Biotech & pharma
World's first mechanical LVAD transplant performed
02 Nov 2010
The world's first lifesaving heart machine, left ventricular assisted device (LVAD), was successfully fitted to a patient by Dr. Jack Copeland, professor of surgery and director of cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at UC San Diego Health System
Researchers find a 'Liberal gene'
28 Oct 2010
Canadian researchers identify Influence of environment on sexual v/s asexual reproduction
27 Oct 2010
Egg meets sperm: The female side of the story
27 Oct 2010
Response to alcohol depends on genes
20 Oct 2010
Stem cells repair damaged spinal cord tissue
20 Oct 2010
Depression linked to chronic brain inflammation
20 Oct 2010
No standard for placebos in drug trials
By By Debra Kain | 19 Oct 2010
On the trail of the epigenetic code
16 Oct 2010
Researchers find fats galore in human plasma
15 Oct 2010
Rutgers works on efficient, inexpensive plastic solar cells
13 Oct 2010
Researchers at Rutgers have discovered that energy-carrying particles generated by packets of light can travel on the order of a thousand times farther in organic semiconductors than scientists had previously observed
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers identify structure that allows bacteria to resist drugs
09 Oct 2010
Rresearchers map functional connections between retinal neurons at single-cell resolution
08 Oct 2010
A red onion a day keeps heart disease away
08 Oct 2010
Father of IVF Robert G Edwards wins 2010 Nobel for medicine
04 Oct 2010
Edwards, who began working on the IVF process development in the 1950s, met with success on 25 July 1978, when the world's first 'test tube baby' was born
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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.
