Trump freezes Nobel-winning scientist’s U.S. grant, China jumps in with open arms and unlimited funding offersNobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian, who found refuge in America, faced a dilemma when NIH funding cuts threatened his research. China offered...
06 Jun, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
Who is Elena Zhukova? 5th wife of 93-year-old media mogul Rupert MurdochMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time, this time, a 67-year-old retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, at a posh Ca...
03 Jun, 2024, 09.39 PM IST
Media titan 93-year old Rupert Murdoch marries Elena Zhukova in Los AngelesRupert Murdoch, the media mogul, married Elena Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, in an intimate ceremony at his Bel Air vineyard esta...
03 Jun, 2024, 08.15 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh slams govt over its handling of Cheetah reintroduction programmeFormer environment minister Jairam Ramesh has criticised the government's approach to the Cheetah reintroduction programme, following the d...
23 Jul, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
Venki Ramakrishnan awarded UK's royal Order of MeritThe 70-year-old UK-based molecular biologist is among six appointments made to the historic order by the late Queen Elizabeth II before her...
12 Nov, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
View: Genome editing and lessons for IndiaIn the CRISPR system, a specific region in the bacterial genome collects small DNA snippets of the invading phage between repeat-spacer arr...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
Some researchers seek to validate yoga’s health benefitsFrom the scientific benefits of chanting ‘Om’ to the improved levels of oxytocin among schizophrenia patients who practised yoga, the group...
07 Jan, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Meet Annamma Spudich: A molecular biologist who is reviving ancient India's healing knowledgeShe has curated exhibitions on the rich history of the Indian spice trade.
10 Jun, 2019, 10.21 AM IST
With cryo-electron microscope, India hopes to join the revolution sweeping across the world of medicineThe microscope which set the world of biology on fire required expertise to operate. Without Ragunath, the microscope would be just like a ...
12 Feb, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
- Top scientist P.M. Bhargava dead
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) One of India's top scientists and founder-director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Pushpa ...
01 Aug, 2017, 08.57 PM IST
- Scientists challenge fruit flies' alcohol tolerance theory
New York, Jan 16 (IANS) Refuting a two-decade-old theory, US scientists have claimed that the common fruit fly's impressive tolerance for b...
16 Jan, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
At Harvard, city scholars get to know what ails Indian researchWhile premier institutes in India do have funding, sometimes a lot of effort goes into setting up technical support before you get to do re...
11 Jan, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
Science turns to faith for GM seedsNobel laureate Richard Roberts approaches Pope, other religious leaders for their support to genetically modified seeds.
19 Dec, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
Indian-origin Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan to head Royal Society in UKIndia-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.
20 Mar, 2015, 12.56 AM IST
With big data getting captured, biologists look for life-saving patternsStrand is using its data analysis skills to stratify cancer patients according to their genetic composition.
14 Feb, 2015, 04.34 AM IST
New stem cell can grow into any body partThese cells can be programmed to become any cell type in the body, from brain to heart, and can be used to grow new organs and tissue for t...
11 Dec, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
- Italy steps in for pest-free Arabica coffee
Coffee Board has sought the expertise of molecular biologists at Trieste University to develop an Arabica strain which will not be suscepti...
14 Nov, 2006, 01.13 AM IST