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UK: Indian-origin Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan awarded Royal Order Of
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Venkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning biologist whose many scientific contributions include his work on the atomic structure of the ribosome, according to British The Royal Society.
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Study finds pythons to be true choke artists as they can eat big prey
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Biologists at the University of Cincinnati found that it's not just the size of a Burmese python's head and body that allows them to eat almost everything. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allow them to consume prey up to six
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The Lip Balm Company partners with Purplle.com to sell lip balms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Lip Balm Company (TLBC) has partnered with Purplle.com to stock and sell The Lip Balm Company's exclusive collection of 17 scientifically formulated lip balms. Purplle features selective beauty and skin care products that clear i
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Stem cell biologists create new human cell types for research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Scientists have managed to generate a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The new cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos. As a result, researchers can now better study what happens just after an embryo impl
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Biologists track DNA 'parasites' in the hunt for disease treatments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): The study of transposons by biologists provides a fresh understanding of these organisms, the knowledge that may one day aid in the battle against cancer and age-related disorders.
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Female voices with higher pitch have younger-looking faces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): Psychologists and biologists have investigated whether voice pitch can influence how female faces are evaluated. To conclude, a higher voice does indeed influence how the corresponding face is evaluated. However, this does not apply to all ratings.
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Paper wasps create an abstract concept of 'same' and 'different'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.
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Modern microbiome rising due to professional 'guilds' of bacteria: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): According to new research from University of British Columbia (UBC) biologists, even the smallest marine invertebrates are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities or microbiomes.
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Well-functioning fat key to fewer old age ailments, suggests study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 22 (ANI): Fat tissues play a pivotal role in human health. However, with age, they lose function and can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise have the potential to counteract this deterioration, according
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Shalimar Group adopts Soy Fed, India's first-ever feed label, introduced b
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Following the launch of India's first feed label, 'Soy Fed,' by Right To Protein, a nationwide public health initiative last year, Shalimar Group, a pioneer in the poultry industry, has joined the league of adopters after Sn
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Research reveals cultivation of plants with genes from one parent
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], November 22 (ANI): According to a study led by the plant biologists at the University of California, scientists are a step closer to breeding plants with genes from only one parent. Their findings have shown the underlying mechanism and could lead to easier as well as rapid
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Biologists identify new targets for cancer vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Over the past decade, scientists have been exploring vaccination as a way to help fight cancer. These experimental cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the body's own immune system to destroy a tumour, by injecting fragments of cancer proteins found
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