Science And Technology

benefits Of PH In Food Quality And Production Adefinition of pH is the measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution commonly measured on a scale of 0 to 14. pH 7 is considered neutral, with lower pH values being acidic and higher values being alkaline or caustic. pH is the most common of all analytical measurements in industrial processing and since it is a direct measure of acid content [H+], it clearly plays an important role in food processing. Among the reasons for measuring pH in food processing include: •To produce products with consistent well defined properties •To efficiently produce products at optimal cost •To avoid causing health problems to consumers •To meet regulatory requirements Due to the logarithmic nature of the measurement, even small changes in pH are significant. The difference between pH 6 and pH 5 represents a ten-fold increase in acid concentration; a change of just 0.3 represents a doubling of acid concentration. Variations of pH can impact...

Indian Scientists Decode Genome Of Indian Cobra Written on 01/07/2020 Prathibha HC Indian Cobra Genome Sequenced – Can Aid In Developing New Antivenom A team of Indian scientists and their collaborators abroad have successfully sequenced the genome of the highly poisonous Indian Cobra, in a step taken to reduce the disability and mortality caused by snake bites. Among the most venomous four snakes in India, which are called collectively as the infamous “big four”, the Indian cobra is the most venomous Indian snake to be genetically mapped. In India, everywhere, nearly 46,000 deaths occur due to snakebites from the four venomous snakes, the Indian cobra, saw-scaled viper, Russell’s viper, and common krait. Around 5.4 million snake bites occur every year worldwide, with 2.8 million of them in India. Globally, they are responsible for 4,00,000 disabilities, of which from India there are around 1,38,000 disabilities. The President of the Chennai-based SciGenome Research Found...