Biotech & pharma
Big-data analysis reveals gene sharing in mice
19 Dec 2014
X-ray laser acts as tool to track life’s chemistry
13 Dec 2014
Scientists have been moving steadily toward their ultimate goal of following life-essential reactions step by step in real time, at the scale of atoms and electrons
Scientists discover brain mechanism that drives us to eat glucose
By By Sam Wong | 13 Dec 2014
Stroke damage mechanism identified
11 Dec 2014
Seeking answers from a mysterious parasite
08 Dec 2014
New Approach for Treating ALS
05 Dec 2014
Computer model sets new precedent in drug discovery
05 Dec 2014
New computational model can precisely simulate and predict therapeutic protein behaviours to help zero in on ideal drug design candidates
Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 04 Dec 2014
MIT biological engineers have created a new computer model that allows them to design the most complex three-dimensional DNA shapes ever produced
‘Tissue chip’ to screen neurological toxins
29 Nov 2014
Biochemists build largest synthetic molecular ‘cage’ ever
27 Nov 2014
New nanoscale protein container could lead to synthetic vaccines and offer a way to deliver medicine inside of human cells
Molecule fights cancer on two fronts
24 Nov 2014
Diet for your DNA
17 Nov 2014
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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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?
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