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NIFS BlogMay 2, 2023
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Have you ever heard of the world’s smallest snake?

Have you ever heard of the world’s smallest snake? The Barbados threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae) is the smallest known snake species…
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Dr. Gayan BowatteMarch 28, 2023
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The Unexpected Rise of Air Pollution in Sri Lanka during the Latter Part of the Year 2022

Air pollution is the contamination of air by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of…
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Seyed ShahmyFebruary 28, 2023
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Tardigrades – The Toughest Animals on The Planet

Tardigrades, a phylum of eight-legged, segmented micro-invertebrate animals with an average body size of 0.5mm (0.020 inch)—the toughest animal known…
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Chethiya S LiyanageFebruary 9, 2023
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AGRITECH; The Agricultural Biotechnology in Today’s World

Biotechnology is one of the emerging technologies used to have immense potential for all developing countries. It is the industrial…
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Dr. S. P RatnayakeJanuary 12, 2023
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Hydrogen for the Future World: Current Production Techniques for a Green Transition

We have been powering our world through fossil fuel for ages and even in this space-age, around 80% of our…
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Dr. Kaveesha J. WijesingheNovember 30, 2022
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Bio-based Laundry Detergents: Biotechnology Invasion into Our Day-to-Day Lives

Laundry detergents never fail to appear in the grocery lists of many households today. In around 1940’s synthetic detergents started…
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T.M. Hasanthika De SilvaNovember 16, 2022
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Importance of using clay materials in the process of drinking water purification

As per the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implied by the United Nations in 2015, “clean water & sanitation” is one…
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Lahiru WedasingheNovember 13, 2022
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Development of COVID-19 Vaccination

Introduction In 2019 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or more commonly known as COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan,…
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SRI LANKA INVENTORS COMMISSIONNovember 2, 2022
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Semi Automated Telepresence Robot

The team of inventors consisting Eng Sahan C. Ranasinghe,Eng. Anuruddha Tennakoon and Eng. Buddhika Marasinghe donated the invention Semi Automated…
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Vidunenahawula Website (National Institute of Fundamental Studies)November 2, 2022
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Earth’s Oxygen is Produced by the Ocean

Have you ever stopped to think where oxygen comes from? Your first thought may be a rainforest, but here’s a…
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