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Bhubaneswar startup tests drug manufacturing in space
A Bhubaneswar-based startup, Serendipity Space, flight-tested a satellite prototype designed to autonomously manufacture pharmaceuticals in near-space and tested core technologies for an orbital version. The tests used a TIFR balloon platform in Hyderabad to simulate microgravity conditions and demo
By Project Chintan Newsroom · 15 Aug
Metformin may lower blood sugar via the gut, study suggests
Northwestern researchers report metformin acts in the gut to curb blood sugar, potentially expanding the drug's known mechanisms. The study also links a plant compound, berberine, to a similar gut-based effect.
By Project Chintan Newsroom · 15 Aug