Biotech & pharma
A different view of cancer cells
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 27 Apr 2013
A new study measures physical changes in tumor cells as they become metastatic and break free from the original cancer site and spread throughout the body causing death among cancer patients
Boosting the powers of genomic science
By Scott LaFee | 26 Apr 2013
Random walks on DNA
23 Apr 2013
Genetics defines a distinct liver disease
22 Apr 2013
Nanoscopic cages for big applications
20 Apr 2013
3D printer can build synthetic tissues
20 Apr 2013
A custom-built programmable 3D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, Oxford University scientists have demonstrated.
Modified bacteria could be used in vaccines
By By Sam Wong | 18 Apr 2013
After Dolly, Roslin researchers create GM-modified piglet
17 Apr 2013
The male piglet, Pig 26, was born last August, and had been genetically engineered with the smallest of DNA mutations - a single deletion of one out of the 3 billion chemical "letters" of its entire genome
Patterning graphene with DNA
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Apr 2013
Folded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.
'Sonic lasso' catches cells
10 Apr 2013
Academics have demonstrated for the first time that a “sonic lasso” can be used to grip microscopic objects, such as cells, and move them about.
Cancer biologists find DNA-damaging toxins in common plant-based foods
06 Apr 2013
Liquid smoke, black and green teas and coffee produced levels of cell DNA damage comparable to chemo drugs
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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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