Biotech & pharma
Biochip may make diagnosis of leukemia and HIV faster, cheaper
15 Jun 2012
Researchers at Penn State, in the US, have designed a mass-producible device that can focus particles or cells in a single stream and perform three different optical assessments for each cell
How plants make cocaine
12 Jun 2012
New tools may unveil mystery of the 'Glycome'
11 Jun 2012
Building molecular 'cages' to fight disease
31 May 2012
International research consortium sequences tomato genome
31 May 2012
The Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC), a group of over 300 scientists from 14 countries, including India, has sequenced the genomes of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor
Powerful new approach to attack flu virus
28 May 2012
Nuisance seaweed found to produce compounds with biomedical potential
By By Mario Aguilera | 26 May 2012
Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections
By By Scott LaFee | 25 May 2012
No new neurons in the human olfactory bulb
24 May 2012
Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair
24 May 2012
Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3D
23 May 2012
New details about gene regulation explained
19 May 2012
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