Search For "genomes"
Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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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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Research reveals synthetic tools transport DNA messages from one location
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 18 (ANI): Researchers from Rice University have shown that the increasingly popular CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool may be used in human cells in a variety of new potent ways, according to a recent study.
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Scientists use common gene to profile microbial communities
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Computer scientists have developed Emu, an algorithm that uses long reads of genomes to identify the species of bacteria in a community. The program could simplify sorting harmful from helpful bacteria in microbiomes like those in the gut or in agriculture and
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Scientists explain structure of human endogenous reverse transcriptase
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], July 1 (ANI): According to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher, the crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase is comparable to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable pharmacological target that will aid in the development of medications
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Study sheds light on how microbiome bacteria adapt to humans via transmiss
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [UK], August 5 (ANI): The findings of a new research shed light on how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome uses different means to transmit from one person to another, which impacts their abundance in the gut and the functions they provide.
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Delta variant prime suspect in COVID-19 cases across Varanasi: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi has collaboratively sequenced genomes of coronavirus variants in Varanasi and adjoining areas and have come across at least seven major strains of
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Researchers develop tool to accurately evaluate CRISPR genome editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University developed a novel software tool to quantify potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR is the technology that allows researchers to edit genomes by altering DNA sequences and by thus
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SARS-CoV-2 DNA integration into host genomes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): A study finds that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can integrate into host genomes, potentially explaining why some people continue to test positive for COVID-19 via PCR tests without any detectable infectious virus.
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Glacial period impacted crocodile evolution: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 28 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from McGill University discovered that the genomes of Caribbean and Pacific crocodiles in Panama were impacted due to sea-level changes during the Ice Age.
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Researchers discover crocodile evolution rebooted by Ice Age glaciations
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 20 (ANI): A novel study has highlighted the impacts of ice age sea-level changes in the genomes of Caribbean and Pacific crocodiles in Panama.
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Study: Crocodile evolution rebooted by Ice Age glaciations
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI): As per a study driven by McGill University, researchers have discovered impacts of Ice Age sea-level changes in the genomes of Caribbean and Pacific crocodiles in Panama.
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