‘Stem cells – more hype than hope’

Scientific community calls for more stringent regulation of basic stem cell research and clinical trials

‘Policies will infuse objectivity in health research’

Several health and research policies in the country are either in draft stage or just recommendatory in nature. This hampers regulation of …

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

New injectable hydrogel may improve stem cell uptake

Researchers from the Mohali-based Institute of Nanoscience and Technology have devised a method to encapsulate adult stem cells, called …

Limits for human embryo research have been changed : This calls for public debate

The new regulation makes it possible to conduct research on human embryos that are at more advanced stages of development