Biotech & pharma
Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible
18 Jul 2011
The new probe could prove to be a breakthrough in whole-body imaging allowing doctors to non-invasively monitor the growth of tumours in order to assess the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapies
Scientists unlock secrets of potato plant genome
11 Jul 2011
First successful transplant of a synthetic tissue-engineered windpipe
08 Jul 2011
For the first time in history, a patient has been given a new trachea made from a synthetic scaffold seeded with his own stem cells.
Proteins prove their metal
08 Jul 2011
Scientists solve mystery of nerve disease genes
08 Jul 2011
Hot springs microbe yields record-breaking, heat-tolerant enzyme
By By Robert Sanders | 07 Jul 2011
Energy-storage capacity of ancient microorganism could lead to power source for synthetic cells
06 Jul 2011
Researchers discover new airway stem cell
05 Jul 2011
CT scans significantly more effective than chest X-rays in reducing lung cancer deaths
By By Kim Irwin | 01 Jul 2011
Click chemistry creates new 'stealth' DNA links
01 Jul 2011
Researchers have developed an artificial DNA "stealth" linkage using click chemistry, a highly-efficient chemical reaction, to join together DNA strands without disrupting the genetic code
Protecting medical implants from attack
29 Jun 2011
A magic number for heart health
29 Jun 2011
Daily pill for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
22 Jun 2011
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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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