Biotech & pharma
New technology to help plants fix nitrogen from air
27 Jul 2013
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a unique method of putting nitrogen-fixing bacteria into the cells of plant roots
Humans, birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.
27 Jul 2013
Human may have more in common with a pigeon than we realise, reveals new research, imparting a new twist to the term 'bird brain'.
Magnets steer stem cells to specific locations
24 Jul 2013
By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of magnetised iron oxide, scientists can then use magnets to attract the cells to a particular location in the body
Drug candidate leads to improved endurance
16 Jul 2013
Tumour-suppressor Protein Gives Up Its Secrets
13 Jul 2013
Microparticles create localised control of stem cell differentiation; reduce growth factor use
13 Jul 2013
Nature’s own nanoparticles harnessed to target disease
By By Helen Dodson | 11 Jul 2013
Chance finding could lead to new antibiotics
06 Jul 2013
Scientists unravel DNA of ancient horse
01 Jul 2013
Genome of 700,000-year-old horse sequenced
01 Jul 2013
Cartilage gene linked to bone cancers
27 Jun 2013
A turbocharger for nerve cells
24 Jun 2013
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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