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Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar is a freelance science journalist focused on life sciences and health. She has a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry and a master’s degree in Biochemistry. Thereafter, she was a research fellow at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Bangalore where she studied stem cells in the skin. She is based out of Bangalore, India, and enjoys writing about the intersection of science and society.

Articles by Sneha Khedkar
Blue and pink DNA helix and human lungs on a blue background.
Nanoparticles Breathe New Life into Lungs
Sneha Khedkar | Oct 15, 2024 | 4 min read
Lipid nanoparticles deliver CRISPR tools directly to lung stem cells, offering new therapeutic avenues for treating genetic diseases.
Some pills strewn about next to an alarm clock on a blue background. 
Why Timing Matters When Taking Medicines
Sneha Khedkar | Oct 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Human liver cells follow their own circadian rhythms, which regulate drug metabolism and infection.
Black and gold sketch of David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper.<strong >&nbsp;</strong>
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Proteins
Sneha Khedkar | Oct 9, 2024 | 3 min read
David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share this year’s Chemistry award for their research on protein design and structure prediction.
Black and gold sketch of Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, the 2024 Nobel Prize laureates.&nbsp;
Nobel Prize for microRNA
Danielle Gerhard, PhD and Sneha Khedkar | Oct 7, 2024 | 4 min read
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
A wooden table carrying an assortment of various food items.
Previously Unidentified Microbes Detected in Food 
Sneha Khedkar | Oct 7, 2024 | 3 min read
A new database with more than 2,500 food metagenomes gives scientists a glimpse into the microbial diversity of the human diet.
A wound that is covered with a band-aid.
Why Pain During Wound Healing May be a Good Sign
Sneha Khedkar | Sep 5, 2024 | 4 min read
Sensory neurons grow into injured tissues and modulate the immune system to promote healing.
An image of cells on a black background, with some cells stained red and some others stained green.&nbsp;
Deleting a MicroRNA Cluster Reversed Biological Sex in Mice 
Sneha Khedkar | Jul 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Removing microRNA that caused conversion of male mice embryos into female sheds light on key noncoding elements in sex determination.
An image of cells with the center stained green and some cells stained magenta over a black background.
Growing Milk-Secreting Mammary Organoids
Sneha Khedkar | Mar 29, 2024 | 3 min read
Mammary organoids derived from mouse embryonic stem cells could offer clues into mammary gland developmental origins and help researchers study breast cancer.
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