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Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates the group of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes and worm lizards to the Jurassic
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Venom in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300 million years ago, their venoms have evolved from the same ancestral salivary protein, reported scientists today in BMC Biology.
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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene express
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed an integrated, high-throughput system to better understand and possibly manipulate gene expression for the treatment of disorders such as sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The research appears today in the journal Nature
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Study: CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers. Now, investigators have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set of patients with the autoimmune disease lupus. Penn Medicine C
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Australian parliament ratifies Free Trade Agreement with UK
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said that the country's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain has passed through its parliament. The deal, which was earlier agreed upon by the UK Prime Minister in June was finally signed today in a virtual format by the UK Internat
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Study finds obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk for heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause at age 55 or older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Ass
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"PM Modi will bring back trust into international cooperation through G20'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Indonesia formally handed over the G20 Presidency to India today in Bali, Freddy Svane, Denmark's Ambassador to India in New Delhi today called this as an 'important milestone.'
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Karnataka signs MoU with Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Karnataka government entered into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS) today in the presence of Chief Minister and Finance Minister Basavraj Bommai, the government informed in a press release.
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Global Media Congress opens in Abu Dhabi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The launch edition of the Global Media Congress (GMC) opened today in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court.
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Two-day G20 Summit begins today in Bali
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The two-day summit starting Tuesday is themed "Recover Together, Recover Stronger" and focuses on global economic recovery, global health architecture, digital transformation, sustainable energy transition and climate change, among other topics.
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Madurai firecracker factory explosion: CM Stalin announces ex-gratia of Rs
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"I was deeply saddened to hear the news that five people died in a sudden explosion today in a Firecrackers factory operating in the village near Tirumangalam in Madurai district," said CM Stalin.
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Researchers discovered that Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford's Department of Physics and RAL Space have confirmed that the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume. The colossal eruption is also the first to have
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