Why There May Be Fewer Truly New Drugs Hitting the Market (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi Developing new drugs is hard and expensive.
Why One Hectare of Rainforest Grows More Tree Species than US By Akshat Rathi This has left biologists baffled for decades.
Insulin Pill May Soon Be a Reality By Akshat Rathi Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.
Aging Cells Reveal Features of Cancer By Akshat Rathi The older we get, the higher our risk of cancer.
Metals in Your Smartphone Have No Substitutes (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi A few centuries ago, there were just a few widely used materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold and silver. Today’s material diversity is astounding.
People Who Don’t Forget Can Still Be Tricked with False Memories (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi “Time is the thief of memory,” wrote Stephen King in one of his many books. For some people, however, that is not true.
Meteorite Impacts Leave Behind Time-Capsules of Ecosystems (Op-Ed) By Akshat Rathi Now, in what is a fascinating tale of serendipity, researchers have found that these events don’t entirely destroy all traces of life at the site of impact.