The “landmark” stem cell paper may be retracted
The landmark studies on “stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency” (STAP) published in Nature on January 30 this year, which first
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Now, reversing adult cells to stem cells becomes easy
If in 2006 Shinya Yamanaka showed to the world that reversing adult cells (differentiated cells) to behave like stem cells
Read MoreA step closer to regenerative medicine
A landmark study published today (September 12, 2013) in Nature shows that reprogramming of adult cells that behave like stem
Read MoreEditorial: Kepler – Down but not out
The failure of the second of the four gyroscope-like reaction wheels of the Kepler space telescope in May this year
Read MoreEditorial: Food for thought
At €2,50,000, the burger produced recently using meat cultured in a lab is probably the world’s most expensive sandwich. But
Read MoreThe secret behind speed throwing
Humans are distinct from chimpanzees when it comes to throwing objects at high speed and with great accuracy. This ability,
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North Pole drifts east due to climate change
Around 2005, accelerated melting of polar ice sheet and mountain glaciers, together with rising sea level, caused the North Pole
Read MoreEditorial: Silent spread of H7N9
With the continued spread of influenza A(H7N9) virus to 127 people in China and a concomitant increase in the number
Read MoreCamera with compound eye-like lenses
A digital camera that has a lens that very closely mimics the compound eye of arthropods in all respects —
Read MoreH7N9 silently spreads in humans and birds
The novel H7N9 avian flu virus that is currently circulating in certain regions in China has bewildered public health officials
Read MorePottery used for cooking fish over 12,000 years ago
Evidence suggests that pottery was used by humans for cooking as long ago as 15,000 to 11,800 years back, and
Read MoreEditorial: The next contagion
The influenza A(H7N9) virus, a novel bird flu strain that emerged in China, has infected nine people and already killed
Read MoreGetting more women into science
Published in The Hindu on March 7, 2013 The results of a simple but telling experiment published last year revealed
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