Genome Diaries
Twenty-five years after the human genome was drafted, research in India is yielding life-saving results.
Fossil sheds light on early Earth
Researchers find traces of 2.85-billionyear-old microbes in MP rocks.
The value of 'free'
The case for official GDP estimation agencies to factor in the value of 'free' goods and services in a digital economy.
The EV roadblock
The materials that make electric vehicles possible are concentrated in a few countries. That's becoming a problem.
The gene map
An assessment of the impact of the Human Genome Project, which promises to save millions of lives, in India and elsewhere.
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Spate of affairs
Studies calling for a relook at flood management practices hold water.
- Sep 2025
All's well that gels well
An eco-friendly, water-based lubricant may well be the answer to toxic alternatives.
- Sep 2025
Virtue in virtual labs
AI agents that can function autonomously are working with scientists to boost research.
Drop by inky drop
Made-in-India bioinks may give 3D bioprinting research a leg up.
- Sep 2025
A sound finding
Working during the COVID years on the theory of how a quantum particle interacts with noise yields surprises for RRI researchers.
Connect the dots
Ultrathin films made from tiny carbon quantum dots on a metal oxide conduct electricity at low temperatures.
- Sep 2025
