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India has an estimated one lakh patients with thalassaemia, a genetic disorder in which the blood cells cannot make sufficient amounts of the iron-containing pigment haeomoglobin. Credit: ssoosay/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

India’s Ignoring Its Rare Disorders and Their Orphan Drugs Led to the Thalassaemia Crisis

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All You Need to Know: September’s Crucial Verdict on the Sofosbuvir Patent Saga

The Indo-Gangetic Basin is Getting Dirtier Faster Than it is Disappearing

BJP’s MVA Amendment Bill Goes Soft on Road Safety After Eager Start

Museum of Natural History Fire a Chance to Secure Our National Treasures Better

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India’s Haphazard Quality Monitoring Strategies are Letting Water Pollution Get Worse

An electron micrograph of a representative cell 24-48 hours after being infected with CAVA strains. Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005483

New Temperature Sensitive Poliovirus Strains Show Potential for Use in ‘Next-gen’ Vaccines