Health

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Needed, an Assisted Reproduction Law that Doesn’t Discriminate Against Single Women

Sarojini N and Priya Ranjan 02/12/2015

Throughout the draft ART (Regulation) Bill, the role and...

Walking on two legs might be the more energy-efficient way to do it. Credit: giuseppemilo/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Listen: How Come Humans Walk on Two Legs, Not Four?

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 01/12/2015

Around 1.9 million years ago, human beings became fully...

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Is There a Case for Testing Drugs on Pregnant Women?

Emily Anthes 30/11/2015

Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials,...

Viruses are a bigger part of our lives than we think, having infiltrated the DNA of many creatures during their evolution. Credit: slushpup/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How Viruses Engineer their Way to Bringing Disease, and Also Life

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 26/11/2015

In a manner not too different from societies and...

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Charlie Sheen, Rock Hudson and the Changing Face of HIV Stigma

Peter Keogh 24/11/2015

Decades on, is HIV still a taboo subject?

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Is the Antibiotic Apocalypse Nigh?

Michael Loughlin 22/11/2015

Antibiotic resistant infections are a worldwide issue, and the...

A genetic cause of some chronic intestinal diseases has been found, paving the way for a possible cure. Credit: hinkelstone/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

New Genetic Turns in the Long Hunt for a Cure for Chronic Intestinal Diseases

Deepa Padmanaban 21/11/2015

Seminal findings by a researcher from IISc has revealed...