Parth Shastri AU, Education, Science and Technology

Too hot to handle: High temperature hits mating, reproduction in fruit flies

Published on July 9, 2021 AHMEDABAD: If the current hot and humid weather is making Amdavadis uneasy, a new research from the Ahmedabad University (AhdUni) pointed that rising temperatures due to climate change may be a life and death matter for the tiny insects that are highly susceptible to heat shocks. Two recently-published studies claimed … Continue reading Too hot to handle: High temperature hits mating, reproduction in fruit flies

Parth Shastri AU, Covid-19, PDPU

Gujarat: Covid-19 scare gives biometric attendance thumbs down

Published on March 14, 2020 The hi-tech biometric attendance system appears to have failed the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hygiene test.  With health guidelines insisting on avoiding touching oft-handled surfaces, many institutions have dusted out their attendance registers for staff to sign and mark their attendance instead of risk of picking up virus from the … Continue reading Gujarat: Covid-19 scare gives biometric attendance thumbs down