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Ratneshwar Thakur
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Lab notes: Injectable gel can deliver insulin-producing islet cells to treat Type 1 diabetes
The gel-based delivery system has been tested successfully in rats and could be a cost effective option for diabetes treatment.
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Lab notes: Scientists track how head and neck muscles form during embryonic development
This mechanism may hold clues to muscular dystrophy and its treatment.
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Lab notes: Only optimal levels of a cell division protein allows the tuberculosis pathogen to grow
Both increasing and decreasing amounts of this protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis hampers its growth and division
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Trending
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Lab notes: Scientists track cancer risk associated with epigenetic changes during aging
The study can help explore strategies for determining age-associated risk of tumour development, researchers say.
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Lab notes: Scientists use silk polymer to develop artificial vertebral disc
The artificial disc mimics the internal intricacy and mechanical properties of a human disc.
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Lab notes: Scientists find genetic switch that decides fate of embryonic stem cells
This knowledge may help design methods to repair or regenerate damaged tissues such as in patients with spinal cord injuries.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Lab notes: Cells have a positioning system that helps maintain health and hold clues to disease
Proteins maintain their locations within cells and in the absence of such localisation, protein function is compromised.
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Lab notes: A new method to clear harmful bacteria from medical equipment
Scientists have developed a new class of surfactants to disrupt microbial assemblies.
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Lab notes: Scientists decipher how Salmonella survives in human cells
The pathogen that causes typhoid and gastroenteritis created a membrane network to throw bacteria-killing enzymes out of a cell.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Lab notes: Stem cell discovery in fruit flies may help understand muscle disorders in humans
Researchers have found the mechanism by which fruit fly muscles recover very quickly after damage.
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Lab notes: Using radiation and magnetic fields to controlled nanoparticle drug delivery
The system can be used to deliver a drug on demand for longer periods of time.
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Lab notes: Epigenetic manipulation of an energy pathway gene may stop spread of breast cancer
Epigenetic manipulation involves adding methyl groups to stretches of DNA to suppress genes.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final