Biotech & pharma
Engineers design magnetic cell sensors
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 05 Nov 2015
Drug from bananas could fight Aids, hepatitis C
24 Oct 2015
A substance found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could lead to drugs that may fight off a wide range of deadly viruses, including AIDS, hepatitis C and influenza
A biomarker for premature death
24 Oct 2015
Intimations of immortality? Gene manipulation could retard ageing
14 Oct 2015
Researchers have identified 238 genes linked to ageing, and found that switching them off extends life in yeast cells, an advance that provides new genomic targets, which could be used to boost human lifespans
Medical breakthrough as kidney grown in lab dish
08 Oct 2015
Although the kidneys cannot perform the functions of a fully formed adult kidney, the researchers hope the achievement will someday lead to new ways to treat people suffering from kidney failure
Drugs disguised as human platelets target cancer
01 Oct 2015
New test detects all viruses that infect people, animals
30 Sep 2015
The test is so sensitive that it detects variant strains of viruses that are closely related genetically
Why some smokers have healthy lungs
30 Sep 2015
Scientists customise viruses to kill bacteria
24 Sep 2015
Expert group supports human gene modification research
11 Sep 2015
A network of researchers says genetic modification of human embryos, though controversial, is essential to understand the biology of early embryos
Making nanowires from protein and DNA
09 Sep 2015
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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