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In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...06 Jun, 2026, 05.14 PM IST- Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...22 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
- A riverside skeleton changed what researchers thought they knew about how the first Americans wereThe controversial Kennewick Man skeleton, initially thought to be from a separate migration due to skull morphology, was genetically linked...21 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
- A massive DNA discovery just rewrote everything we thought we knew about the Japanese peopleA groundbreaking DNA study has uncovered evidence of a third ancestral group contributing to Japan's population, originating from northeast...18 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
- 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...17 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
- 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...11 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
- 500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart MysteryFive centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched intricate heart structures. Now, modern science confirms these trabeculae are not remnants b...08 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
- What is hantavirus and how did it kill cruise ship passengers?A hantavirus outbreak on the polar expedition vessel Hondius has resulted in three deaths and several serious illnesses, prompting a WHO al...04 May, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
- This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
- Have machine in the loop: It is time to flip the human-in-the-loop modelTwo stories highlight how AI can empower rather than replace humans. In one, a software engineer used tools like ChatGPT and AlphaFold, alo...26 Apr, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
- CRISPR, brighter than AI: India must invest in innovation, ethical use of this transformative gene-editing toolIndia has the chance to lead in CRISPR technology by driving ethical gene editing innovations in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental...12 Mar, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
- Nobel Prize winner Svante Paabo's work: Neanderthal genome, DenisovansSvante Paabo and colleagues extracted and sequenced the first Neanderthal genome from ancient bones. He also brought to light the existence...03 Oct, 2022, 08.21 PM IST
- View: With the advent of AI in healthcare, moving from data to actionable insights will become easierVarious studies have proved that integration of multiomics data can help identify multiple pathways and processes that drive a disease. On ...20 Mar, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
- 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 ...20 Dec, 2021, 08.04 PM IST
- Could Genome Research Council under public-private partnership be a way forward for India’s human genome program?In the last 25 years genomic technologies have evolved faster than the computing technologies, and the forecast of genomic market of $140 b...02 Nov, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
- 75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA: StudyNew York, July 16 (IANS) At least 75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA, or useless but harmless DNA, suggests a new research.16 Jul, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
- Life Technologies to hire 100 people next fiscal in IndiaUS-based biotechnology firm Life Technologies today said it will hire up to 100 people in India by the end of next fiscal.05 Mar, 2012, 09.30 PM IST
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