Biotech & pharma
Why birds don’t spread Lassa fever
04 Jul 2014
Researchers regrow human corneas; could reverse blindness
04 Jul 2014
Boston researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule that acts as a marker for hard-to-find limbal stem cells
NMR provides fresh atomic insights into a key protein that helps repair DNA
03 Jul 2014
Scientists have made an important advance in understanding how a protein that identifies and repairs cancerous cells operates
Controlling movement with light
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 30 Jun 2014
Research finds cell division synchronised to cell and body’s daily clock
28 Jun 2014
The finding could optimise timing of chemotherapy and explain the occurrence of some cancers
The brain’s balancing act
26 Jun 2014
Growing unknown microbes one by one
25 Jun 2014
Stem cells hold keys to body’s plan
21 Jun 2014
For the first time in the lab, researchers see stem cells take initial step toward development
21 Jun 2014
New study pinpoints 'Lemur' protein as main player in spread of breast cancer
18 Jun 2014
Researchers have confirmed the role of a protein called Lemur Tyrosine Kinase 3 in the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
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
27 Jan 2025
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.


