Biotech & pharma
Scientists propose benchmark for better replication of natural stem cell development in the lab
05 Nov 2014
Researchers have developed a standard to assess how closely stem cell culture conditions in the lab resemble a developing embryo
Growing cartilage from stem cells
04 Nov 2014
Bipolar disorder discovery at the nano level
29 Oct 2014
Fast modelling of cancer mutations
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 25 Oct 2014
Bio researchers receive patent to fight superbugs
14 Oct 2014
Researchers have received a patent for producing antimicrobial compounds that degrade and destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria by using the pathogen's own genes against it
King's launches British Gut
09 Oct 2014
Researchers capture images of the elusive protein HIV uses to infect cells
09 Oct 2014
HIV is adept at eluding immune system responses because the protein it uses to infect cells is constantly changing
Battling superbugs
23 Sep 2014
In recent years, new strains of bacteria have emerged that resist even the most powerful antibiotics. Two new technologies could enable novel strategies for combating drug-resistant bacteria
Sensing neuronal activity with light
22 Sep 2014
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
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