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Unregulated peptides fuel wellness craze, but experts warn of severe health risks due to absent scientific evidence and regulatory oversight, unlike approved medicines.
India proposes Amul-inspired 'Patient Data Collective' leveraging AI and Ayushman Bharat to revolutionize rare disease drug discovery and patient treatment.
Vice-President launches India's first non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed in Andhra Pradesh, boosting agricultural self-reliance and farmer incomes.
Stanford researchers use AI to design functional bacteriophage genomes, opening new medical avenues like phage therapy but raising significant biosecurity and governance challenges.
Union Minister urges India to become 'Laboratory of the World' through AI-driven healthcare innovation, backed by schemes like PRIP and Biopharma SHAKTI, ensuring responsible tech adoption.
Indian scientists develop RK-251, a 'smart' cancer drug activating only in cancer cells, potentially replacing chemotherapy by minimizing harm to healthy tissues.
Centre deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat, Rajasthan, intensifying multi-institutional probe into Chandipura Virus outbreak, integrating 'One Health' strategy.
ICAR-NIHSAD develops India's first indigenous MA-104 cell line-based live attenuated African Swine Fever vaccine, bolstering biosecurity and protecting pig farmers' livelihoods.
ICAR achieves India's first fully annotated T2T pigeonpea genome, enabling climate-resilient, high-yielding varieties crucial for food security and farmer livelihoods.
Government expands biotechnology and AI research, integrating computational biology, genomics, and medical imaging for precision diagnostics and inclusive growth.
India approves first dengue vaccine, Qdenga, but experts warn of heightened severe dengue risk for seronegative children, urging mandatory pre-vaccination screening.
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