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...
07 Oct, 2024, 07.30 PM IST
What is microRNA? All about Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's discovery which won them Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024Scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNA and its role in gene r...
07 Oct, 2024, 03.59 PM IST
Nikhil Kamath unveils first 15 grantees of his WTFundThe grantees include Pamawel, a plant-based, non-steroidal, FDA-approved pain relief formulation targeting menstrual pain; Mars, a virtual ...
06 Sep, 2024, 07.28 PM IST
Rajkot fire: Have got green signal to quiz top officials, says SIT chief; all DNA samples matchedThe chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Rajkot game zone fire, which killed 27 people, announced that they have...
29 May, 2024, 02.59 PM IST
The human Y chromosome may disappear in a few million years. A new sex gene may be the answerThis master sex gene was identified as SRY (sex region on the Y) in 1990.
07 Dec, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanityMost mammals have an X and Y chromosome similar to ours; an X with lots of genes, and a Y with SRY plus a few others. This system comes wit...
06 Dec, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
How is DNA profiling performed and is it actually foolproof?DNA profiling is highly sensitive, given it can work from only 80 cells.
13 Oct, 2022, 05.43 PM IST
Billing startup Zenskar raises $3.5 million in funding led by BessemerZenskar claims to have innovated system design and architecture to allow limitless flexibility. With a visual, drag-and-drop interface, non...
04 Oct, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
Drug regulator approves Hyderabad-based Biological E's phase I/II trials of Covid vaccineBiological E has tied up with an undisclosed company and will be conducting the trials. The announcement about the tie up is likely to be m...
28 Oct, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Mums-to-be, stay safe: Embryos could be vulnerable to coronavirus in second week of pregnancyIf the mother gets sick, it could affect the chances of a successful pregnancy.
05 Aug, 2020, 03.03 PM IST
How binge-drinking may have lasting & adverse effects on your brain's wiringIt may increase the risk of psychological problems and alcohol use disorder.
07 Feb, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
- CRISPR gene tool can cause unintended flaws in genome
New York, May 30 (IANS) The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome, warns a new...
30 May, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
- Gene-editing technology identifies new HIV treatment targets
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Using a gene-editing technology, scientists have identified three human genes essential for HIV infection, a findin...
20 Dec, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
New technology to interpret human genomeScientists have developed a novel technology that allows them to read and interpret the human genome, a breakthrough that may pave the way ...
08 Apr, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Ebola vaccine safe for use in Africa, say scientists from NIAIDScientists from the NIAID have developed two experimental DNA vaccines that code for Ebola virus proteins from the Zaire and Sudan strains.
23 Dec, 2014, 04.19 PM IST
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreadingStanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to...
22 Sep, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
Divine DigitalIn the Beginning was the Word, says the Bible. And the Word was with God. In the Yoga Sutras, the letters A, U and M stand for the ultimate...
14 Mar, 2014, 04.27 AM IST