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NCCS researchers have found two mechanisms that turn off the expression of endocytosis-associated genes, thus helping the stem cells to maintain their pluripotency. The dual mechanism functions in such a way that…
A landmark study published today (September 12, 2013) in Nature shows that reprogramming of adult cells that behave like stem cells can be achieved right inside the body (in vivo).…
At €2,50,000, the burger produced recently using meat cultured in a lab is probably the world’s most expensive sandwich. But it marks a major milestone in the long pursuit by…
Published in The Hindu on October 10,2012 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded on Monday to Sir John B. Gurdon of the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge and Dr.…
Published in The Hindu on September 23, 2010 Is the evolution theory equipped to explain the variety of species found on earth? Even as more and more evidence strengthens and…
Published in The Hindu on September 7, 2010 Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research in the United States has hit a major roadblock once again. A temporary injunction by the…
Published in The Hindu on August 25, 2009 Research on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells has been progressing feverishly since 2006, when Japanese researcher, Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University, first…
After becoming the pride of South Korea and gaining worldwide fame due to his `seminal’ work on human embryonic stem cell research published in the journal Science in March 2004,…
