Biotech & pharma
Bharat Biotech claims breakthrough in Zika vaccine development
03 Feb 2016
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has filed for global patent of two vaccine candidates - a recombinant vaccine and an inactivated vaccine - for Zika virus
Too-few proteins prompt nanoparticles to clump
01 Feb 2016
US nod likely for growing human organs in animals
12 Jan 2016
By putting human DNA in animals like pigs and sheep, scientists hope to produce organs in the animals that can be transplanted into humans without rejection. But there are fears the animals could take on human traits, including intelligence
Good bacteria may help prevent pneumonia: study
11 Jan 2016
Genetic techniques could lead to ‘group parenting’
19 Dec 2015
With IVG technology, a child could have just one parent or any number of parents without need for a donor egg or sperm. This might be a boon for infertile adults but also create legal problems