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Recording every cell’s history in real-time with evolving genetic barcodes

9 Aug 2018 11:11 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

All humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly to form two, then four, then eight cells, all the way up to the ~26 billion cells that make up a newborn. Tracing how and when those 26 billion cells arise from one zygote is the grand challenge of developmental biology, a field that … Read more

Tea leaf extract can destroy cancer cells: Study

21 May 2018 5:47 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

The study, published in the journal Applied Nano Materials, outlines a new method of producing a type of nanoparticle called quantum dots. “Our research confirmed previous evidence that tea leaf extract can be a non-toxic alternative to making quantum dots using chemicals,” said Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu from Swansea University in the UK, who led the study. … Read more