Science & Health

CATARACT

Awareness on cataract low in elderly: Survey

Over 50 per cent of older adults in six countries of Asia, including India, believe that treatment for cataract should take place only after the disease develops fully, finds a survey.
Dec 9, 2017
By IANS
DNA

Modified CRISPR technique treats diseases without cutting DNA

In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology that allows them to activate genes and treat diseases without creating breaks in the DNA.
Dec 8, 2017
By IANS
BLOGS AND FEATURES
Antarctica

Frozen Secret: Thousands of 'Alien-Like' Icefish Nests Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet

By Samhati Bhattacharjya