Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Three Indians Win Oscars
This Slumdog is Millionaire – and it has made creative millionaires out of three highly gifted Indians. Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire scooped up eight awards out of ten nominations, three of them coming to India’s own A R Rahman, Resul Pookutty and Gulzar, at the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday night, as other high-profile films fell by the wayside in the Jai ho tornado.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Indian doctor brings hope to cancer patients
His study has identified a pattern in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients. The pattern has the potential for an early diagnosis or even detection of the disease.
Dr Arun Sreekumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a researcher at the Cancer Centre of the Medical College of Georgia, US, has achieved a breakthrough in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
His study has identified a pattern in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients. The pattern has the potential for an early diagnosis or even detection of the disease.
Sreekumar told Deccan Herald that this was the first metabolic marker that had been identified among prostate cancer patients.
Dr Arun Sreekumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a researcher at the Cancer Centre of the Medical College of Georgia, US, has achieved a breakthrough in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
His study has identified a pattern in the urine samples of prostate cancer patients. The pattern has the potential for an early diagnosis or even detection of the disease.
Sreekumar told Deccan Herald that this was the first metabolic marker that had been identified among prostate cancer patients.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
DRDO develops an indigenous IED-handling robot
After having been hit 242 times by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in 2008, India will now have its first indigenously developed IED-handling robot, thanks to the scientists at the Defence Research Development
Organisation (DRDO).
This remote-operated vehicle (ROV), aptly named ‘Daksh’, can handle any suspected object in any terrain and in all kinds of weather. It can move on rugged platforms, on stairs, outdoor terrain in the country side and can cross even a 300-metre wide ditch with ease.
Organisation (DRDO).
This remote-operated vehicle (ROV), aptly named ‘Daksh’, can handle any suspected object in any terrain and in all kinds of weather. It can move on rugged platforms, on stairs, outdoor terrain in the country side and can cross even a 300-metre wide ditch with ease.
Indian Scientist discover brain disorder gene
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered a new gene that plays a dominant role in causing microcephaly, a brain disorder that leads to tiny brain and life-long reduced mental faculty, particularly in India.
The finding by the IISc scientists may help develop a regular clinical screening tool to detect this severe disorder at the foetal stage itself. Reputed US scientific journal, American Journal of Human Genetics, has reported the discovery of the gene, named STIL, last week.
Four genes were so far known to cause this disease, which is hereditary. The IISc team located a fifth gene, which plays a key role behind this disorder in India.
The finding by the IISc scientists may help develop a regular clinical screening tool to detect this severe disorder at the foetal stage itself. Reputed US scientific journal, American Journal of Human Genetics, has reported the discovery of the gene, named STIL, last week.
Four genes were so far known to cause this disease, which is hereditary. The IISc team located a fifth gene, which plays a key role behind this disorder in India.
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