We grew human tear glands in the lab, and now we’re making them cry

Around 5% of the adult population suffer from ‘dry eye’ syndrome because their tear glands don't function properly

Cancer growth in the body could originate from a single cell – target it to revolutionise treatment

Researchers identify and isolate cells within different cancerous growths, called the “cell of origin”

We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why

Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …

Stem cell breakthrough gets Nobel in medicine

British scientist John B Gurdon and his Japanese counterpart Shinya Yamanaka honoured

How COVID-19 affects the brain

Inflammation of the brain; blood clots; damage to the nerves in the body — how COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 affects the human brain&…

Stem cells can heal damages caused by Parkinson’s disease, finds study

Experiments on rats indicated a major breakthrough towards developing effective treatments

Lab-made stem cells provide breakthrough in type 1 diabetes cure

Insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells controlled blood sugar levels in mice for several months

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Beetles high on coffee

Erratic weather is fuelling the growth of a pest which destroys Arabica coffee. In the absence of effective pest management, India's coffee …

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

Science and Technology - Briefs

‘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 …