Biotech & pharma
Battling superbugs
23 Sep 2014
In recent years, new strains of bacteria have emerged that resist even the most powerful antibiotics. Two new technologies could enable novel strategies for combating drug-resistant bacteria
Sensing neuronal activity with light
22 Sep 2014
3D model shows survival strategies of bacteria
17 Sep 2014
Scientists create new type of stem cells in lab
15 Sep 2014
Gene linked to development of glaucoma
02 Sep 2014
New tool to probe cancer’s molecular make-up
02 Sep 2014
Evolution used similar molecular toolkits to shape flies worms and humans
01 Sep 2014
Although separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, humans share ancient patterns of gene expression with flies and worms, according to a massive Yale-led analysis of genomic data
Researchers uncover secrets of newborn neurons
01 Sep 2014
How to rejuvenate ageing immune cells
30 Aug 2014
Fully functional immune organ grown in mice from lab-created cells
28 Aug 2014
Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance could in future aid the development of ‘lab-grown’ replacement organs
Researchers grow ‘seed’ of spinal cord tissue in a dish
27 Aug 2014
The discovery could lead to a new way of studying degenerative conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy, which affects the nerve cells in the spinal column
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
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)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
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