A team of researchers led by immunotherapist Carl June from the University of Pennsylvania in the US has announced the results of a new treatment for leukaemia patients that turns their own blood cells against their disease. The researchers chose to work with patients who were dealing with particularly aggressive cases of leukaemia. All of…
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“There is nothing symbolic about this,” says Sundaram Ramakrishnan of theIndian Space Research Organisation. The country’s success in putting its Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM) into orbit around the Red Planet was about testing technology and the skills needed to manage a complex mission, he says. ISRO scientists passed that test with flying colours during the early…
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A study has found a “considerable richness” of wild bee species in most types of urban habitats. French researchers recorded almost a third of the nation’s 900 species of wild bees living in towns and cities. Writing in Plos One, they added that 60 species were also found in very urbanised areas in the city…
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The newfangled seeds can be used for growing crops only once, and cannot be reproduced unlike regular seeds. Judge Baidya Nath Upadhyay gave the ruling in response to a petition filed by Advocate Arjun Aryal. The ban will remain in effect until Jan 16. The court will then decide whether the stay should be continued…
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