Biotech & pharma
Studies evaluate micro-incision surgery for removal of advanced and complex kidney cancers
By By Jackie Carr | 30 Jul 2010
Non-human sugar in biotech drugs causes inflammation
By By Scott LaFee | 27 Jul 2010
12 new genes linked to type 2 diabetes
24 Jul 2010
Bt brinjal needs much further testing
22 Jul 2010
Genetically modified Bt brinjal should not be released in the market without a full assessment of its impact on health and the environment, argues Manu Sharma
Metabolic disease: researchers find cause and possible cure
16 Jul 2010
An international team of scientists has discovered the gene mutation responsible for a condition in which eye and brain development is severely disrupted in affected infants
Opening the gate to the cell's recycling center
15 Jul 2010
In cells, as in cities, disposing of garbage and recycling anything that can be reused is an essential service. In both city and cell, health problems can arise when the process breaks down.
Novel Indian discovery may end pain of daily insulin shots
13 Jul 2010
A team of Indian scientists has developed a novel form of insulin that could drastically reduce the suffering diabetics have to undergo in controlling their blood sugar
Government plans Rs10,000-crore VC fund for drug research
13 Jul 2010
The fund, to be set up as an independent asset management company under the PPP model, will have 15 per cent government participation while the rest will come from other investors.
Radiation device allows for targeted breast radiation to control cancer
By By Karen Shea | 13 Jul 2010
Biologists find new way to lower tumour risk in stem cell therapies
By By Kim McDonald | 08 Jul 2010
Novel artificial proteins boost industry and science
08 Jul 2010
By integrating artificial amino acids into proteins in our body, a process known as genetic code engineering, the qualities of proteins can be systematically improved
Insulin that doesn't need a fridge or a needle
07 Jul 2010
The new insulins could one day become the basis of treatments taken in pill form, eliminating the need for injections
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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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