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Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 3 (ANI): Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2022 was awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, announced the award-giving organisation on Monday.
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Scientists discover how fish survive extreme pressures of life in oceans
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Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans.
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Researchers discover a galaxy sparkling with the universe's oldest star cl
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered. These dense groups of millions of stars may be relics that contain the first and oldest stars in the universe.
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Study highlights what connects human senses and thoughts
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): The human brain's neocortex is responsible for our ability to think, determine, remember recent experiences, and so on. Neuroscientists have now discovered important portions of the mechanisms underlying these functions. Their discoveries may eventually aid
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Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. A team of researchers has discovered that tick saliva suppresses the skin's protective function, increasing the risk of infections like tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lym
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Researchers discovered protein could be used to produce life-saving antifu
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Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a protein that is responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts. Since humans and yeasts have remarkably similar cellular mechanisms, teasing out the differences presents drug developers with new targets for treatments.
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Study finds cancer-causing gene regulates genetic variation in prostate ca
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Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): A group of researchers discovered a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.
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Link between ocean acidification and fast-melting Arctic ice discovered by
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Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): After discovering acidity levels increasing three to four times faster in the western region of the Arctic Ocean than in any ocean waters elsewhere, an international team of researchers has sounded new alarm bells.
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Study identifies what brings human senses and thoughts together
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Human's ability to think, decide, remember recent events and more, comes from human brain's neocortex. Now neuroscientists have discovered key aspects of the mechanisms behind these functions. Their findings could ultimately help improve treatments for ce
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Scientists discover massive 'ocean' near Earth's core
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Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): The transition zone between the Earth's upper and lower mantle contains considerable quantities of water, according to an international study. The research team analyzed a rare diamond formed 660 meters below the Earth's surface using techniques including
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Book released to celebrate 100 years of Delhi University, Hardeep Puri say
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): A book which is a compilation of anecdotes and personal narratives of some of the most celebrated alumni of Delhi University, was released on Tuesday with the chapters encapsulating the true essence of the university to allow prospective students to di
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Primordial armored worm Wufengella reveals ancestry of three animal groups
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Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that a well-preserved fossilized worm dating from 518 million years ago resembles the ancestor of three major groups of living animals.
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