To enslave youth, E-cigarettes use time-tested machinations of big tobacco
The e-cigarettes makers have been following the time-tested machinations of the big tobacco companies to a tee. Using flavours is
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Month: October 2019
Explained: How lab-grown organoids can transform medicine
Researchers had used brain organoids to study how Zika virus affects brain development in the embryo and causes small-sized brain
Read MoreNovel way found to kill dormant TB bacteria in stem cells
Delhi-based researchers have found that TB bacteria promote rapid synthesis of lipids inside mesenchymal stem cells and hide within the
Read MoreFocus must be on reducing vaccine-associated polio cases
Now that wild poliovirus type 3 has been officially declared as eliminated, the only way to reduce the risk of
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Aflatoxin in milk raises safety concerns
Of the over 6,400 samples collected from 1,100 towns/cities in India, 93% were found to be safe. But 5.7% had
Read MoreIIT Jodhpur fabricates a highly sensitive device for lead detection
Researchers at IIT Jodhpur have fabricated a portable sensor for detecting lead in water. It can detect lead even when
Read MoreIIT Bombay’s sensor detects zinc in sweat, soil
IIT Bombay researchers have fabricated a sensor that can detect zinc over a wide concentration range — 0.1-500 ppm. The
Read MoreMedicine Nobel Prize: Decoding how cells sense oxygen
In the case of health people who have normal red blood cell count, the use of external erythropoietin is highly
Read MoreNPL synthesises novel security ink
NPL researchers have synthesised a security ink that emits intense red colour due to fluorescence when exposed to 254 nm
Read MoreIISER Pune identifies druggable targets for multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
IISER Pune researchers have identified novel drug targets to kill multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. They increased the small molecule’s ability to
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IGIB finds a protein with better gene editing precision
IGIB researchers have used a different Cas9 protein derived from another bacteria to make gene editing more efficient and precise. The
Read MoreIISER Pune synthesises a photocatalyst to degrade organic pollutants
IISER Pune researchers have converted the highly unstable perovskite into a ultra-stable photocatalyst that can decompose toxic organic pollutants commonly
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Tenure track system at IITs is a recipe for failure
Flogging a small subset of young faculty to improve research and teaching metrics using the threat of tenure track while
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