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Have you ever thought ‘Why Lung Cancer Spreads?’

Recently, MIT cancer biologists have identified a genetic change that makes lung tumors more likely to spread to other parts of the body. The finding offers new insight into how lung cancers metastasize and could help identify drug targets to combat metastatic tumors, which account for 90 percent of cancer deaths....Read More

Stable, self-renewing neural stem cells now available according to a recent study

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco and colleagues report a game-changing advance in stem cell science: the creation of long-term, self-renewing, primitive neural precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) that can be directed to become many types of neuron without increased risk of tumor formation....Read More

HIV drugs useful against parasitic diseases: a study suggests

There are many drugs which are found to be useful in the treatments of many diseases. Such is the case with HIV drugs which are found to be of use in parasitic conditions...Read More

Biocon's New Job Application Portal | Latest jobs at Biocon, Bangalore

Recruitment has always been a tough task especially for bigger companies of the stature of Biocon. Given that they receieve large volumes of Resume's and application for every Job they post....Read More

Could we potentially cure diabetes?

 Diabetes has always been a concern especially in a country like India. However, there is some good news for all the diabetic patients. Recently, a study has suggested a mechanism that could convert certain cells into Insulin-making cells....Read More

Feeling sleepy after a sleepless night?

In many cases, people spend sleepless night. Especially, if we consider the case of students during exam time. Many of the students have a habit of studying throughout the night prior to exams and then they feel sleepy while writing them. Have you not experienced during your student life? And in some cases you may also get a feedback from them that even though he studied he was not able to recollect it during the exams. And I am sure it must have been the case with you as well at some stage in your life. Have you wondered why is it so?...Read More

Now Press Delete Button For Traumatic Memory, New Study Reveals!!

Every one of us goes through some tragedy and emotional trauma in life. One of the recent studies suggest that a scientific breakthrough may help us eradicate such traumatic experiences from our lives at least the scientists involved in the research claim so....Read More

Coming Soon: Newer Generation Antidepressant From Max Planck

Recently, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry (Munich) have carried out studies on the genomes of 4,088 patients and 11,001 healthy control subjects from all over the world. They have identified a new risk gene variant for depression...Read More

How Mosquitoes handle Stress? New Research Reveals

Ever Wondered Mosquitoes also get stress while sucking your Blood. Yes that’s true there are several ways due to which it may get stressed. Be it the fear of being tightly slapped by a Human hand or handle the hot Blood of Humans.A recent study at The Ohio State University has shown that mosquitoes make proteins which help them handle the stressful spike in body temperature that's prompted by their hot blood meals...Read More

Stanford University launches First PhD program in stem cell science

29th April, 2011 has marked a beginning of a new era in stem cell science as Stanford University’s Faculty Senate approved the creation of the first stem cell science PhD program in the nation and, perhaps, the world....Read More

New Study: DNA Projected to have applications in Nanotechnology

It is known that the primary function of DNA in our body cells is to carry genetic information from one generation to the next. However, some scientists have also predicted that DNA can also be effectively utilized as an ideal building material for nanoscale structures. Such DNA based structures can then have applications in drug delivery systems, biosensors, artificial photosynthesis and more...Read More

Now Virus Powered Solar Panel

Researchers at MIT have found a way to make significant improvements to the power-conversion efficiency of solar cells by enlisting the services of tiny viruses to perform detailed assembly work at the microscopic level....Read More

 

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Why Don’t Clinical Research/ Professional Training Institutes make their Placement Record Public?

Bangalore, 23rd July 2010

Life Sciences field has been recently crowded with several big/small Industrial Training institutes and agencies offering professional courses and Training programs which actually promise big and come out small. They put up Big ads with huge promises, create a hype in Media and television, Put up big ads in News Paper and mislead the students....Read More

NET JRF June 2010 Paper 1 Results are Out | Check Here

NET JRF June 2010 paper 1st Results are out. Please visit the following link for the results.:...Read More

ICMR JRF Entrance Update: Admit cards have been Dispatched | Get your Duplicate Admit Cards issued (in case originals not received)

This notification is for information to all the candidates, appearing in ICMR-JRF Exam on Sunday the 18th July 2010 (at 10 AM-12 PM) that the Admission Cards have been dispatched at the addresses given in the Application Forms....Read More

Check Your Name in The List of Registered Candidates for CSIR NET June 2010

May 18th, 2010 | New Delhi

It is informed to the candidates who have applied for Joint CSIR-UGC test for JRF/LS (NET) scheduled on 20th June, 2010 that the list of candidates registered for the test is available on CSIR, HRDG website...Read More

DBT JRF Results are out!!! Have You Cracked it???