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Plants ability to actively control water loss evolved earlier than priorly
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): The findings of new research have shed light on when plants first evolved their ability to respond to changing humidity in the air around them. It also found that this was probably a feature of a common ancestor of both ferns and flowering plants.
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Researchers determine how malaria parasite defends itself from fever
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 16 (ANI): During a study, researchers found a gene that activates a protective response against high temperatures and other adverse conditions within the host.
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Fungal growth in plants can be inhibited by modified yeast
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 16 (ANI): About 70-80 per cent of crop losses due to microbial diseases are caused by fungi. Fungicides are key weapons in agriculture's arsenal, but they pose environmental risks. Over time, fungi also develop a resistance to fungicides, leading growers on an endless q
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UK - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issues MedTe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] / London [UK], July 13 (ANI/PR Newswire): Datar Cancer Genetics, a world leading non-invasive cancer analytics and diagnostics company having its Research Head Quarters at Nasik, India, announced the publication of the internationally recognized MedTech Innova
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Sunflower oil properties can be predicted by genetic analysis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 12 (ANI): During a new study, Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the University of Southern California performed a genetic analysis of a Russian sunflower collection.
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COVID-19: INSACOG to discuss status, spread of Delta plus variant today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium (INSACOG) in its weekly review meeting today will discuss the status and spread of Delta plus variant of COVID-19, said sources.
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Yoga significantly reduces psycho-somatic symptoms, study observes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Yoga can be used as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe arthritis, observes Dr Rima Dada, Prof Lab for Molecular Reproduction and Genetics, Department of Anatomy at the All Indian Institute of Medical Science.
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Microbial resistance is promoted by global travellers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs might be coming to a community near you carried like stowaways in the guts of international travelle
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Researchers find algorithm to better CRISPR gene editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): While researchers had first engineered CRISPR as a gene-editing technology for bacterial, plant, animal and human cells it eventually became a Nobel prize-winning revolution. The technology's potential spans from curing genetically disposed diseases to applica
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Study identifies gene linked to congenital heart disease
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Researchers have identified a gene that plays a minor role in congenital heart disease, using a combined approach that could aid studies of this and other multigenic diseases.
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Genomic single-cell map explains neuronal death in epilepsy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): During a recent study, an interdisciplinary collaboration lead by CSIC deciphered the genetic map of hippocampal sclerosis, a key finding for the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Ethnic diversity helps identify more genomic regions linked to diabetes-re
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Exeter [UK], May 31 (ANI): A largescale genetic study, by including multi-ethnic participants, has recently identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits than if the research had been conducted on Europeans alone.
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