The hottest technique in gene editing, called CRISPR, could soon be used to study human embryos
UK researcher details proposal for CRISPR editing of human embryos. Regulatory committee meets to contemplate granting her a license
Pride of India
The 'Pride of India Expo' at the Indian Science Congress 2016 hosted nearly 180 top notch scientific organisations of the country to display new …
History of rational thoughts
Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history
'Sea Gliders can help predict where dead zones will form'
Jack Barth, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, spoke on how underwater Sea Gliders track dead zones
Is anyone out there?
The Hawking-Milner initiative promises to offer the quest for alien intelligence a new lease of life
Joker in the pack of stars
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The one who didn’t get bugged
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Black heart
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
Kerala beaches kayo the heart
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
No sweat over this shirt
A fabric developed at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, promises to keep sweat from being a bother
Menagerie of new species
An inaccessible forest region on the Laos-Vietnam border may be home to animals and birds not found anywhere else in the world
2100: An Indian cataclysm
The sea would gobble up more than 5,700 sq km of India's coastal land if emission of greenhouse gases grows unchecked
Hitting malaria with herbs
A Chinese medicinal plant known as long ago as 168 BC has been found successful in checking malaria, which is becoming increasingly resistant to …
Rotten eggs in our face
By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird
Biological Big Bang was briefer than believed
New fossils discovered in Siberia indicate that marine life evolved over much less time than thought by scientists.
Adding a new dimension to medical imaging
A new computer software that converts a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional one is expected to radically transform medical science.
Turning dreams into reality
A cure for influenza and a substance harder than diamond: two of the products conjured up by designer science
Bringing the cinema home won't be easy
Electronic companies worldwide, who are trying to develop a new generation of televisions, are finding the going tough
Waking up livers with foetal cells
Scientists say foetal liver cells injected into patients suffering from severe liver failure can regenerate the damaged organ
In the grip of carbon dioxide
A global climate model devised in USA attempts to probe the connection between monsoon variability and increasing carbon dioxide concentration in …
Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought
A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water-scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods
Vaccine to prevent viral infection in hens
Scientists in Madras gave come up with a vaccine that would help leash a viral disease that impairs the egg-laying ability of hens, and is often …
Ceramic coat makes AIDS drug more efficient
Scientists claim a new mode of administering drugs would strip the main AIDS drug -- Azidothymidine (AZT) -- of its side-effects.
Computers to map the human genetic code
Indian scientists have developed a computer programme that transforms a huge quantity of genetic data into an easily understood graphic on a …
Is Mt Everest the tallest peak?
Scientists studying the evolution of the highest Himalayan peaks will soon announce the exact elevation of Mt Everest at present.