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27 Aug 2024

World Without Men Soon? Study Reveals Shocking Genetic Mutation Trends

The sex of human babies, and most mammals, is determined by a male-determining gene found on the Y chromosome The story of the disappearing Y chromosome is a reminder that evolution is constantly at work The spiny rat has proved that life can find a way even when a key genetic component is lost

01 Jul 2021

How COVID variants turns more infectious, antibody resistant

Changes on the spike protein of the virus determine its transmissibility -- how far and quickly it spreads By building a skeleton of the spike, we could see how the spike is moving, and how this movement changes with mutations

15 Apr 2021

Virus can affect you in 1 minute, suggests medical expert

India has reported the largest single-day spike on Thursday (April 15), with more than 2 lakh cases being reported in a single day he number of active COVID-19 cases has crossed the 14 lakh mark

11 Apr 2021

Conjunctivitis, upset stomach: Know about the new symptoms of COVID-19

Conjunctivitis, headache, diarrhea, and discolored fingers and toes are new symptoms of COVID-19 Fever, dry cough, breathlessness and loss of smell were the original symptoms of the COVID-19 virus

15 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans 'without much change'

The study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, showed that since December 2019 and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been very little "important" genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes.

25 Aug 2020

DNA: The new version of coronavirus is very dangerous

In this segment of DNA we will analyse the new version of coronavirus which is very dangerous.

19 Jun 2017

Reality check of viral message: 'Centre planning to link Aadhaar with land records of the owners'

The government has issued a clarification regarding a message going viral on social media including WhatsApp regarding proposal to link Aadhaar with land records of the owners. The centre has termed the letter fake.

29 Jan 2017

Gene that halts TB from mutating into lethal superbugs detected

The scientists believe the discovery could also play a role in understanding the development of antibiotic-resistance in patients already suffering from TB.

Multiple sclerosis

02 Jun 2016

Genetic mutation can cause multiple sclerosis, say scientists

Multiple sclerosis is known to run in certain families, but attempts to find genes linked to the disease have been elusive.

09 Jan 2016

One random mutation triggered life on Earth 600 mn years ago

For those who are curious about how life began on Earth, all it took was one random mutation more than 600 million years ago to start multicellular life on our planet, new research suggests.

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