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3 Americans win Nobel medicine prize for work on biological clocks

The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for 2017 has been awarded to the American trio of Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young for “for their discoveries of molecular......

Even death couldn't exonerate this 9/11 martyr

Misery and insult have accompanied the family of Salman Hamdani, who died while trying to rescue survivors during the 9/11 strikes. His mother Talat has spent the last 10 years fighting......

US approves new embryonic stem cell lines

In a major development, the United States has approved the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally funded scientists. Human embryonic stem cells are grown from a few hundred......

2 scientists share Nobel Prize for chemistry

Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003 for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes.Agre, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,......

The 2 Raj Shahs America is talking about

One Raj Shah has been the top Indian American in the Obama administration, points out Monali Sarkar, the other Raj Shah is poised to play a key role in the Trump administration. IMAGE: Dr Rajiv......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

These billionaires will donate half their wealth!

It all began with an innocuous dinner party in New York in May 2009. Fourteen months after the feast, 40 American billionaires have pledged to eat into their wealth and give half of it away in an......

The billionaires' wives

Billionaires usually have their pick of brides and often chose to marry some of the world's most beautiful and glamorous women. Canada's richest man, media baron David Thomson, recently announced......

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

"How do we give opportunity to many more people? Inheritance tax only helps the lawyers in the society" Strongly disapproving the idea of inheritance tax, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has......

How to provide 24x7 electricity for all Indians by 2027

'The 24x7 power for all vision is inspiring, because as we've so often seen, where India leads, the world follows,' says Rajiv J Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation.Illustration: Dominic......

Need sex education?

Warning: This film is about sex, but don't expect any titillating scenes or erotic talk. Also be warned, the movie could be addictive. You may be so engrossed by its topicality, honesty, drama,......

World's oldest Olympian passes away

The world's oldest Olympic gold medallist, Feroze Khan, who won a gold medal for India in hockey at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, has passed away.Feroze, who celebrated his 100th birthday last year,......

Sameer Ahuja helms Sports Museum of America

When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg formally inaugurated the Sports Museum of America May 7, Sameer Ahuja saw a dream transform into vibrant reality. The nation's first and only interactive,......

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