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An antibody that protects from dengue virus is also effective against Zika, a study has found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Zika vaccine made from genome shows promise in early human trial

Unlike conventional vaccines, it is made by reproducing sections of virus genome in lab.

6 Oct 2017 7:55 AM IST

$Tams successful use of the CRISPR \gene editing\ tool in viable embryos was hailed as a technical feat by outside experts (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Genome editing reveals key gene for human embryo growth, say...

This is first use of genome editing to study gene function in human embryos, which can help better understand early...

21 Sept 2017 12:34 PM IST

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Researchers find evidence natural selection weeding out' a range of...

Here is what a new study's findings suggest.

7 Sept 2017 4:35 PM IST

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Human genome decoded with pocket-sized device

The new sequencing method is the first to read long, unbroken strands of DNA.

30 Jan 2018 2:02 PM IST

Przewalskis horses are considered an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

There are no more wild horses left, says study

What most people thought were the last remaining wild horses on Earth, Przewalski's horses, were actually domesticated...

23 Feb 2018 11:16 AM IST

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This is how jumping genes drive evolution

Here is what a new study has found.

30 July 2018 2:02 PM IST

Sun exposure is an important factor in the development of melanoma, so it often appears on the face, neck, arms and torso. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Watch out for signs of melanoma

5 things you need to know about melanoma.

14 May 2019 11:10 AM IST

This Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003 file photo shows a reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton, right, and a modern human skeleton on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York. (AP /Frank Franklin II)

Just 7 per cent of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

Scientists already know that modern people share some DNA with Neanderthals, but different people share different parts...

17 July 2021 2:06 PM IST

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genome-editing tool may increase cancer risk: Study

Lack of p53 is also known to contribute to making cells grow uncontrollably and become cancerous.

12 Jun 2018 1:47 PM IST

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Human cells are first responders to repair damaged DNA

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Jun 2018 2:21 PM IST

Genetic testing can foretell cardiovascular diseases

Genetic testing can foretell cardiovascular diseases

According to researchers, genomic sequencing solves the dual purpose of confirming diagnosis and expanding treatment...

24 Aug 2017 7:49 AM IST

Study testing value of DNA sequencing as part of routine medical care showed roughly one in five people carried mutation linked with rare disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Routine DNA testing yet to be medically justified,' says study

Sequencing healthy people will give new information, but few might actually benefit from it.

27 Jun 2017 8:31 AM IST