Light ahoy!
Bioluminescence throws light on replacing existing methods to detect microbial contamination by a faster and cheaper process
Dividing time
Is timefor a cell a recurringevent or something continuous? Well to find the answer you mustfirst know its temperature
Talking about sex
Male development is crucially dependent on the expression of a gene present on the Y cromosome
Matter of choice
The bene-fits of hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women outweigh its side-effects
Calcium calls
The mystery of nerve cell behaviour could be solved with a recent study of how calcium affects cellular responses
Frontier guards
Invaded and ravaged by germs and pathogens every moment of its existence, the human body has developed its own lines of defence. Among the …
Invaded and ravaged by germs and pathogens every moment of its existence, the human body has developed its own lines of defence. Among the lesser …
Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it?
Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour
Universally changing
A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past
A device that uses sweat for real time physiology check
Researchers believe that this technology may be further enhanced for studying patterns and providing personlised medicine
Likes and unlikes
Appearances are deceptive, as the case of honey bees demonstrates. Though physiologically alike, queens and workers among bees can be …
This Indian scientific journal has just attained a milestone of sorts; here is how
The articles published in ‘Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants’ are now cited more than three times by authors around the …
Exercising could help fight cancer, says study
Physical activity boosts flow of drugs to the tumour, making chemotherapy more effective
Three win Nobel Prize for medicine
James E Rothman, Randy W Schekman, Thomas C. Südhof to be awarded for discovering transport mechanism of cells
When will Indian scientists unbolt?
Are Indian scientists really too busy to answer emails and phone calls? wonders Dinsa Sachan
Heavy metals in cosmetics
Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general at Centre for Science and Environment talks about the growing cosmetic industry and the presence of …
Chemical bonding
Gay markers
Ears for music
Cellular perception
Researchers take a closer look at the subtle ways that cells usefor signaling
Growing up and how
The protein, leptin, could be the key to initiating puberty in an individual
High anxiety
Experts discover that oestrogen offen affects stress management
Taking sides
When right becomes the left and left becomes the right
Trained not to miss