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Synthetic tools can move DNA messages from one place to another: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Researchers from Rice University have shown that the increasingly popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool may be used in human cells in a variety of new potent ways, according to a recent study.
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Study finds new technique that helps in early-stage Parkinson's disease di
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Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Professor Aviv Mezer's team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) recognized that by modifying a related procedure known as quantitative MRI (qMRI), the cellular alterations in Parkinson's may be discovered.
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New method helps in early-stage Parkinson's disease diagnosis: Research
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Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) researchers, led by Professor Aviv Mezer, realized that the cellular changes in Parkinson's could possibly be revealed by adapting a related technique, known as quantitative MRI (qMRI).
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Study findings indicate how people curb unwanted thoughts
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Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): According to the findings found in a study conducted by the PLOS Computational Biology, people tend to avoid unwanted thoughts by rejecting and replacing them frequently. However, if an association is avoided proactively, it becomes more efficient in preventin
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Study finds cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The function of a particular domain of proteins crucial to the biology of plants and microbes has now been conclusively connected to a human cancer trigger, the knowledge that had escaped scientists for decades, according to researchers from the US Department
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Scientists discover cancer triggers that could spur targeted drug therapie
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Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Researchers definitively linked the function of a specific domain of proteins important in plant-microbe biology to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for decades.
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Long human lifespan is due in part to contributions of older adults
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Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): According to the long-standing canon in evolutionary biology, natural selection is cruelly selfish, favouring traits that help promote reproductive success. This usually means that the so-called "force" of selection is well equipped to remove harmful mutations
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Smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, say researchers
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): According to a Rutgers researcher and an international team of geoscientists, led by Cheryl S. Harrison at Louisiana State University, even the smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, leading to sharp declines in fish stocks, expansion of ice sheets
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Study reveals oak tree thought to be extinct are now in immediate need of
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Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): According to a new study, botanical researchers revealed that oak tree once were thought to be extinct, and now are in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park in Texas.
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Research shows cancer trigger that can spur targeted drug therapies
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Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the role of a particular domain of proteins important in the biology of plant microbes to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for d
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New study reveals climate change in oceanwater might impact mangrove dispe
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Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to the results of Dr. Tom Van der Stocken from VUB Biology Department study suggest that in the 21st century, mangrove forests have experienced changes in ocean surface temperature, salinity, and density around the world. The study also revealed th
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Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Biol
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New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI/PNN): Indian Scientist Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar has been elected as the Member of The Royal Society of Biology (MRSB), London, for his outstanding contributions in the field of Bio-Science, Microbiological Studies and Neuro-Science.
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