Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for Facebook, laid out in a sweeping manifesto , sometimes sounds more like a utopian social guide than a business plan. Are we, he asks, “building the world we all want?”
Continue reading The Zuckerberg manifesto: How he plans to debug the world
Global Gene Corp and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) on Tuesday launched the first-ever beacon for Indian genomics data, which is expected to help scientists develop more effective drug delivery systems.
Continue reading First Indian genomics beacon launched in UK
Don’t expect designer babies any time soon — but a major new ethics report leaves open the possibility of one day altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases, with stringent oversight, using new tools that precisely edit genes inside living cells.
Continue reading Could gene editing help avoid disease? Maybe
The National Digital Library (NDL) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, aims to breed a new segment of start-ups to not only help students, teachers and parents but also bolster management of educational institutions.
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Japanese authorities on Thursday will send a robot inside the Fukushima nuclear plant to study its condition.
In a breakthrough that could transform the despair of diabetics into dimples of relief, Indian scientists have designed an insulin-like oral substance, nicknamed “Dimpi”, which they claim can be used to tackle both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Offering hope for those suffering from spine-related problems, surgeons at a leading hospital here on Wednesday announced they have successfully implanted for the first time a 3D-printed vertebrae in a 32-year-old woman, helping her walk again after a bout of disabling spinal tuberculosis.
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Clutching a payment terminal in one hand and a customer’s debit card in the other, 34-year-old street vendor Melisa Mbiza stands on the roadside by her truck loaded with mangoes, touting for business in central Harare.
Continue reading Zimbabwe’s street vendors use card payments, cars to stay ahead
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday pressed the world’s governments to form an international body to protect civilians from state-sponsored hacking, saying recent high-profile attacks showed a need for global norms to police government activity in cyberspace.
The inaugural Mohamed bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations will be held on 7th and 8th March under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Continue reading Mohamed bin Zayed ‘Majlis for Future Generations’ to engage Emirati youth
