Biotech & pharma
European Court of Justice delivers a blow to stem cell research
19 Oct 2011
The ruling does not prevent scientists experimenting with cells plucked from human embryos, which destroys the embryo, but removes a key commercial incentive for biotech and pharma companies for supporting stem-cell research.
Tiny stamps for tiny sensors
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 19 Oct 2011
Research finds normal brain communication in patients with agenesis of the corpus callosum
19 Oct 2011
Research reveals novel aspects of virus-fighting protein
By By Eric Gershon | 17 Oct 2011
The secret life of cells — in colour
15 Oct 2011
Analysis of 29 mammals reveals genomic ‘dark matter’
By By Haley Bridger, Broad Institute | 13 Oct 2011
Genomic comparison offers a new map for charting human disease and biology.
Shutting off inflammation
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 11 Oct 2011
New inherited neurometabolic disorder discovered
03 Oct 2011
Roads pave the way for the spread of superbugs
30 Sep 2011
Mimicking cells with transistors
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 28 Sep 2011
Analogue — rather than digital — circuits could enable models of biological systems that are more efficient, more accurate and easier to build.
Researchers build cardiac tissue using gold nanowires for heart attack patients
By Emily Finn, MIT News Office | 26 Sep 2011
New cardiac patch uses gold nanowires to enhance electrical signaling between cells, a promising step toward better treatment for heart-attack patients.
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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