S3E81 Cube chatShaala: Exploring new ways of Learning

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Timing:5.30 pm to 9.30 pm

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310th day of CUBE ChatShaala: 28th January 2021
22 CUBists from 19 Centres had joined the webinar
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HARYANA
Faridabad: Rahul Kushwaha

JHARKHAND
Morabadi, Ranchi: Rechel Tirkey

KERALA
Thriprayar, Thrissur: Aswathy Suresh
Mullassery, Thrissur: Krishna
Palakkad: Neeraja Nair, Sukanya P
SN College, Nattika: Seethalakshmi CR, Shaharuban
Thanniam, Thrissur: Sidhy PP
Kozhikode: Theertha

MAHARASHTRA
South Bombay: Arunan MC
Ghatkopar, Mumbai: Anjanikumar Kashyap
Thane: Anshu Kadam
Nerul: Drishtant M Kawale
Worli, Mumbai: Isha Pawle
Powai: Lydia Mathew
Mahad, Raigad: Manasi Prasad
Dahanu, Palghar: Sachin Pradhan
Kalyan: Shivam Kumar Sriwas

UTTAR PRADESH
Moradabad: Kiran Yadav

WEST BENGAL
Kolkata: Batul Pipewala, Sukriti Maity

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28th January 2021
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Ants
How Ants are similar and dissimilar with Fruit fly?.
How do Ants communicate?.
What’s the Genetics of Ants?.

A study of ants provides information on the evolution of social insects
One gene in particular determines whether an ant becomes queen or worker
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180907110434.htm

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How to Culture water fleas/Moina?.
How to maintain the Culture of Moina?
What’s the reasearch question that cubists are addressing in Moina Model system?.

How to differentiate Moina and Daphnia?.

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How to differentiate Moina and Daphnia?
Moina has Antennule and doesn’t have Posterior Spine…

What’s the role of Antennule?
Any Relavent reference?.

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Picture of Daphnia. @Drishtant please provide the reference.
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Screenshot of a Video(water fleas movement) shared by Aswathy.

Where Water flea is carrying Ephippia. Generally Water fleas reproduces Parthenogenetically and they can switch their mode of reproduction in unfavorable conditions like Low oxygen level etc.

How to isolate one Water flea?.

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What is Parthenogenesis?. Is it similar to Ants or Honey bee that male and female both can be produced from Parthenogenesis or only exact replica forms like in case of Moina?.

How do mOina reproduces Parthenogenetically?.Do they also release Male Moina? Is mode of reproduction changes in unfavorable conditions than from where the male Moina has come from??.

How do we differentiate Male and female Moina?.
During the parthenogenetic cycle, females produce diploid eggs that develop directly into females. The same female may produce diploid asexual eggs that develop into males. Male production is under environmental control. Furthermore, the same female may produce haploid eggs that require fertilization by males. These eggs are then enclosed in a protective shell (ephippia) and need to undergo diapauses before female offspring will hatch from them.
Thanumalaya Subramoniam Ph.D, D.Sc, (Madras Univ); FNA, FNASc, FAAS, in Sexual Biology and Reproduction in Crustaceans, 2017

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