Paper by IIT Dhanbad faculty retracted, 38 more papers under a cloud
A paper by IIT Dhanbad faculty, which was earlier corrected for four images, has now been retracted as additional concerns
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NCCS finds dual mechanism that helps embryonic stem cells maintain pluripotency
NCCS researchers have found two mechanisms that turn off the expression of endocytosis-associated genes, thus helping the stem cells to maintain
Read MoreIIT Bombay fabricates wearable sensor for motion monitoring
IIT Bombay researchers have fabricated an inexpensive, flexible sensor that can be used as a word-recognition device, for measuring blood pulse
Read MoreIIT Delhi researchers develop scar-tissue model for screening drugs
IIT Delhi researchers have through tissue engineering developed a 3D scar-tissue model for screening cosmetics and drugs. The scar model
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Indian scientific community should act now to stop the journal paper translation centres
Starting centres employing thousands to translate into Indian languages the papers published in “predatory” journals is singularly aimed at gaining legitimacy
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Hyderabad-based OMICS group to translate their journal papers to Indian languages
Predatory journal publishing in India is gaining more ground, legitimacy, and credibility. The CEO of OMICS Group, a “potential, possible, or
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What makes SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch so special
Though delayed by five-six years, on February 7, U.S. tech and automobiles billionaire Elon Musk realised his 2011 dream and made
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Oncologists step aside, here comes medical astrologers
Pseudoscience has reached a new low in the form of medical astrology. Mushrooming of predatory journals in India is helping
Read MoreIISc team identifies a biomarker for early-stage Alzheimer’s
IISc researchers have ascertained that decrease in F-actin protein level results in early behavioural changes that would eventually lead to
Read MoreIGIB team partially reverses a rare disease
Researchers at IGIB have demonstrated that zebrafish can be used an animal model to study Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome (RSTS) in
Read MoreTata Trusts to fund innovations, technologies to combat TB and malaria
For the first time an Indian philanthropic organisation will be funding science to combat infectious diseases. The India Health Fund
Read MoreYogi Adityanath takes pledge to control tobacco menace in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has committed himself to controlling tobacco consumption in the State by signing a strongly-worded
Read MoreCancer conference sponsored by IIT Madras mired in controversy
The International Conference on Translational Cancer Research sponsored by IIT Madras, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and the Society
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