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Breakthrough study finds microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): As the owner of a human body, you are carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms are not just hitching a ride; many of them perform essential chemical reactions that regulate everything from our digestion to our immun
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers.
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Mammals can use their intestines to breathe: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 16 (ANI): Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, according to a new study published in the journal Med.
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Study reveals Nehandertals' gut microbiota, bacteria helping our health
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bologna [Italy], February 5 (ANI): Neanderthals' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Development of gut microbiome prompts insusceptible response to COVID-19 s
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): The research published in the journal Gut claims that the assortment and volume of microscopic organisms in the gut, known as the microbiome, may impact the seriousness of COVID-19 and the magnitude of the immune system reaction to the infection.
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A large-scale tool to investigate the function of autism spectrum disorder
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT have developed a technology to investigate the function of many different genes in many different cell types at once, in a living organism.
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Removal of GIV protein could disturb immune system, says researcher
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The removal of a protein molecule called Girdin, or GIV, hampers the mechanism of macrophages, which is responsible for the destruction of bacteria and other harmful organisms, according to the researchers at the University of California San Diego School of
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Study finds common sunscreen ingredients prove dangerous for freshwater ec
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): While a lot many people do smother their skin with sunscreen before going for swimming, as per the findings of a new study, this may be harmful on the freshwater organisms and has detrimental effects on them.
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A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs' demise
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): A new study reveals the Chicxulub impact crater may have harboured a vast and long-lived hydrothermal system after the catastrophic impact event linked to the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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Salty liquids on Mars -- present, but not habitable?
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Several recent observations of Mars have hinted that it might presently harbour liquid water, a requirement for life as we know it. However, in a new paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers have shown that stable liquids on present-day Mars are n
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Earth Day 2020: Today's Google Doodle is all about 'The Bee'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Google has marked the special day with a doodle featuring one of the smallest and most critical organisms - the honey bee.
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Dept of Defence Production issues authorisation of munition list covered i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Department of Defence Production has issued authorisation for export of munitions list covered in category 6 of SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies), Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik told Rajya Sabha in
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