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Researchers discover new potential of artificial DNA
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The genetic alphabet is made up of only four letters, which represent the four nucleotides, the molecular building units that make up all DNA. Scientists have long wondered if it is conceivable to add new letters to the alphabet by synthesising new nucleotides in the lab, but the utility of
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Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Discovery of brain cells raises hopes for fertility treatments
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have demonstrated how a specific type of neuron in the brain influences the release of hormones that control ovarian function in females, such as follicular development and ovulation.
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Scientists unveil comprehensive cell map of mammalian brain
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
An international team of researchers has constructed a full-cell atlas of an entire mammalian brain for the first time.
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Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth: Research
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
When barley seedlings' root systems are electrically stimulated using a new cultivation substrate, they grow 50% faster on average. Linkoping University researchers developed an electrically conductive 'soil' for soilless growing, known as hydroponics, in a paper published in the journal PNA
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Adjuvants, pesticides disrupt honey bee's sense of smell: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pesticide sprays have long been recognised as a threat to honey bees. In a new study, researchers uncovered the influence of such sprays on bees' sense of smell, which could disrupt their social signalling.
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Researchers shed lights on how breathing in sleep affects memory processe
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
How do memories form when sleeping? Recently, a study found a link between the formation of certain sleep-related brain activity patterns and the reactivation of memory contents during sleep in 2021.
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Immune cells connected with formation of lung before birth, help treat res
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that immune cells actively and closely guide the formation of human lung tissue throughout development, revolutionising our understanding of early lung development and the role of immune cells beyond immunity.
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Researchers identify key to epithelial cell growth
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Australian scientists have identified a novel way for epithelial cells, which form layers in organs such as the skin and stomach, to adhere to one another and perceive growth signals at these attachments, allowing them to produce tissues of the proper size and shape.
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Researchers give insight into role of enzyme SMYD3 in prostate cancer prog
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new study published in Science Advances explains how an enzyme called SMYD3 may play a role in the advancement of prostate cancer to a more hazardous and aggressive stage.
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New type of antibody can help against multiple forms of flu virus: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a previously unknown class of antibodies--immune system proteins that guard against disease--that appear to be capable of neutralising different strains of flu virus.
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Large language models validate misinformation, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from the University of Waterloo recently tested an early version of ChatGPT's interpretation of claims in six categories: facts, conspiracies, disputes, misconceptions, stereotypes, and fiction. This was part of a larger effort by Waterloo researchers to analyse human-technology
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