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Researchers reveal oldest groundwaters on Earth contain energy sources for
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, an international team of scientists has found groundwater that is 1.2 billion years old deep in a South African gold and uranium mine, adding to our understanding of how life is supported below the Earth's surface and how it may survi
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TCG Lifesciences inaugurates a new R&D facility in Pune, as part of a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): TCGLS is a global CRO and CDMO company with operations in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Richmond, VA, and Princeton, NJ; offering seamless and integrated R&D services to pharma, biotech, agriscience, animal health, speciality chemicals, and r
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Scientists reveal large, year-round ozone hole over tropics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Scientists revealed a large, all-season ozone hole in the lower stratosphere over the tropics comparable in depth to that of the well-known springtime Antarctic hole, but roughly seven times greater in area. The observed data agree well with the cosmic-ray-driv
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Brain's response to understanding stories changes as we grow up
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Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Scientists have shown how our brain's response to watching emotional and social stimuli in a movie changes between infancy and adulthood.
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Research shows that neurons influence how humans learn and remember
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Moscow [Russia], July 5 (ANI): A key finding from a review of the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory, conducted by Russian and US scientists and published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Review, shows that exploring the predictive properties of neuronal metabolism can contribute t
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Research shows cancer trigger that can spur targeted drug therapies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the role of a particular domain of proteins important in the biology of plant microbes to a cancer trigger in humans, the knowledge that had eluded scientists for d
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Scientists create synthetic DNA in order to examine 'architect' genes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Researchers have created artificial Hox genes which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs using new synthetic DNA technology and genomic engineering in stem cells. Their findings confirm how clusters of Hox genes help cells to learn and re
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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 develop thermogel that helps to prevent retinal scarring
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): According to a new study, a group of scientists from Singapore have discovered that a bio-functional thermogel, a type of synthetic polymer helps to prevent retinal scarring caused by failed retinal detachment repair surgery.
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Scientists finds new way to understand genetic disorder in children
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of scientists have stepped closer to understanding the unsolved Mendelian diseases. They have found that Mendelian diseases are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm by studying th
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Scientists find humans in loop guide robots find their way
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 3 (ANI): Robots cannot see past barriers, much like humans. To reach where they're going, they occasionally require a little assistance. Rice University engineers have created a technique that enables people to assist robots in seeing their surroundings and performing jobs
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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
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