India to use scarier yet banal pictorial warnings on tobacco products
Starting September 2018, all tobacco products will have scarier pictorial warnings and new grimmer written messages. And for the first
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IIT Madras’ novel technique helps detect paraffin oil contamination in coconut oil
IIT Madras researchers have used a novel approach to analyse various saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons directly from solutions. Using the
Read MoreIIT Roorkee finds a potent antiviral molecule to treat chikungunya
Of the two small molecules tested, IIT Roorkee researchers have found one of them has good antiviral activity against chikungunya virus.
Read MoreIACS team designs logic devices for DNA-based computation
IACS scientists have designed DNA-based logic devices that would find application in DNA-based computation. The reusable YES and INHIBIT logic
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National portal to share research equipment, facility to be launched soon
CeNSE at IISc, Bengaluru will soon launch a national portal that has details of all government-funded research equipment and facilities
Read MoreIASST researchers use smart bandage for faster wound healing
IASST, Guwahati researchers have fabricated a smart bandage that can be loaded with antimicrobials and used for healing wounds. The
Read MoreIGIB shows how fat cells protect TB bacteria from oxidative stress
IGIB researchers found that genes responsible for iron intake were less expressed in TB bacteria found in fat cells. The
Read MoreNow, CCMB students undertake outreach programmes
Twelve PhD students of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, have started a new initiative of interacting with undergraduate
Read MoreIIT Gandhinagar team takes initial step to treat breast, prostate cancer
IIT Gandhinagar researchers have successfully produced large quantity of a biologically active protein involved in DNA damage response pathway in breast and prostate
Read MoreCSMCRI uses seaweed to remove lead, chromium and dyes from wastewater
Researchers at CSMCRI have used functionalised seaweed nanocomposite to remove lead and chromium from wastewater. The adsorbed lead did not
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