US-China talks in Beijing expose fragile balance of global powerA pivotal summit between the US and China kicks off in Beijing today. President Donald Trump's impulsive style is set to clash with Preside...
14 May, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
In 1871, a farmer left five cows on a remote island, 130 years later, scientists studied their DNA and found something that stunned themFive cows left on Amsterdam Island in 1871 became a feral herd of 2,000, a remarkable survival story. A 2024 genetic study revealed their m...
12 May, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
What Chernobyl’s Wolves Learned to Survive That Scientists Still Don’t Fully UnderstandWildlife thrives in Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Grey wolves there show remarkable genetic changes. These wolves have developed resistance t...
11 May, 2026, 03.35 AM IST
From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Time to unlock silver abundance: Ageing is not a problem to be solved, but a societal invitation to reimagine our systemsIndia is still seen as a young country, but its demographic advantage is nearing an end, with the share of working-age population set to de...
05 Apr, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Baba Vanga had predicted your mobile phone addiction, and another pandemic in 2022!The Nostradamus of the Balkan had predicted that there will be a pandemic which would occur due to a frozen virus. That would mean another ...
17 Jul, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
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.
09 Apr, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Can the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines affect my genetic code?Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines, which contain tiny fragments of the genetic material known as “messenger ribonuclei...
26 Jun, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
Genetic code that may help coronavirus survive identified: ResearchersIn the study, published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers used a new tool to determine what c...
03 Jun, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
'Novel method to understand how coronavirus evolves developed'In the study, published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, the scientists developed a novel platform, originally used to a...
20 Apr, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
For Indian doctors, it's written in the genes not starsMedGenome has seen the number of samples triple for genetic tests in of samples triple for genetic tests in the last one year.
01 Aug, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
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...
24 Jan, 2017, 01.31 PM IST
51-million-year-old genetic secret to Charles Darwin's theory unlockedNow scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK have identified exactly which part of these species' genetic code made them...
05 Dec, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
Gene network that drives alcoholism identifiedResearchers have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence.
03 Dec, 2014, 04.51 PM IST
Six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's foundScientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson's disease, including six that had not been previo...
28 Jul, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
- It's all in the mind
Osama, an ardent follower of Sayyid Qutb, had this crazy vision of a pan-Islamic world which stayed with him all his life.
02 Jun, 2011, 06.12 AM IST
- CPM seeks to guard ethics in genomics
Pictures of US President George Bush making faces and in postures similar to chimpanzees in a new genetic study may have amused the Marxist...
03 Jul, 2006, 02.34 AM IST