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Alexander Rich passes away
Alexander Rich (1924-2015) will be remembered for his discovery of polysomes

New compound Bedaquiline, may treat HIV, drug-resistant TB
A tailor from central Mumbai, who was battling both HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) as well as XXDR TB, has been declared free of the drug-resistant TB bacillus. "His tests have repeatedly shown that he is free of the bacillus," reports chest physician Dr Udwadia, Hindua Hospital, Mumbai.

A neuropeptide involved in regulating and promoting sleep
The neuropeptide (sNPF) has an important regulatory function in sleep along with its function in coordinating behaviors such as eating and metabolism in fruit fly.

CANCER IMAGING
Intraoperative brain cancer detection with Raman spectroscopy in humans

Promising compound rapidly eliminates malaria parasite
The promising compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy the red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite

Penicillin tactics revealed by scientist
Penicillin sets into motion a toxic malfunctioning of the cell's wall-building machinery, dooming the cell to a futile cycle of building and then immediately destroying that wall.

2014 Nobel Prize, Chemistry
Improving the resolution of optical microscope wins Nobel Prize Chemistry, 2014

2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
2014 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Inventors of a “Revolutionary” Climate Solution

Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2014
U.S.-British scientist John O’Keefe and Norwegian married couple May—Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the brain’s positioning system

Artificial sweeteners
Certain gut bacteria may induce metabolic changes following exposure to artificial sweeteners

Immunotherapy for treatment of cancer
Pembrolizumab tackles melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer esponse in order to kill the cancer

Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2013
Three scientists won the Nobel prize for 2013

Functional Liver from Stem Cells
First demonstration of generation of a functional human organ liver from pluripotent stem cells

The acoustic inventor Amar G. Bose dies
He invented Bose 901 Direct/ reflecting speaker system which became a best seller for more than 25 years

Cancer
Use of nanoparticles to deliver cancer drugs to tumor site

Robert Edward passes away
The father of IVF

A new Breath test to diagnose TB
A simple breath test developed which can diagnose TB infection in minutes.

Linking cancer with genetic faults
Rare DNA faults in two genes have been strongly linked to bowel cancer

Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine
2012 Prize went to to Dr.S.Yamanaka and Dr.J.Gurdon for Discovery that mature cell can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.

Detection of malarial parasite in saliva samples
A new method for diagnosing malaria in a single drop of blood or saliva developed.

Malaria resistant mosquito
Genetically manipulated mosquito becomes completely immune to parasite that causes malaria

Fighting Tooth Decay with microbes
A genetically engineered strain of Streptoccus mutans that cannot produce lactic acid to fight tooth decay

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