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DNA sequence helps in understanding origins of jaws: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered and characterised a DNA sequence found in jawed vertebrates, such as sharks and humans, but absent in jawless vertebrates, such as lampreys. This DNA is important for the shaping of the joint surfaces during embryo development.
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Scientists reveal first close-up look at bats' immune response to live inf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have sequenced the response to viral infection in colony-bred cave nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) at single-cell resolution. Published in the journal Immunity, the findings contribute to insights into bat immunity that could
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Human evolution wasn't just sheet music, but how it was played: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals.
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Study finds how Error-prone DNA lead to BRCA1 related cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have identified that people who inherit a faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene may develop mutations and cancer due to error-prone DNA replication and repair. When these individuals' cells are under stress, replication of the normal BRCA1 gene stalls because of the highly repetitive DNA
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Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However, the disease's genetic mutations have been identified in only a small fraction few
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Study finds how innate immune system fights infectious agents
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers revealed how innate immune system fights infectious agents and why the alarm messenger type I interferon is important for this process.
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"I never imagined I was meant to do action," Samantha opens up on action
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The 'O Antava' actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared her experience doing the action sequence in her upcoming movie 'Yashoda'.
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Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA im
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years - 10 times longer than any
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Scientists turn up spotlight on cells in tissues so RNA could explain dise
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): A new advance overcomes present limitations in spatial transcriptomics with a DNA nanotechnology-driven method called 'Light-Seq.' Light-Seq allows researchers to 'geotag' the full repertoire of RNA sequences with unique DNA barcodes exclusive to a few cell
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Extraction 2: Chris Hemsworth performs extreme stunts in action-packed BTS
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, on Sunday, unveiled the first look and also shared some BTS videos of the extreme action sequences of his upcoming film 'Extraction 2'.
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Chennai agency Whoa Mama Design creates a piping hot opening sequence for
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 20 (ANI/PNN): Engaging audiences in a slick, never-seen-before, entertaining youth format is what Bollywood filmmaker and show host Karan Johar pulled off with the opening sequence of Koffee with Karan Season 7 on national television. Looking for a fre
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Vikram Vedha: Hrithik Roshan reveals doctors advised him not to do dance,
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is known for his amazing dance moves and hard-hitting action sequences. During the 'Alcoholia' song launch event, on Saturday, he revealed that the doctors had restricted him from doing action or dance films before the
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