Cells
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Can skin cells really become human eggs? The big fertility breakthrough explained
Health | Oct 01, 2025, 05:53 PM ISTA new study in Nature Communications shows how scientists reprogrammed human skin cells into egg-like cells, marking a fertility breakthrough. While success rates remain low, the research could one day help older women, cancer survivors, and same-sex couples expand their options.
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5 natural ways to increase platelet count
Fashion | May 30, 2025, 10:33 PM ISTBoost your platelet count naturally! Know 5 effective ways to increase platelet count and improve your overall health. Learn simple, natural methods to enhance your well-being.
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Low-salt diet along with less body fluids may help repair kidney cells: Study
Health | Jun 29, 2024, 04:18 PM ISTA low-salt diet is beneficial for several reasons; however, a recent study has found that a short-term low-salt diet may help to repair kidney cells.
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No separate policy for incentives to Tesla; can apply under existing schemes: Govt official
Business | Jul 23, 2023, 01:30 PM ISTIn 2021, the US-based electric car maker demanded a reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India.
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Covid19: 10 signs which indicate that you have a weak immune system
Health | Apr 05, 2022, 01:58 PM ISTImmune system works as an important agent for the body. It regulates the functioning of the body, which results in a good health for a longer period. But, there are several body monsters like bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which attack the body and make our immune system weak. Let’s check out the signs that make our body the home for unwanted invaders.
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Animal embryos evolved long before animals: Study
World | Nov 28, 2019, 11:13 AM ISTThe researchers, including those from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), analysed the tiny fossils of the multicellular organism of Caveasphaera, which measured about a half-millimeter in diameter, and were preserved down to their component cells.
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Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study
Science | Nov 11, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTHuman heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.
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Human cells can recall story of their development
Jun 06, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTDifferent cell types in the body all share the same DNA. Their differences come from how their genes are controlled. One control element is the enhancer, a region of DNA that turns genes on and off.
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Selective removal of old cells can delay onset of osteoarthiritis
Lifestyle | Jun 11, 2017, 04:45 PM ISTSelective removal of old cells that are collected in our joints as we grow old may considerably contribute in delaying the onset of age-related degenerative joint conditions like osteoarthritis.
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Researchers develop environment-friendly plastic solar cells using food addictive
Lifestyle | Oct 03, 2016, 10:57 AM ISTEnvironment-friendly plastic solar cells using a food addictive that can be manufactured at room temperature is developed by researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The efficient, semi-printed solar cells
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'Smart'device that engineers cells to kill cancer
Apr 19, 2014, 10:54 PM ISTNew York : In a path-breaking discovery, biologists have created a new technology for modifying human cells to create therapeutics that could travel the body and selectively target and kill cancer cells without disrupting healthy