Biotech & pharma
Quest for designer bacteria uncovers a spy
16 Apr 2011
Scientists have discovered a molecular assistant called Spy that helps bacteria excel at producing proteins for medical and industrial purposes.
Advanced optical imaging aids cancer diagnosis, treatment
12 Apr 2011
Bioengineering graduate student Carolyn Schutt has helped develop a method that may enhance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Nano pores help boost enzymatic activity
09 Apr 2011
The discovery opens up entirely new possibilities related to biology, chemistry, medicine, and nano engineering
Structure formed by strep porotein can trigger toxic shock
By By Susan Brown | 07 Apr 2011
Vision loss in eye disease slowed using novel encapsulated cell therapy
By By Debra Kain | 07 Apr 2011
Future computer vision tools to aid medical research, healthcare
By By Andrea Siedsma | 07 Apr 2011
Electron microscopy reveals newly created genetic tag
By By Scott LaFee | 06 Apr 2011
Call of the riled
05 Apr 2011
Fruit fly's response to starvation could help control human appetites
By By Kim McDonald | 01 Apr 2011
Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection
01 Apr 2011
The study demonstrates that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social rejection.
Thyroid affects colour vision
31 Mar 2011
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
30 Mar 2011
Obesity period linked to mortality rates
28 Mar 2011
Researchers have found the number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of mortality
Warwick University's iPhone app creates virtual classroom for medical students
26 Mar 2011
Professor of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick Medical School, Peter Abrahams, has turned his teaching into bite-size anatomy classes which can be downloaded and used by medical students world-wide
Mild stress linked to long-term disability
26 Mar 2011
Primordial soup gets spicier
By By Robert Monroe | 23 Mar 2011
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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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