India is gearing up for the launch of its newest weather satellite, INSAT-3DS, scheduled for Saturday, utilizing the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). However, this launch comes with a unique twist, as the GSLV has earned the moniker "naughty boy" within the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
During the NDTV G20 Conclave, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced that India will include a female robot named "Vyommitra" in the Gaganyaan mission. He mentioned that a trial spaceflight is scheduled for the first or second week of October. In a subsequent mission, the female robot "Vyommitra" will be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan project. The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology emphasized the importance of ensuring the safe return of astronauts alongside their successful space journey, acknowledging that the Gaganyaan project faced delays due to the pandemic.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a peptide extracted from fruit flies that could pave the way for the development of new types of antibiotics.
Their research, published in Nature Chemical Biology, reveals that a natural peptide called troxosine protects insects from bacterial infection by binding to bacterial ribosomes. Once bound, drosophilin prevents ribosomes from doing their main function normally, which is to make new proteins that cells need to function.