Inbuilt storage
Earth's mantle could be holding three times the water found in oceans
A nobel indictment of gene patenting
Legendary scientist James Watson files court brief against lunacy of gene patents
Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’
Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers
Scientists decode genes of the house fly
Understanding the fly genome could help us improve human health and the environment
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition
Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link
Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite
It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another
Genetic mapping of cancer cells raises hope of improved treatment
Researchers say better understanding of how cancers start and evolve can help improve efficiency of targeted treatment of cancers
India's genome saviours
Farmers and organisations who have won government recognition this year for conserving seeds of indigenous crops and plant species
One test to detect different types of cancers
Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy
Cuban crocodiles near extinction; inter-breeding with other species main reason
Study finds breeding between Cuban and American crocodiles is more extensive than thought earlier
Return of bird flu in India raises alarm
No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one