Scientists have perfected mini cultured 3-D structures that grow and function much like the key working tissue or cortex of the brain from which they were derived, an advance that may lead to personalised medicine.
Strikingly, these “organoids”…
More than 6.68 lakh household population in India depends on begging to earn their daily livelihood, according to government’s Socio-Economic Caste Census.
Despite India’s rapid economic growth in recent years, poverty and begging…
Researchers in Melbourne have found bitter taste receptors in the human heart. These receptors are the same as those found in the nose and the mouth. It was found that the heart was unable to contract when a bitter tasting substance was introduced.
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Researchers at the National Taiwan University are using onions to help design artificial muscles. These newly developed artificial muscles have been found to be more versatile than the “super strong” muscles developed by researchers in…
The recent disaster in Nepal which has been a serious tragedy for the lives of mankind is on the brim. A lot of people have perished under the rubbles.Side by side, it has also helped the development of some high graded technological devices in order…
Ancient people in the Indus Valley apparently did not stay put, as was previously thought, a team of US and Indian researchers has found by examining 4,000-year-old teeth.
When tooth enamel forms, it incorporates elements from the local environment…
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have determined the genetic sequencing of 16 malaria causing mosquitoes, providing new insight into how they adapt to humans as primary hosts of the disease.
Cedric Chauve from the Simon Fraser University…
Three planets, each with a mass 7 to 8 times that of Earth, have been discovered orbiting a nearby star that is only 54 light-years away, scientists say.
All three planets orbit their star at a distance closer than Mercury orbits the Sun, completing…
In a first, scientists have created a perceptual illusion of having an invisible body among humans in the lab and found the feeling of invisibility changes our physical stress response in challenging social situations.
The experiment by neuroscientists…
Airborne carbon particles and dust are discolouring the Taj Mahal’s iconic marble dome and soaring minarets, giving the gleaming white landmark a brownish case, Indian and US researchers have found.
“Our team was able to show that…