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Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...- Funds are won or lost on operational rigour, not just deal-making: Artha Group COOAs venture capital matures beyond the era of easy money and momentum investing, operational discipline is becoming as important as deal-mak...
- In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...
- Where native rats disappear, something far more dangerous takes overMadagascar's unique wildlife faces a threat from invasive black rats. These newcomers are pushing out native tufted-tailed rats from degrad...
- The alchemist of Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw began from a garageKiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece Claire Mazumdar as successor, setting up a gradual leadership transition at Biocon. A pioneer who b...
- The Photo That Unlocked DNA: Rosalind Franklin’s BreakthroughIn May 1952, Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling captured Photo 51, a crucial X-ray diffraction image revealing DNA's helical structure. ...
- Scientists uncover a microbe challenging the definition of ‘Life’; a discovery that could rewrite biology textbooksResearchers have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique microbe found off the coast of Japan. This organism blurs the line between li...
- Smelling the impossible: How scientists are bottling the lost scents of extinct flowersA US company, Future Society, is recreating extinct flower scents. They partner with Harvard to extract DNA from preserved plants. The team...
- We're all mutantsThe author reflects on the fallibility of copying, drawing parallels between autocorrect errors in text messages and mutations during DNA r...
- Game-changing Cancer-killing molecule unveiled by scientists; targets tumors, spares healthy cellsIn a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the City of Hope, a leading cancer research institute in the US, have developed a game-changin...
- How long does it take for skin to repair after sun exposure?Some 40 years of Slip Slop Slap (and more recently added, Seek and Slide) campaigns have reinforced this, not to mention the unpleasant exp...
- 'Made in India' Cervical Cancer vaccine ready: Know the root causes and risks of the diseaseVaccine against cervical cancer has launched, and we bring associated risks and causes. Cervical cancer develops in the cells of the cervix...
- Over 5,500 new viruses identified in the ocean, including a missing evolutionary linkRNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to Covid-19.
- Learning to become more stress-resilient can help you stay youthfulSmoking, excess alcohol consumption, being overweight and stress are all associated with telomere loss.
- Genomic sequencing: Here's how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variantsWhen an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can ...
- Zydus Cadila to apply for Phase-3 trials in December, hopes to launch vaccine by MarchThe Ahmedabad-based drug maker will submit the results of its phase-2 trials next week, which "will ascertain the safety, dose and efficacy...
- Switching to e-cigarettes not a healthy choice; can damage DNA, up cancer riskIntroduced to the market in 2004, e-cigarettes are often touted as a safer alternative to regular cigarettes.
- World's first stable semi-synthetic organism createdResearchers said the work could be used to create new functions for single-celled organisms that play important roles in drug discovery and...
- Vaccine against HIV infection may soon be a realityScientists have developed a new approach to help the immune system actively fight the virus in the body.
- People may inherit 'gut' bacteria that cause Crohn's diseaseScientists have shown for the first time that people may inherit some of the intestinal bacteria that cause Crohn's disease and ulcerative ...
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