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What the future could look like, driven by technology

As AI embeds itself into every system that gathers and interprets data, it will fade into the background, much like electricity. The world will depend on it quietly and notice it only when it fails. (REUTERS)
opinion
Published on Dec 26, 2025 08:59 pm IST

India International Science Festival 2025 concludes in Panchkula

Haryana governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh presenting an award on the concluding day of India International Science Festival in Panchkula on Tuesday. (Sant Arora/Hindustan Times)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 10, 2025 09:10 am IST

How pig organs may soon save lives

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For representational purpose only.
health
Published on Oct 29, 2025 10:09 am IST

Eli Lilly to buy gene-editing biotech Verve Therapeutics Inc. for $1.3 billion

Eli Lilly will pay as much as $13.50 per share, the companies said Tuesday.
us news
Published on Jun 17, 2025 05:19 pm IST

Engineering humanity & where to draw a line

We now have a rare opportunity to prove that scientific progress and moral clarity can coexist, but the window is narrow. (Shutterstock)
opinion
Published on Jun 10, 2025 08:33 pm IST

Code breakers: Could gene editing ready species for a rapidly changing world?

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(HT Imaging: Puneet Kumar. Images: Midjourney, Glenn Ramit, Innovative Genomics Institute, Colossal Biosciences, Pairwise)
art culture
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 04:23 pm IST

Gene therapy trials treat inherited blindness and deafness

A new CRISPR gene editing called EDIT-101 has successfully restored vision in some patients with congenital blindness
health
Published on May 09, 2024 03:45 pm IST

Longer genes are associated with ageing: Study

Conditions known to accelerate ageing decrease the activity of long genes.
health
Published on Mar 25, 2024 04:24 pm IST

Genes influence blood pressure from early childhood: Research

Certain hypertension-related genes impact blood pressure from a young age, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease as you become older.
health
Published on Mar 07, 2024 02:19 pm IST

As bananas fall victim to a pandemic, GM comes to the rescue

PREMIUM
People prefer seedless bananas to wild bananas that have seeds, so the bananas we buy are grown from parts of the plant, not from seeds
opinion
Published on Feb 27, 2024 10:29 pm IST

Nobel Prize-winning gene editing tech offers a ray of hope for blood disorders

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In mid-November, the UK became the first country to approve CRISPR therapy for both sickle-cell disease and beta-thalassaemia
opinion
Published on Dec 13, 2023 04:26 pm IST

Therapy to treat rare, hereditary diseases: Study

Therapy to treat rare, hereditary diseases: Study
health
Published on Nov 25, 2023 11:55 am IST

Gene-editing stops virus transmission within human body

Lead author Sharon Lewin from Australia’s Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity said the team designed the CRISPR tool to recognise Sars-CoV-2.
world news
Published on Jul 14, 2021 01:13 am IST

Genetic Engineering: Tech that can alter living beings

The term genetic engineering was first coined by Jack Williamson in his sci-fi Dragon's Island, published in 1951 (Representational Image). Unsplash
ht school
Published on Feb 25, 2021 06:09 pm IST

Gene editing techniques helpful in retinal degeneration treatment

A new study has found that gene-editing techniques like CRISPR-Cas hold the power to rectify inherited retinal degenerative mutations, which are the primary cause of blindness.
health
Published on Jan 24, 2021 10:43 am IST

India must take the lead in devising bio-defences

It is time for India to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by the coronavirus — and to implement the grand plans to build its bio-defences and benefit the world by curing disease
analysis
Updated on Sept 22, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Chinese scientist who created gene-edited babies last year gets 3 yrs jail

Chinese researcher He Jiankui was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3 million yuan (about $ 430,000) for illegally carrying out human embryo gene-editing intended for reproduction
world news
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 04:24 pm IST

Gene-editing may have resulted in unknown mutations

In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong.
world news
Published on Dec 04, 2019 11:07 pm IST

Gene editing: Medical board drafts new laws

New Delhi Gene editing technology cannot be used for germline engineering or any genetic modifications that can be passed on to the next generation, according to draft guidelines released by on Friday.
india news
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 12:48 am IST

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials: Xinhua

China’s top legislature will consider tougher rules on research involving human genes and embryos.
world news
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 08:18 pm IST

The creepy new world of tech innovations

Tech that might seem incredible is actually going to freak you out
brunch
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 11:23 pm IST

Chinese scientist who made gene-edited babies fired by university

A Chinese scientist responsible for what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight and broke guidelines in a quest for fame and fortune.
world news
Updated on Jan 21, 2019 11:43 pm IST

Chinese scientist who made gene-edited babies evaded oversight to seek fame: Report

Scientist He Jiankui said in November that he used a gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 to alter the embryonic genes of twin girls born that month, sparking an international outcry about the ethics and safety of such research.
world news
Published on Jan 21, 2019 03:18 pm IST

Thanks to science, 100-year life firmly within our grasp

Rapid strides in medical science and technology over the past two decades have put the once-elusive 100-year life firmly within our grasp.
health
Updated on Jan 01, 2019 02:36 pm IST

Prof MS Swaminathan distances himself from his anti-GM write-up

File photo of agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan
india news
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 02:45 pm IST

Chinese geneticist apologises for leak of baby-gene editing result

A Chinese scientist at the centre of a controversy over what he claims are the world’s first genetically edited children apologised on Wednesday for the result being leaked unexpectedly.
world news
Updated on Nov 28, 2018 02:04 pm IST

World’s first gene-edited babies: Chinese scientist’s claim panned by peers

He Jiankui speaks during an interview at a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province.
world news
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 06:43 pm IST

First gene-edited babies claimed in China

A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month.
world news
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 02:23 pm IST

Check the potential misuse of stem cell therapy

A piece of a three-dimensional bone structure obtained from the own adipose stem cells of a patient is seen at Brussels' Saint Luc Hospital (Representative Photo)
editorials
Published on Apr 18, 2018 12:00 pm IST
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