Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have developed a gentler method to recover lab-grown T-cells, a crucial step in CAR T-cell therapy. Using the mild enzyme Accutase instead of harsher alternatives helps improve cell survival and preserve immune function. The approach enhances the reliability and efficiency of immunotherapy production, supports cost reduction, and strengthens India’s efforts to make advanced cancer treatments more affordable and accessible.
Click to View MoreIndia struggles to win science Nobels because rigid institutions block innovation. Bureaucratic hiring, internal politics, and metric-driven incentives suppress young talent. Experts insist India must overhaul governance, ensure transparent hiring, and promote merit-based funding to unlock transformative scientific progress.
Click to View MoreThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for experimentally demonstrating quantum tunnelling in macroscopic electrical circuits—something previously believed to occur only at the atomic scale.
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