Study in journal Cell says fat cells were extracted from the patient & altered to develop into any type of cell in the body. She has been insulin-independent for a yr, the 1st such case.
British embryologist Wilmut died on 10 September at the age of 79. He led the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
One of the reasons researchers want to use these embryos is for research into miscarriage and developmental anomalies. But it might not yield useful results.
In future, eggs & sperms may not become necessary to procreate while harvesting of organs see new concepts. Scientists attain surplus energy through nuclear fusion in lab.
Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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