Biotech & pharma
Researchers prevent mice from developing diabetes
30 Jun 2012
Through injection of specifically prepared cells, the researchers managed to stop the ongoing destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in mice just prior to clinical debut of diabetes
Tracking stem cells in the body
22 Jun 2012
Biochip may make diagnosis of leukemia and HIV faster, cheaper
15 Jun 2012
Researchers at Penn State, in the US, have designed a mass-producible device that can focus particles or cells in a single stream and perform three different optical assessments for each cell
How plants make cocaine
12 Jun 2012
New tools may unveil mystery of the 'Glycome'
11 Jun 2012
Building molecular 'cages' to fight disease
31 May 2012
International research consortium sequences tomato genome
31 May 2012
The Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC), a group of over 300 scientists from 14 countries, including India, has sequenced the genomes of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor