Sachin Rawat

1 week ago | synbiobeta.com | Sachin Rawat

In a study published this year, the failing hearts of rhesus macaques and a human patient were reinvigorated with cells derived from them. Heart cells extracted from the patient were engineered and grown into a patch. When grafted into the patient, the patch promoted new muscle growth and improved the heart’s pumping ability. As we age, heart muscle cells thicken and lose elasticity.

1 month ago | synbiobeta.com | Sachin Rawat

In 2026, NASA’s Artemis program will send astronauts to the moon after five decades. Plans for later phases include setting up a space station orbiting the moon and a permanent base on the lunar south pole. Producing food on-site will be essential for long-term space travel. It would allow space missions to take off with far less weight, which lowers fuel usage and eliminates the need for resupply missions. However, producing food in space is incredibly difficult.

1 month ago | synbiobeta.com | Sachin Rawat

Towards the end of her four-decade academic career, public health researcher Maria Goreti Freitas was invited to author a book chapter. However, she was disappointed to realize that she wouldn't be earning royalties and would have to forfeit her intellectual rights to the work. This is a familiar scene in academic research. While inherently collaborative, science is often exploitative and involves unpaid work.

2 months ago | synbiobeta.com | Sachin Rawat

Climate change poses a severe threat to agricultural productivity globally. Unpredictable weather patterns, such as more frequent floods and droughts, disrupt crop production and growth. Ensuring sustainable and reliable food production in the future requires climate-resilient crops. Engineering plant root ecosystems is one approach that could improve crop resilience to climate change. Plants use roots to find water and nutrients, interact with soil microbes, and withstand environmental stresses.

Jan 21, 2025 | physics.aps.org | Sachin Rawat

January 21, 2025• Physics 18, 14Researchers predict that having extra sets of chromosomes can both speed up and slow down the evolution of an organism, depending on the organism’s “fitness landscape.”×Crop plants such as wheat and oats, bacteria that live in extreme environments, and some species of salamanders and frogs are polyploid, meaning they have more than two sets of chromosomes.