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Scientists successfully 'edit' human immune cells
Researchers at the University of California - San Francisco used the genome-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9 to precisely modify human T cells. They were able to disable a protein on the T-cell …
Technology
Can Technology Stop Aging?
In the movie Self/Less, an older man tries to stay young by uploading his consciousness to a younger body. Can we prevent aging? In the sci-fi film SELF/LESS , a dying man uses technology to …
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India will soon be game for GM crops
The pro-technology Modi government is desperate to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops. It is now holding closed-door meetings with the right wing-affiliated groups – the Swadeshi Jagran Ma…
Technology
Scientists develop technique to understand how human brain works
Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a new technique to mark individual brain cells to help improve our understanding of how the brain works. The new marking technique, …
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IIT Madras launches incubation cell for biotechnology start-ups
IIT Madras has started a special cell to help biotechnology start-ups innovate products and launch them in the market. The joint initiative of BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assi…
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A math professor heads mass media board at Mumbai varsity
A week ago we had exposed how Tushar Desai, a physics professor and principal of DG Ruparel College, was holding the post of the chairperson of the prestigious Board of Studies of B Sc (IT). It…
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