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Scientists find DNA in human blood can fold into strange four-stranded shapes — a hidden layer of genetic information that ordinary sequencing may missScientists have found unusual four-stranded DNA shapes in human blood plasma. These G-quadruplex structures suggest hidden genetic informat...- AI’s Asilomar or Hiroshima? World is running out of time to decide whether to slow AI race before technology outruns human controlConcerns over AI safety echo challenges faced during earlier technological developments, including the Manhattan Project and the Asilomar C...
- Ancient DNA reveals how farming, wildlife and human activity transformed a Canadian lake's ecosystem over 1,000 yearsAncient DNA from Crawford Lake sediment reveals a millennium of ecological history. Scientists tracked changes in plants, animals, and huma...
- A 31,000-year-old fossil has challenged everything scientists thought about the extinct 'American cheetah' — its DNA and diet tell a surprising storyAncient DNA studies have rewritten the family tree of the "American cheetah," Miracinonyx trumani. Genetic evidence shows this extinct cat ...
- Tibetans adapted to live at high altitudes where oxygen is scarce; study suggests ancient interbreeding with an extinct human population may have given their ancestors a genetic advantage to survive in one of planet’s harshest environmentsTibetan highlander populations have distinct genetic variants in proximity to the EPAS1 gene, facilitating their adaptation to high altitud...
- In 1992, Congress authorized the removal of 2 dams that had blocked salmon for a century. 24 years later, the Elwha River once again flowed freely from the Olympic Mountains to the seaElwha River Restoration changed one of America’s most remarkable river recovery stories. Two dams once blocked salmon from reaching upstrea...
- In 2014, scientists compared EPAS1 DNA from 40 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese and linked a high-altitude adaptation to Denisovan-like ancestry. 12 years later, the finding traced the genetic gift to an interbreeding event about 48,700 years agoIn 2014, scientists found a remarkable clue in Tibetan DNA. They compared the EPAS1 gene in 40 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese and uncovered a ...
- In 2017, two parents asked scientist Stanley Crooke to create treatments for their children's rare mutations. Years later, a custom drug cut one boy's seizures by 90% and helped him walk on his own for the first timeMedicine is undergoing a profound transformation by shifting focus from populations to individual patients. A novel custom drug for rare ge...
- NASA's Curiosity rover discovers vast field of honeycomb-like textures on Mars. Here's why it mattersNASA's Curiosity rover found a large field of honeycomb-like rock textures. These polygonal fractures are the largest such formation the ro...
- WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
- Vitamin B12 and Cancer: Why scientists are taking a closer look at high levelsNew research explores vitamin B12's complex link with cancer. While essential for health, high B12 levels are being investigated. Studies s...
- In the 1960s, Australian farmers digging through Queensland wetlands uncovered strange skulls that sparked debate over whether early Australians looked archaicFossils found at Kow Swamp, Australia, initially suggested archaic human presence due to robust skulls. However, later studies revealed the...
- ‘Do you wear Calvin Klein underwear?’ Gurgaon kids’ fight in posh society video sparks debate on parentingA video from a Gurgaon housing society captured a child bragging about wearing Calvin Klein underwear during a playground argument. This in...
- The Animal That Edits Its Own Genes After They’re WrittenOctopuses possess a unique ability to rewrite their genetic messages. They extensively edit RNA after its creation, altering instructions b...
- Gregor Mendel Discovered Genetics While GardeningA monastery garden in the mid-1800s became the birthplace of genetics. Gregor Mendel, a friar, studied pea plants. He meticulously counted ...
- No superfoods eaten, still lived till 117 years: Scientists find the secret to achieve longevityScientists studying the life of Maria Branyas Morera, who lived to 117, found that her longevity was shaped by simple, consistent habits ra...
- The first ancient Egyptian genome is here, and it changes everything we knowScientists have unlocked the genetic code of an ancient Egyptian man. He lived near the pyramids around 4,500 years ago. The analysis revea...
- ‘The global economy is undergoing a ‘regime change’ today — India is the outstanding performer now’"India is a powerhouse in the digital and life sciences realms. It has a thriving digital ecosystem — and in India, instead of digital syst...
- India gets its first cervical cancer vaccine; women in their 30s remain vulnerable, must get regular check-ups doneAdar Poonawalla said that the 'affordable' qHPV will be launched later this year.
- New species can develop in just two generations: StudyNew York, Nov 25 (IANS) A study of birds, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has shown direct genetic evidence that ...
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