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Researchers discover new species of microalgae
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the water from a home aquarium, a brand-new species of microalgae was discovered. While analyzing DNA samples taken from the algae, researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered Medakamo hakoo, whose DNA sequence didn't match any on record.
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China weaponizes zero-Covid policy to subdue Tibetans: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The "Zero COVID" policy of President Xi Jinping has been a great tool for repression. Lockdowns and similar measures greatly helped the regime to implement its gigantic and hyper-technological system of control and surveillance of its citizens, under the pretext of protecting their health.
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Study reveals cancer cells can alter their size to survive medication
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have found that cancer cells can alter their size to survive medication therapy or other environmental stressors.
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New study reveals how cells prevent dangerous extra DNA copies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine, a protein that prepares DNA for replication also keeps the replication process under control. The study, which was published in the journal Molecular Cell on January 5, explains a long-standing enigma among scientists.
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Digvijaya Singh's remark: "Congress' DNA is in favour of Pakistan," says M
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan hits back at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for raising questions over the surgical strike in Pakistan's Balakot after the Pulwama attack in 2019.
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Key aspect of finely tuned regulation of gene expression revealed: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Even though they both develop in the same person and share the same genes, skin cells and brain cells are clearly distinct. They differ because each cell type expresses a unique set of genes that are distinct from those expressed by the other. This is made possible by cellular mechanisms tha
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Study reveals key aspect of mechanism of gene expression regulation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite the fact that they both develop in the same person and share the same genes, skin cells and brain cells are clearly distinct. They differ because each cell type expresses a different set of genes than the others. Cellular mechanisms that tightly regulate gene expression make this pos
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Study reveals how Huntington's disease affects different neurons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neurons in the striatum, a part of the brain affected by Huntington's disease, are among the most severely affected. The degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients' loss of motor control, which is one of the disease's major symptoms.
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Stories in our DNA, respect Indian films: Javed Akhtar on 'BoycottBollywoo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Veteran lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar on Friday, during a media interaction at a literature festival in Jaipur, raised the viral social media trend of 'Boycott Bollywood' and appealed to people to respect Indian films.
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Tibetans-in-exile strongly condemn China's mass DNA collection drive in Ti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Tibetans-in-exile condemned China's mass DNA collection in Tibet and said that the multinational companies are equally responsible as they send their technologies which help Beijing in collecting data.
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Ultraviolet light emitting devices leads to cell death, cancer-causing mut
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There may be greater public health risks associated with the ultraviolet nail polish drying equipment used to cure gel manicures than previously realised. These ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting devices were studied by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who discovered that
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Mutilated body recovered from Bhalswa drain has not been identified yet: D
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The dismembered body recovered from the Bhalswa drain in the national capital on Saturday has not been identified yet, the Delhi Police sources said adding that the police will now send the DNA sample to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for its identification.
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