Biotech & pharma
B cells produce antibodies 'when danger calls, but not when it whispers,' scientists report
20 May 2014
Cancer's potential on-off switch
19 May 2014
Harvard researchers use herpes virus to fight brain tumours
19 May 2014
Researchers have developed a new way to fight brain tumours by trapping oncolytic virus-loaded stem cells in a gel and then applying it directly to the malignancy
Patient stem cells used to make 'heart disease-on-a-chip'
17 May 2014
Harvard scientists have merged stem cell and 'organ-on-a-chip' technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease
Study helps unravel the tangled origin of ALS
16 May 2014
Scientists reveal structural secrets of enzyme used to make popular anti-cholesterol drug
14 May 2014
10-year study shows 'Lethal Factor' could be X-factor for new anthrax vaccine
03 May 2014
Researchers have identified a section of the anthrax toxin Lethal Factor that could help produce a more effective vaccine
Fear of math? study finds some genetic factors
29 Apr 2014
New method to analyse how cancer cells die
26 Apr 2014
Skin layer grown in lab could replace animal testing
26 Apr 2014
The new epidermis, grown from human pluripotent stem cells, offers a cost-effective alternative lab model for testing drugs and cosmetics
Researchers develop lab grown skin
26 Apr 2014
Genetic legacy from the Ottoman Empire: single mutation causes rare brain disorder
By By Bill Hathaway | 25 Apr 2014
In the 'slime jungle' height matters
24 Apr 2014
Featured articles
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
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