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Disabling single gene in cnidarians causes stinging cell to lose sting
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a study, when scientists transformed a single regulatory gene in a sea anemone species, a stinging cell that normally shoots a venomous miniature harpoon for hunting and self-defence switched to shooting a sticky thread that entangles prey.
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Researchers find how to compensate for loss of gene function
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Living organisms have a knack for persisting in the face of challenges. For instance, when genes malfunction, organisms may be able to compensate by activating redundant genes with similar functions, called paralogs.
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Genleap helps students find careers through their DNA at the World of Educ
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], February 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): We live in times when there are thousands of career options to choose from, and as a result, we are overwhelmed and land up in choice paralysis. The journey of finding the right career path is not so simple. Many stumble upon it early w
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Study finds migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies. Genetic analysis findings were published in The American Journal of Human Genetics by Professor Dale Nyholt and his PhD c
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Study finds how blaze affected bacteria, fungi over time
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered small organisms that not only survive but flourish in the first year following a wildfire
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Padma Awards 2023: Dr IC Verma from Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital wins Pa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Dr Professor IC Verma is the Advisor at Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
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Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ancient DNA sampling can be valuable, but the human remains that carry this ancient DNA are often those of the ancestors of modern Indigenous g
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Researchers find cause of epilepsy in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Epilepsy affects 4 per cent of the population and is one of the most common brain disorders among children. Most seizure recurrences can be avoided with modern medicine, but approximately 20 per cent of patients do not respond to treatment.
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Study reveals regulatory mechanisms for enzyme production in filamentous f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In addition to being a longtime ally of sake brewers, filamentous fungi may soon become a supporter of environmentalists. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have identified the processes that control the development of enzymes in a filamentous fungus, enabling the efficient break
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Genetic effect on the response to treatment for obesity: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Collaborative research between University of Galway and Brunel University London has found that patients with severe and complicated obesity respond differently to a dietary weight loss programme based on their genes.
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Scientists delve into how evolution works
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The European mole can burrow through the soil with ease with its powerful digging shovels and the same applies to the Australian marsupial mole. Even though the two animal species live far apart, they have developed similar organs in the course of evolution.
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Zebrafish testing finds gene at root of domestication: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Queen Mary University of London researchers have discovered that zebrafish can provide genetic baz1b clues to the development of social behaviours in humans and domesticated species.
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