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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)

Body's new warning system 'sprays' DNA to alert other cells

According to researchers, Mitochondria in the white blood cells secrete a web of DNA fibres that raises the alarm.

13 Jan 2018 10:26 AM IST

The discovery that high levels of stress may substantially impact the functioning of the powerhouses of the cell opens up new avenues of research into stress-related diseases. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mitochondria hold the answer to anxiety disorders

Study finds reason behind anxiety disorders.

30 Sept 2019 12:16 PM IST

The team focused on the tumor suppressor liver kinase B1 (LKB1), a protein that controls cell growth and metabolism. (Photo: Pixabay)

Immune cell metabolism may help in maintaining balanced immune...

According to study, deletion of LKB1 in regulatory T cells disrupt metabolic pathways that support health and function...

25 Aug 2017 8:59 AM IST

A new study has revealed that goldfish produce alcohol to survive harsh winters beneath frozen lakes, which naturally makes them lose their inhibition. (Photo: Pixabay)

Goldfish can make alcohol due to protein mutation

Goldfish have two sets of proteins and mutation allows them to make ethanol outside mitochondria helping them survive...

12 Aug 2017 1:57 PM IST

When HIV-1 infects an immune cell, the virus travels to the nucleus so quickly there is not enough time to set off the cells alarm system. (Photo: Pixabay)

New way to stop HIV in its tracks found

Without this protein, the virus became stranded in the cytoplasm, where it was detected by the viral defence system.

4 Dec 2017 6:46 PM IST