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State-of-the-art DNA analysis centre set up in Chandigarh under Nirbhaya F
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A State-of-the-art DNA analysis centre has been set up in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme with an allocation of Rs 99.76 crores.
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Deadly gene mutation leading to blood cancer identified by researchers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A recent study has linked a variety of blood cancers to a dangerous gene mutation that triggers a chain of biological events which hinders the pathway through which DNA sends instructions to the rest of a cell.
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Phantom genes are secret to keep away diabetes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): 'Long noncoding RNA'(LncRNA) commonly referred to as phantom genes are not the ones that help produce protein in our cells and eventually in our bodies.
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'Jumping genes' provides stability to DNA folding patterns
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): A new research has identified that 'jumping genes' -- bits of DNA that can move from one spot in the genome to another -- play a major role in stabilising the 3D folding patterns of the DNA molecule inside the cell's nucleus.
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LifeCell launches 'Genome-Scope' newborn genetic testing to diagnose over
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): LifeCell International, India's premier stem cell bank and diagnostics company, today announced the introduction of 'Genome-Scope' - a premier Genetic Diagnostic Test for newborns which assesses for thousands of early childhood-onset dis
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New test developed to help prevent glaucoma-related blindness
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): New research conducted in Australia have come up with a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from glaucoma (eye disease).
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Research leads to connection between DNA alteration and cancer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): A recently published study in the journal 'Molecular Cell' reveals that there are regions of non-coding DNA that may have a connection to cancer growth and progression if altered.
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Scientists develop laser diode to emit deep UV light
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): Laser diodes that emit short-wavelength ultraviolet light, which is called UV-C, could be used for disinfection in healthcare, for treating skin conditions such as psoriasis, and for analysing gases and DNA. In recent research, scientists have succeeded i
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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored region
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new
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JNU's DNA anti-India, reform it or shut down: Gurumurthy
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Swaminathan Gurumurthy has alleged that the "DNA of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was against the country" and have called for "reform or close down" of the varsity.
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Bioengineers opening up DNA to delete disease: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): To access previously inaccessible genes to delete disease, protein editorial assistants are clearing the way for DNA editors like bacterial defence system CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).
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'Living robots' created to help human race survive in future!
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): A group of scientists from the United States have succeeded in using living cells from frog embryos into other new life-forms, which they are referring to as a 'living, programmable organisms'.
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