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Volume 1, Number 1 July 2016 SPUBS ABHYUDAYA 2016 July 30 Anand S h u b h a ra m b h - A n A u s p i c i o u s B e g i n n i n g Sardar Patel University Biological Society

Table of contents Welcome letter…………………………………..01 SPUBS 2016 Committee……………………..09 SPUBS Calendar 2016…………………………21 History……………………………………………….24 Session highlights……………………………...25 The new logo……………………………………..25 The WallMag………………………………………26 Achievements……………………………………32 Follow SPUBS: Facebook.com/spubs56 Linkedin.com/spubs56 Instagram.com/spubs56 Gmail.com/spubs56wallmag twitter.com/spubsWallMag

MESSAGE 1 ABHYUDAYA I take immense pleasure in partaking the joy of being a member of the Sardar Patel University Biological Society. The SPUBS is now fifty six year old young spirit, working tirelessly to infuse the young minds, year after year, with fresh ideas and encouraging the family traditions. The SPUBS christened this year as Abhyudaya (अभ्युदय-Sunrise, Increase, Elevation) - an apt cognomen to achieve the goals set forth. I am glad that the council members have lined up an ambitious schedule of events for the academic year. It is exhilarating to know that SPUBS is now involving many members to serve the community and willing to take up the challenges. I am sure this group will keep the spirits of SPUBS high and will earn laurels from all. My best wishes to all the SPUBS members. Dr A V R L N Acharya President SPUBS56-AbhyUdaya 2016 MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

MESSAGE 2 th It gives me immense pleasure to be with SPUBS at 56 year. In fact I have always been with SPUBS. I being the chief guest also happen to be the senior most member and thus the chief host of also. I have very fond memories of this society and if get into flashback, it might take volumes to describe and it might not end, baat niklegi to dooooooor tak jaayegi.... I have danced with my teachers and sung with my students, year after year for more than 30 years. Each year was a new sublime experience which I still cherish as if it was yesterday On this day I once again join the spirit and wish the current batch some unforgettable experiences, some lifetime stories to tell to their juniors and children. May God bless us all as I bless you all. Dr J D Patel Chief Guest MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

MESSAGE 3 Our own SPUBS, belonging to past, present and future students of Biosciences, is a platform to express ourselves. The moto is love, unity, friendliness. Ordinarily it seems to be an avenue for some students’ activities but it has a deeper essence to it. This society has been lively for more than half a century now. The kind of celebrations it has witnessed and offered has a tremendous range, be it festivals, parties or dances, annual day, teachers’ day or science day. The SPUBS has brought everyone together, on a single platform, nullifying positions and inhibitions. The teachers, student, head, office staff, technical staff, peons, all are members and that is how the distances vanish. All play games on sports day, learn from guest lectures, dance on garba tunes, pray on Ganesh puja , enjoy the parties, sing, run, laugh and eat, TOGETHER. This is the spirit of SPUBS. Our years in department are finite but the spirit stays, forever. Past students have very fond memories of SPUBS. Whenever they meet, one question is asked without exception, ‘’SPUBS में क्या चल रहा है”? All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Besides giving a platform to display talents, SPUBS provides best of learning experiences for every student, from event management to dealing with people to social accommodation to considering others to appreciation for all to concern for environment to grow within. Most importantly, SPUBS is limitless like sky.....So get on and get going, your time starts now..... नह ीं ! रेंगो मत तुम, चलो मत, दौड़ो मत,,है हौींसला गर उड़नेका ,उड़ो तुम, उड़ो तुम...!!!!!!! Happy flying....... Dr Ujjwal Trivedi Teacher-In-Charge SPUBS56-AbhyUdaya 2016 MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

4 MESSAGE I appreciate the efforts of young members of ‘Sardar Patel University Biological Society’ in bringing out the wall th magazine on 56 inauguration function. ’SPUBS’ plays an important role in binding students of various streams in to a single unit. The enthusiasm of the present lot of students will set an example for the future generations to be active in curricular and extra-curricular activities. I congratulate the office bearers for their efforts and wish them all well for this year’s activities. Dr M Nataraj Teacher-In-Charge SPUBS56-AbhyUdaya 2016 MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

EDITORIAL 5 Welcome! On behalf of the governing body of Sardar Patel University Biological Society, we are delighted to present the inaugural ABHYUDAYA 2016, a consummate assembly exploring Bioscience from basic discipline to translational, applied and solid research. We are thrilled to launch officially on Saturday morning, 30 July, 2016 with several new regular and one time contributors. You will be meeting them a couple at a time over the rest of the year. To kick things off, we are first presenting a blueprint to guide and succeed us in the direction of the establishment in ABHYUDAYA 2016. Our president, Vice president and Teacher-in charges are admirable personalities of the kind of vision and assistance we were hoping for when we decided to start this venture. As Henri Frederic Amiel, says ‘For the purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.’ Following the footsteps, all our teams are working firmly to achieve the norms of excellence to carry forward a potential of this society. We are feeling proud to receive an esteemed critical attention and enthusiasm about the impact that is shaping the lives in this social order of natural history. Our motto is to awake, enhance and reflect the diversity of SPUBS’ student body. We are eager to hear from you in whatever forms suits you. Share your feedback, join the conversation on our Instagram, twitter, Facebook and google plus pages. Thank you very much for checking in. we look forward to hear what you think. In the meantime -Welcome to this new beginning!!! Vishakha Pawar Editor-in-chief WallMag AbhyUdaya 2016 MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

SPUBS56-General Secretary-2016 6 Dear SPUBS Members, I may start my statement with a parlance- “leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”- That is my job. That is our job. I feel privileged to lead the flock of this society in the year 2016, with your choicest blessings. As wisely said, “TEAM” means ‘Together Everyone Achieves More.’ Along with superlative minds, the journey would be exciting for us all. Predecessors accelerated our passion by sharing their experiences and their thoughts. I must say, here, we are in euphoria to get an opportunity to hold the responsibility of the entire student body on the eve of SPUBS56-AbhyUdaya-2016. It is known fact that the path of doing something good is not a bed of roses. We are ought to encounter lots of hindrances but the mesmerizing enthusiasm and splendid devotion that I have seen in the SPUBS members is the fuel that will keep us moving ahead. There is one question - Why are we here? Answer is simple - self-satisfaction! I truly believe that this society has the heritage of 55 golden years, it demands more eminence and acknowledgement. And we want to have it. Men are mesmerized by the vastness of immortality. So we ask ourselves – will our action echo through the years? Will our juniors remember our name long after we are gone? In a few words, let’s join hands together, to enhance the sustainable growth, to produce a comfortable environment for students and a platform where they can showcase their potential. This department is our family; we need to nurture it with care. Because sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory! MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

My brothers and sisters - enjoy the days, they are not going to stay in the near future but besides your enjoyment 7 and study curriculum – love your department – I know you will. I may finish with a thought – achievements are: धड़कता हुआ अगर हो तो लऺू वरना तो वह पान है कु छ कर गुज़रे तभ तो ज़ज़न्दग है वरना बेकार क यह ज़ज़ींदगान है.!! Anil S. Prajapati General Secretary of the SPUBS56 MESSAGE | SPUBS56—ABHYUDAYA 2016

SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 8 SPUBS-Team Dr. A.V.R.L. Narsimhacharya (President) Dr. Ujjval Trivedi Dr. M. Nataraj (Teacher In-Charge) (Teacher In-Charge) Dr. K. C. Patel (Vice-President) Mr. Anil S. Prajapati Mr. Gajendra Godhaniya (General Secretary) Ms. Kinjal Chhelana (Joint General Secretary) (Joint General Secretary) Ms. Khyati Bhatt Mr. Krupal Patel (Woman Representative) (Tresurer) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Wall-Mag 9 Advisors: Dr. R. B. Subramanian Dr. T. V. Raman Rao Editor In-Chief: Ms. Vishakha Pawar Editorial Board: Ms. Rashmi Bhadra Ms. Payal Bodar Ms. Dharika Vadodariya Ms. Premiksha Patel Mr. Krunal Pandya (Wall blow your mind with always something unusual) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Nature & Science club 10 Advisors: Dr. J.S.S. Mohan Advisors: Dr. Datta Madamwar Dr. A. S. Reddy Dr. Haresh Keharia Supervisor: Ms. Zalak Patel Supervisors: Ms. Sandhya Nanjani Members: Mr. Neel Talati Ms. Joohi Pandya Ms. Merlina Ms. Maitri Prajapati Mr. Mayur Variya Members: Ms. Urmi Chauhan (Increase your awareness Ms. Saurin Bhedi Ms. Mittal Patel towards our mother earth) Ms. Shweta Patel Ms. Priyanka Dalwadi Ms. Jainy Bariya Ms. Komal Jadav Ms. Riteshri Soni Ms. Nirali Fadke (Increase your gyri & Sulci folds) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Cultural & programme Committee 11 Advisors: Dr. Amita R. Shah Dr. Sujata Bhatt Cultural Secretaries: Ms. Radhika Patel Ms. Monica Noronha Ms. Shivani Amin Programme Supervisors: Ms. Neelam Devpura Ms. Avani Patel Ms. Prachi Singh Members: Ms. Hemani Joshi Mr. Altaf Pathan Ms. Premiksha Patel Ms. Pooja Odedra Ms. Dhara Joshi Ms. Shikha Patel Ms. Priya Patel Ms. Khushboo Koria Ms. Preyasi Patel Ms. Hemal Shah Ms. Parul maheda Ms. Krishna Danger Ms. Hinal Bariaya Ms. Sweta Padhiyar Ms. Hetal Shingrakhia Ms. Shruti Patel COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

12 (Represents unity in diversity) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Prayer Team 13 Supervisor: Mrs. Hiral Patel Members: Mr. Darshil Rami Ms. Ankita Mr. Mahesh Mahajan Food Committee Supervisors: Mr. Harsh Patel Mr. Dilip Raval Members: Mr. Gautam Parmar (Prayer committee increase Mr. Altaf Pathan your positive energy) Mr. Dhaval Pandor (Food committee fulfil your appetite) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Frame work Committee 14 Supervisors: Ms. Khushboo Rawal Mrs. Sayali More Members: Ms. Kreesha Dave Ms. Zeel Chaudhari Ms. Hemal Bhatt Creation builder “Capture the moment” Committee Supervisors: Ms. Bhoomi Bhatt Members: Ms. Mansi Patel Mr. Kishan Raja Mr. Nimesh Rathva Ms. Kamali Ghughriwala (Shot your memorable moment) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Sports Committee 15 Sports Secretary: Mr. Dinesh Vasava Members: Mr. Mohit Gurjar Mr. Divyesh Godhani Mr. Dhiramsinh Rajput Mr. Dhaval Khandhar Mrs. Jigisha Panchal Mr. Gautam Kumbhani Mr. Vishal Patel Mr. Mayur Variya Ms. Palak Patel (Sports well strengthen you physically and mentally) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Discipline, Cleanliness & Vigilance committee 16 Advisor: Dr. Vasudev Thakkar Supervisors: Mr. Tekalign Ms. Amisha Patel Members: Mr. Anish Patel Mr. Sudhir Prajapati Ms. Kritika Singh Mr. Amolak Ubhadiya Mr. Aniruddh Dabhi Mr. Farhin Mansuri (Discipline and cleanliness all keep you healthy and allow to focus your goals) COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Vigilance committee 17 Supervisor: Mr. Parth Thakor Members: Biotechnology: Ms. Rashmi Bhadra Ms. Sneha Maru Ms. Kinnari Jakharia Mr. Satish Handa Mr. Gutam Kumbhani Biochemistry: Ms. Hemal Bhatt Mr. Milap Rajiyaguru Ms. Bhavika Moni Mr. Ranjit Tadiya Ms. Krishna Dangar Microbiology: Ms. Priyanka Dalwadi Ms. Premiksha Patel Mr. Krunal Pandya Mr. Rakesh Kurkutiya Ms. Pooja Odedra COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

18 Botany: Mr. Devesh Patel Mr. Dipak More Mr. Tushar Zoology: Ms. Priya Patel Mr. Kaushal Mr. Mayur Variya Mr. Kishan Mr. Jaydeep (The one who is the helping hand of all the members) Non-teaching Representative Dr. Hitesh Patel Mr. B. A. Kazi COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

19 SPUBS56 Calendar Time is Precious… Waste it Wisely COMMITTEE MEMBERS | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 “AbhyUdaya” Inauguration Ceremony & Fresher party August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nature club (Lecture) & Visit to Sardar Patel Museum 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 'Akshay Urja Day' Social Out ridge: Old age Home 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Tree Plantation Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Teacher’s Day and Ganesh Ganpati chaturthi Visarjan Celebration 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 World Ozone day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 20

October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Voluntary Blood Donation Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Navratri Celebration 'Garba' 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Noble Picnic week 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Visit to Krishna Hospital & Sardar Patel Memorial 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Health Awareness & Food Week Celebration 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Walk to Sardar Patel Bird Watching House at & Periage Convocation Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Idd-E-Milad & Christmas Celebrations 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 International Day for Social Out Biological Diversity ridge: Visit to Herbarium Orphanage 21

January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 National Youth Day Kite Festival & Undhiya party at Botanical Garden 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sports week begins 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Republic day celebration & Sports finale 29 30 31 February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Days Celebration 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SCIENCE WEEK CELEBRATION 26 27 28 WALK TO BIOSCIENCES March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Farewell to M.Sc. Final Students 5 6 7 8. 9 10 11 Annual Function 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 22

History 23 Sardar Patel university is named after one of the greatest and most illustrious sons of India ''SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL'' comprises of UG,PG and PHD department ,in which it includes all the faculties required by the students. During initial years of the development there was only one field running which was inaugurated by Dr. M. S. Swaminathan and its 1st batch came out in 1958. The main aim was to establish high standards of teaching and research at elevate it to an international level. During this years, there was also a formation of the most important biological society i.e. SPUBS, The main aim was to give platform by bringing out the talent using extracaculicular activities and to unite all the fields of bioscience. During 1977 with the reorganization of enormous potential of the department New Delhi had funded in department to expand the scope with two new courses i.e. was M.Sc. life science and M.Sc. Microbiology; in this way one or other courses were introduced and this expansion enable the department to keep pace with the subjects of biological science. Later in 2005, department had been shifted to present building and named it as BRD SCHOOL OF BIOSCIENCE which now runs both M.Sc. and PhD programs. The dream of founder members was to grow department in to pride and honor. Through continue efforts of all the faculties till today, they have made it to grow to such a higher level. In this department research is given a high priority both for its own sake, and to ensure that department teaching is based on best possible understanding of life process in microorganisms, plants and animals. This multidisciplinary approach envisages the basic and applied research in to this structural and molecular organizations, physiology and biochemistry of growth and development of organisms HISTORY | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

24 LOGO | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016

Introducing the new Logo 25 S spirituality P peace U unity B bountiful S serenity SPUBS logo shows unity between science, nature and culture. These three are the basic need of the country, so the concept of inaugural ceremony is to modernize the concept of department and to portray its strength. The logo symbolized in circular form which means it has no limits to achieve our goals. The calligraphy and the graphics represents the merger between technology and tradition. The abbreviations are so significantly synchronized that, it will explain everything. Dragon represent that we can adapt to each situation’s empowerment & strong character. Lotus represents purity & enlighten our soul. Tree represents calmness, stability, tolerance, flexibility, peace & the most important even though many twist & turns should not compromise with our integrity. DNA represents that we all are 99.99% same; that is unity in diversity. So with malice towards none, charity for all. Let us strive to finish our work with sincerity and achieve a long lasting peace for us & among our nation. Basically our logo shows Unity, Purity & Friendliness. LOGO | SPUBS56-ABHYUDAYA 2016



27 INNOVATIVE PROBE ABHYUDAYA 2016-SPUBS 56 WALLMAG DAWN OF GENE EDITING AGE SEEK AND DESTROY? tinker with the genomes of human Short for ‘Clustered Regularly somatic cells, viruses, bacteria, animals and plants, and it's in these contexts that the technique promises to have WALLMAG more immediate impact. Editor In Chief Biologists are using CRISPR–Cas9 to Vishakha Pawar better understand genomes — not just by editing DNA, but by devising Officers President variations on the technique to precisely Dr A V R L N Acharya, Sardar Patel manipulate the activity of genes. And, University, Anand, Gujarat armed for the first time with a method that can easily introduce genetic Advisors Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats’, changes to many animals, researchers Dr R B Subramanian, Sardar Patel dfhudfdfslffsfsfjlwkjfwfnlsfsclscslcm the technique promises a cheaper, have edited a veritable menagerie of University, Anand, Gujarat quicker and more accurate way of beasts — from ferrets to elephants to Dr T V Raman RaO, Sardar Patel koi carp — in an attempt to combat University, Anand, Gujarat studying the inner workings of our genes disease, improve agriculture and even – a bit like exchanging a stone tablet and Secretary make designer pets. chisel for a fast laptop running modern Anil Prajapati, Sardar Patel publishing software. Few CRISPR creations are likely to come University, Anand, Gujarat from the labs of do-it-yourself biologists Just under a year ago, a molecular- Editorial Board any time soon. However, this group is Rashmi Bhadra biology technique was thrust onto the arguably ahead of the scientific Payal Bodar world stage. Researchers in China Dharika Vadodariya establishment when it comes to thinking announced that they had used the Premiksha Patel about how to use the technology safely. nascent gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9 Krunal Pandya to modify the genomes of human For better or for worse, CRISPR–Cas9 is SPUBS WALLMAG contains news, embryos, triggering a major ethics transforming biology. We are now at the and announcements of concern to debate. Yet while this controversy has dawn of the gene-editing age. all bio scientist. It is published been playing out, researchers the world monthly, one volume per year. over have rushed to use the tool to WallMag-Volume 1, Number 1, 2016 July 30, 2016 WallMag-Volume 1, Number 1, 2016

DUOS DANCE 28 explored the universe in just one way, What can we do with gravitational using light—that is, electromagnetic waves? waves. There are lots of things which do Gravitational waves are our window not interact electromagnetically, and into the early universe. The farthest we monstrous object like black hole do not Image credit: The SXS (Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes) Project have ever seen is CMBR (cosmic emit them. By analyzing their Gravitational waves are microwave background radiation). The gravitational wave, we can detect and CMBR gives us a picture of the universe understand them. Gravitational waves distortions or ‘ripples’ in the fabric of about 380,000 years after the big bang. could also offer insight into the motion space-time caused by some of the most We can’t see before photonic epoch by of neutron stars, the formation and violent and energetic processes in the using conventional Electromagnetic merger of massive black holes and the Universe. Albert Einstein predicted the Radiation. By gathering gravitational nature of space time and gravity. existence of gravitational waves in 1916 waves we will be able to see exactly what in his general theory of relativity. happened before that. Until now, we’ve INVISIBILITY CLOAK Harry Potter fantasy – A reality? was made out of a gradient-index To achieve the feat of 'cloaking' Creating a cloak that can render material with seven super thin layers an object, Scientists have developed that each had different electric Metamaterials which can bend a person invisible has been the properties. The researchers found electromagnetic radiation, such as ongoing dream of materials that these layers can hide whatever light, around an object, giving the scientists. Light plays a central role in object they cloak from interacting appearance that it isn’t there at all. how we see objects. Usually light with electromagnetic waves. Here, Metamaterials, which are a class of bounces off of things and becomes the 'surface wave cloak' has been material engineered to produce distorted, which helps a person see applied to the object and there is no properties that don’t occur naturally. the angles and curves of an object. interaction between the These tiny structures are smaller than However, the Camo-cloak is covered electromagnetic wave and the object. the Wavelength of light. with“Nano antennas made of tiny The cloak hides the object that would gold blocks of different Sizes that can ordinarily have caused the Natural materials usually only counteract that distortion, making it electromagnetic wave to be affect the electric component, but seem to an observer like the Light is scattered. Metamaterials can affect the coming from a flat surface.”The so- magnetic component too. The called” surface wave cloak' can make Metamaterials used in attempts to curved surfaces appear flat when make invisibility cloaks are made up they come in contact with of a lattice with the spacing between electromagnetic waves. elements less than the wavelength of For the study, Hao and his the light need to bend. colleagues coated a curved metal plate surface, about the size of a Metamaterials? 'A phase shift provided by each tennis ball, with their cloak. The cloak individual Nano antenna fully INNOVATIVE PROBE | WallMag-Volume 1, Number 1, 2016

restores both the wave front and the of atomic clocks in the mid-20th of the accumulated difference in time phase of the scattered light so that 29 century; scientists then decided to between the two systems.' the object remains perfectly hidden'. base the second on the natural The cloak also has an On/Off When leap seconds are added, vibrations of the cesium atom. [How switch, which is as simple as reversing they are always inserted on June 30 to Build the Most Accurate Atomic the fabric's polarity to create the Clocks (Video)] or Dec. 31 of a particular year. In illusion or to seemingly materialize in 1972, IERS officials called for a leap front of an unwitting person. These two timescales don't match second to be inserted on both dates. up exactly, however. Measurements SYNTHETIC DNA LEAP SECOND show that, because the moon's gravitational pull and other factors The greatest discovery of the world are gradually slowing Earth's spin, the rotation-based scale loses between DNA through advance research has 1.5 and 2 milliseconds per day now been able to synthesize DNA in compared to atomic time — meaning lab using oligonucleotide machines the two diverge by a full second every for storage, sequencing and retrieval. 500 to 750 days. Credit: NASA The aim for this synthesis was to Leap seconds are a way to make store large amount of information up for this difference. Since 1972, the A 'leap second' will be added to which were not stored in magnetic International Earth Rotation and the world's official clocks on Dec. 31, tape of the hard disc. As the density Reference Systems Service (IERS) — 2016, to accommodate Earth's of the DNA is more than any storage the organization that keeps track of gradually slowing rotation. Revelers time for the world — has added 26 system we will be able to use it as it is will get to celebrate New Year's Eve leap seconds to atomic clocks, with capable for longevity as long as DNA for a tiny bit longer than usual this the last such insertion coming on is held in cold, dry, dark conditions. year. June 30, 2015. The idea and the general A 'leap second' will be added to The aim is to keep the two consideration about the possibility of the world's official clocks on Dec. 31 timescales within 0.9 seconds of each recording storage and retrieval of the at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 other. While Earth's rotation rate is information on the DNA was seconds Coordinated Universal Time slowing, the effect is quite subtle. originally made by Mikhail neimal and (UTC), which corresponds to 6:59:59 'Confusion sometimes arises over the p.m. EST; the clocks will read published in 1964-65. Then in 2012 misconception that the occasional 23:59:60 before ticking over to again the general science published insertion of leap seconds every few midnight. The goal is to keep two research by Harvard University in years indicates that the Earth should different timescales in sync with each which DNA was encoded in digital stop rotating within a few millennia,' other. information using a jpg images and USNO officials wrote. 'This is because The units of time had long been Java script programme. Multiple some [people] mistake leap seconds defined based on Earth's rotation copies for redundancy were and 5.5 to be a measure of the rate at which relative to distant celestial bodies. petabytes (1 petabyte=1000 the Earth is slowing. The 1-second But that changed with the invention terabytes) can be stored in each cubic increments are, however, indications INNOVATIVE PROBE | WallMag-Volume 1, Number 1, 2016

millimeter of DNA. The researchers stores and able to read them. suited to the real-world environment used a simple code where bits were — water-dwelling characters near 30 POKEMON GO!- mapped 1 to 1 bases but it lead to the beach, for example, and error prone. The Obsession nocturnal characters for players out An improved system was at dusk. reported in the journal Nature by Other games have tried to researchers from the EBI (European capitalize on augmented reality. One Bioinformatics Institute) over 5 is Ingress, a game with a complicated million bits of data, appearing as a backstory that requires players to speck of dust to researchers and physically go to geolocated 'portals' consisting of text files and audio files, Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Lewin in order to win them from the were successfully stored and then opposing team. But no game has perfectly retrieved and reproduced. Though virtual reality has been made the splash that 'Pokémon Go' Encoded information consisted of all has. 154 of sonnets, 26 second audio clip getting a lot of buzz lately as companies like Facebook try to get of the 'I HAVE A DREAM' speech by The game itself scratches some into the gaming market, augmented martin Luther king and a file basic psychological itches, Rutledge reality (including 'Pokémon Go'), describing method behind the said: the need to socialize with other which brings virtual enhancements to people; the desire to go out and act converting the data. All the DNA files your own environment, has some on the world in a measurable way; reproduced the information between major advantages over gaming from and the need for competence and 99.99% and 100% accuracy. The main inside a headset, Rutledge told to mastery, which is met by the game's innovation in this research were the shutterbugs. goal to 'catch 'em all!' use of error correcting encoding 'With virtual reality, the tech scheme to ensure the extremely low hasn't been developed enough so There are dangers to moving data loss rate. around the real world with one's nose that people can uniformly use it and not feel motion sickness,' she said. stuck in a phone, but the game does Also a group of researchers led by urge players to pay attention to their Boise state university is working That problem doesn't exist with surroundings, Rutledge noted. In towards a better way to store digital 'Pokémon Go,' which doesn't aim for many ways, the game could be information using nucleic acid hyper-realistic panoramic views as psychologically beneficial, she said. memory. They also suggest that virtual reality experiences do. Players are up and moving around, silicon memory will be replaced by Instead, the game is played on tiny and 'zillions' of studies have found nucleic acid memory having a far smartphone and tablet screens. The a mood-boosting effect of physical better retention time. screens have to be portable, because activity, she said. Social ties are the game requires players to be at important for mental health, too, and Thus, it has been named as certain spots to 'catch' Pokémon and some research suggests that even apocalypse proof because after a to battle them against one another. shallow conversation with hypothetical global disaster future The algorithms are sophisticated strangersboosts well-being. generation might eventually find the enough to put Pokémon in areas INNOVATIVE PROBE | WallMag-Volume 1, Number 1, 2016

Token of gratitude! With heartfelt gratitude, we thank Mr. Krupal Patel, our former G.S., for his tireless efforts. He managed the entire SPUBS-55, as a one-man army. He is the one, motivating and encouraging us with his words and acts. We would like to thank as well as appreciate his efforts, which we are still receiving. Krupal Patel Former GS SPUBS55 Treasurer SPUBS56 Thank You Mr. Krupal Patel!!!