** St. John’s develops new test to measure Vit B12 absorption

A team of researchers from St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI) has developed a new test to measure vitamin B12 absorption in humans with stable 13C isotopes. Earlier, this was possible only using the radio-isotopes-based Schilling test.

This major clinical development has been published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

** ‘When I watched Star Trek…’: Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan reveals why she joined NASA

Indian-American aerospace engineer Swati Mohan, who played a key role in the successful landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover on the Martian surface, told President Joe Biden on Thursday that her path to the US space agency began when she watched the first episode of Star Trek as a child.

** In his first book, filmmaker-entrepreneur spotlights the ‘heroes of today’

Filmmaker-entrepreneur Devir Singh Bhandari’s first book, Yuva Bharat: The Heroes of Today, traces the journey of more than 60 eminent young personalities, including actors, politicians, and entrepreneurs, to showcase the role resilience, endurance, and fortitude play in a person’s success.