Amitabh Bachchan enjoys editing process of 'Shamitabh'

Amitabh Bachchan enjoys editing process of 'Shamitabh'

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he enjoys being a part of the editing of his upcoming film Shamitabh and is impressed by the high technology used in the process.

The movie helmed by Paa director R Balki, also stars Raanjhanaa actor Dhanush and Kamal Haasan's younger daughter Akshara in her debut.

"The day was spent with Shamitabh. Discussions on its promotions, its release plans and the involvement of others!," said the actor while praising the high technology and computerised execution, used in film editing now.

Bachchan, 72, recalled how actors were not allowed to enter the edit room in the old days of Bollywood, saying that it is normal today for actors to sit with the editors. "Actually now being in the company of edit is pretty normal. In those days we were never allowed even 100 meters from the edit room. If perchance you were to find yourself in the edit, you either paid a fine, fed the staff, and left in a hurry before you got beaten up.

"The editorial space was sacred. It was here that the film took shape. It was here that it was decided what your performance would be, because the editor has the capacity to completely destroy your performance, or conversely to make you look like a genius, by the flick of a finger!" he said. 

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App by Nasa gives a glimpse into International Space Station

App by Nasa gives a glimpse into International Space Station

A new app by Nasa will now enable you to gather more information about the International Space Station (ISS). The newly launched app gives one information about experiments being conducted by ISS, facilities and research results, interactive videos, photographs etc.

Also known as ' space station research explorer' , the app also has an 'Experiments' section which comes with six categories and sub categories, wherein experiments are represented in the form of dots within the category system, which gives a user an idea of the length of time spent on an experiment as well as other details. Users also have the option of searching for particular experiments by using the search option.

Another section, the 'Facilities' section gives a view of station modules- Kibo, Columbus, Destiny, whereas the 'Benefit' section is useful for information on Earth benefits, Global education, and human health. 

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Researchers combine genetics with the physics of light to observe live neuron transmission

Researchers combine genetics with the physics of light to observe live neuron transmission.

Researchers have managed for the first time to observe as well as measure neuronal transmission in a live animal using a new technique that combines genetics with the physics of light. Researchers have published their findings in journal Neuron.

Studying different neuron types can help scientists understand higher brain functions such as thought, behaviour, language, memory or even mental disorders.

Neurons, the cells of the nervous system, communicate by transmitting chemical signals to each other through junctions called synapses.

This “synaptic transmission” is critical for the brain and the spinal cord, as it helps to process the huge amount of incoming stimuli and generate outgoing signals.

However, studying synaptic transmission in living animals is very difficult, and researchers have to generally use artificial conditions that do not capture the real-life environment of neurons.

In the new study, the researchers used a technique called “optogenetics”, that has been making significant inroads in the field of neuroscience in the past ten years.

This method uses light to precisely control the activity of specific neurons in living, even moving, animals in real time.

“This is a proof-of-concept study,” said Aurelie Pala from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne in Switzerland.

“Nonetheless, we think that we can use optogenetics to put together a larger picture of connectivity between other types of neurons in other areas of the brain,” Pala added.

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