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Thursday, September 4, 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.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.