaster of Paris waste from hospitals and other medical centres in a simple, eco-friendly and economical way.
The new technique is non-toxic. It disinfects waste...
Science
Cellulose nanofibres from bagasse can help in controlled release of pesticides
Scientists at Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed an environment-friendly controlled release formulation system for applying agrochemicals in agricultural fields.
The system has been developed by blending sugarcane bagasse...