Biotech & pharma
Decoded: molecular messages that tell prostate, breast cancers to spread
03 May 2013
For the first time scientists have decoded the molecular chatter that ramps certain cancer cells into overdrive and can cause tumours to spread throughout the body
Biologists produce rainbow-coloured algae
02 May 2013
Secrets of bacterial slime revealed
30 Apr 2013
Fingerprinting malaria parasite drug resistance
29 Apr 2013
A different view of cancer cells
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 27 Apr 2013
A new study measures physical changes in tumor cells as they become metastatic and break free from the original cancer site and spread throughout the body causing death among cancer patients
Boosting the powers of genomic science
By Scott LaFee | 26 Apr 2013
Random walks on DNA
23 Apr 2013
Genetics defines a distinct liver disease
22 Apr 2013
Nanoscopic cages for big applications
20 Apr 2013
3D printer can build synthetic tissues
20 Apr 2013
A custom-built programmable 3D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, Oxford University scientists have demonstrated.
Modified bacteria could be used in vaccines
By By Sam Wong | 18 Apr 2013
After Dolly, Roslin researchers create GM-modified piglet
17 Apr 2013
The male piglet, Pig 26, was born last August, and had been genetically engineered with the smallest of DNA mutations - a single deletion of one out of the 3 billion chemical "letters" of its entire genome
Patterning graphene with DNA
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Apr 2013
Folded DNA templates allow researchers to precisely cut out graphene shapes, which could be used in electronic circuits.
'Sonic lasso' catches cells
10 Apr 2013
Academics have demonstrated for the first time that a “sonic lasso” can be used to grip microscopic objects, such as cells, and move them about.
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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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