Koalas are fighting off virulent retroviruses with ancient, unrelated retrovirus sequences leftover in DNA. The discovery could explain the origin of some "junk DNA" in humans

Researchers find quiet viruses alter body's response to vaccines, pathogens

06 Aug 2018

What role do inflammatory cytokines play in creating T cell exhaustion in cancer?

06 Aug 2018

The rules of attraction: Scientists find elusive molecule that helps sperm find egg

04 Aug 2018

New research opens door to expanding stem cells available for transplants

04 Aug 2018

New system can identify drugs to target 'undruggable' enzymes critical in many diseases

30 Jul 2018

Study reveals new geometric shape used by nature to pack cells efficiently

28 Jul 2018

How do jumping genes cause disease, drive evolution?

28 Jul 2018

Brain discovery could block aging's terrible toll on the mind

27 Jul 2018

Researchers find new way to target flu virus

25 Jul 2018

Page no. 4 of 81

First
Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last

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