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These tiny worms account for at least 4 Nobel PrizesMolecular biologist Gary Ruvkun has praised the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans after winning a Nobel Prize. The nematode has significantl...- What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explainedUS scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering microRNA, a genetic switch crucial for gene reg...
- How did scientists revive worm frozen 46,000 years ago? Here's how they did itThe revival of this ancient roundworm species highlights the resilience of life and the significance of preserving biodiversity in the face...
- Researchers discover anti-ageing function of human cell protein which helps repair damaged mitochondriaResearchers at the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia have discovered an anti-ageing protein, ATSF-1, which activates repair of damage...
- How to increase life span? Researchers find a wayResearchers have found a specific protein that can increase the life span.
- Good news! Novel drug could help extend women's fertility by three to six yearsMany women start experiencing decline in fertility rates and increased rates of miscarriage in their mid-30s.
- Unable to quit smoking? Here's why it's more difficult than you thinkThere's a genetic pathway that contributes to nicotine addiction and makes it difficult for smokers to kick the butt.
- Decoded: How defective brain cells spread Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative diseases may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins making neighbouring cells sick.
- Want to increase your lifespan? Follow dietary restrictions religiouslyThe study reveals understanding on how dietary restriction leads to increase in lifespan and impacts autophagy in the intestine.
- Microscopic worms may soon hitch a ride to ISSScientists are planning to send thousands of microscopic worms to ISS in experiment aimed at understanding what triggers the body to build ...
- First sensor of Earth's magnetic field in an animal discoveredAnimals as diverse as migrating geese, sea turtles and wolves are known to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field. So far, no one has pi...
- Worms on International Space Station to help battle astronaut muscle and bone lossTwo JAXA investigations on the ISS aim to help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in astronauts by studying a roundworm.
- Indian team was close to Nobel in medicineAn Indian researcher at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad believes that he and members of his former group ...
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