Biotech & pharma
Found: A new form of DNA in our cells
24 Apr 2018
In a world first, Australian researchers have identified a new DNA structure - called the i-motif inside cells; a twisted 'knot' of DNA, called the i-motif, it has never before been directly seen inside living cells
Spikes of graphene can kill bacteria on implants
16 Apr 2018
A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping infections during procedures such as implant surgery
New cellular insights in bone development
09 Apr 2018
New 'NanoZymes' use light to kill bacteria
06 Apr 2018
Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders
03 Apr 2018
The research solves a 50-year-old mystery about how these mutations, which are naturally carried by a small percentage of people, operate and alter the expression of human genes
New innovations in cell-free biotechnology
26 Mar 2018
Cancer comes back all jacked up on stem cells
21 Mar 2018
Nanostructures could make gene therapies
15 Mar 2018
Saving lives with platypus milk
15 Mar 2018
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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