General Science Questions

Golden Rice (Oryza sativa) denotes a genetically modified rice capable of biosynthesizing and accumulating β-carotene (provitamin A) in the endosperm, yielding a characteristic yellow color in the polished grains. Golden rice was developed to help cope with vitamin A deficiency, a problem that prevails in developing countries, affecting millions (Underwood, 2000; UNICEF, 2000). Vitamin A deficiency causes mortality and growth retardation in children and frequently impairs vision, leading to blindness. It also contributes indirectly to anemia by interfering with iron bioavailability.

The endosperm of Golden Rice (Oryza sativa) is yellow due to the accumulation of β-carotene (provitamin A) and xanthophylls. The product of the two carotenoid biosynthesis transgenes used in Golden Rice results in Pale Yellow color.

Tea crop is known as Green Gold.

A Dome-shaped, muscular and membranous structure that separates as a partition of the thoracic and abdominal cavities is Diaphragm. 

Thoracic or chest cavity ::  It is the cavity where the heart and lungs are present. It is the second largest hallow space in the body.It also has vertebral column, ribs, breast bone,...

Abdominal cavity :: It is the cavity where the digestive tract, liver, kidneys, the spleen, pancreas,... are located. It is the largest hallow space of the body.

The best colours for sun umbrella is black on inside and white on top of the umbrella. As black colour absorbs sun rays it should not be up side.

In purifying drinking water alum is used for coagulation of mud particles.

The first step in the refining of petroleum is distillation i.e,  the fractionation of crude oil in atmospheric and vacuum distillation towers.

The first process petroleum refinery is known as distillation. In this process, crude oil is heated and fed into a distillation column. As the temperature of the crude oil in the distillation column rises, the crude oil separates itself into different components, called "fractions." The fractions are then captured separately. Each fraction corresponds to a different type of petroleum product, depending on the temperature at which that fraction boils off the crude oil mixture.