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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicStem cells

Topic: stem cells

215 mn hectares across world can naturally regrow into forests, play key role in curbing climate change

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Chinese scientists see sweet success, reverse type-1 diabetes in woman using her own stem cells

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.

How Ian Wilmut’s work on Dolly the sheep shaped cloning & stem cell research

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.

Stem cell therapy is the new buzzword in healthcare—but it’s expensive, unproven, dangerous

In the US, several patients lost their sight after receiving stem-cell treatment for degenerative eye conditions.

Scientists have created synthetic embryos without sperm or ova. But what about ethics?

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.

New science frontiers in 2022: Dead organs come to life & a eureka moment for nuclear fusion

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.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.