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It is a Palestinian-led campaign that uses economic pressure to delegitimize Israel. It is a loosely connected network of Palestinian civil society groups coordinated by the Palestinian BDS National Committee. The BDS movement aims to create a world without a Jewish state. The movement was launched in 2005 by more than 170 Palestinian groups to garner international support for Palestinian people’s rights.

Gene therapy for Sickle cell Disease

The world’s 1st gene therapy “Casgevy” for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain recently. It is made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd. and CRISPR Therapeutics. Gene therapy for sickle cell disease uses a non-infectious lentivirus to silence the BCL11A gene. It approved the treatment for patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia who are 12 years old and over. Both sickle cell disease (common in people with African

Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle-Podocnemis unifilis

It is one of the largest river turtles in South America, also known as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle. This diurnal (most active in mid-morning and afternoon turtle) is native to the Amazon River basin and can be found in the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers and are locally known as Taricayas. Conservation status - IUCN - Vulnerable. An extended heat wave and drought have shortened the incubation period for thousands of turtle hatchlings in t