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Omicron sub-lineage BA.2.75 dominant in Vidarbha

NAGPUR: Genome sequencing of Covid positive samples from the region has shown dominance of new Omicron sub-lineage BA.2.75 in Vidarbha, which is witnessing spike in all the districts. This highly mutated variant of Omicron is more fitter and known to dodge antibodies beside better attaching itself to human cells.

The Times of India

Humans wear cotton every day — now, the plant needs genetics' help to survive

This can be a good thing, since breeders select the best-performing plants and cross-breed them to produce better cotton every generation.

Inverse

Biological E. to invest ₹1,800 crore in Hyderabad’s Genome Valley

Aimed to ramp up manufacturing of vaccines, generic injectables, R&D

The Hindu

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Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainable

Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles and peanut butter. In the United States cotton is a US$7 billion annual crop grown in 17 states from Virginia to Southern California. Today, however, it’s at risk.

The Conversation

Africans make up a tiny portion of genomics data: why there's an urgent need for change

A group of Nigerian scientists, in conjunction with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, established the Noncommunicable Diseases Genetic Heritage Study consortium in February 2020. The aim is to produce a comprehensive catalogue of human genetic variation in Nigeria and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000…

The Conversation

The greatest dinosaur sci-fi franchise ever reveals a problematic genetics debate

In '"Jurassic World: Dominion," litany of “could” over “shoulds” has led to a future in which resurrected and redesigned dinosaurs roam free, and humanity’s dominance as a species is under threat.

Inverse

Following a fungus from genes to tree disease: a journey in science

Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology will be familiar by now with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking an organism’s DNA into fragments to study their compositions or sequences. Then the fragments are aligned and merged to reconstruct the original sequence.

The Conversation

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Scientists Make First Complete Genome of Desert Locust

The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- the most destructive migratory insect in the world -- has been produced by US Department of Agriculture Research Service scientists. Genome is a set of genetic information stored in the DNA or RNA. Producing a genome requires samples with specific characteristics.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mummy Mia: Oldest Known E. Coli Sample Dating Back To 16th Century Extracted From Italian Mummy

The oldest known sample of an Escherichia coliform (E. coli) bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers.

Zenger

Intellia's Gene-Editing Candidate Shows Durability In ATTR Amyloidosis

Intellia Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NTLA) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) announced additional interim data from the Phase 1 study of NTLA-2001, in vivo genome editing candidate for transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis. Intellia had said that at the highest dose level (1.0mg/kg), six patients had shown a 93% mean reduction in the toxic protein. In the new data,…

Benzinga

Monkeypox may not mutate as fast as coronaviruses, but that doesn't mean it can't adapt to its new hosts

The recent outbreak of monkeypox virus has called into question the capabilities of these kinds large DNA viruses to evolve, adapt and change their biology.

The Conversation

Scientists discovered the biggest bacteria ever, and it’s the size of an eyelash

In a new study, microbiologists report that they discovered the largest bacteria yet, and it's magnificent.

Inverse

Largest-known bacterium found in mangrove — and you can see it without a microscope

It looks more like a vermicelli noodle than something out of The Creature from the Black Lagoon and it has an insatiable appetite for sulphur. Meet Thiomargarita magnifica, the largest bacterium that scientists have found.

ABC News

Yes, there are mites living on your face — and they can poop, a new study finds

In a new paper, researchers dug into the DNA of follicular mites and found a trove of new information.

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Benzinga

Why Precision BioSciences Shares Are Surging Today

Precision BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ:DTIL) has entered into an exclusive worldwide in vivo gene editing research and development collaboration and license agreement with Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) Precision will develop a custom ARCUS nuclease that will be designed to insert, in vivo, a therapeutic transgene at a "safe harbor" location in the genome as a potential one-time…

The Guardian - UK

Half in UK back genome editing to prevent severe diseases

Survey also finds younger generations far more in favour of designer babies than older people are

The Guardian - UK

Life will find a way: could scientists make Jurassic Park a reality?

Just a few years from now, herds of woolly ‘mammoths’ could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?

The Hindu

Surge in COVID-19 cases: States asked to submit more samples for genome sequencing

BA.2 and its sub-lineages account for over 85% of the COVID cases in India, with BA.2.38 being found in around 33% of the samples

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Surge in Covid cases: States, UTs asked to submit 'larger number' of samples for whole genome sequencing

NEW DELHI: States and Union territories have been asked to submit "larger number" of samples for whole genome sequencing from districts and areas which have seen a surge in Covid-19 cases over a period of seven days, official sources said on Saturday.

The Times of India

Nagpur: Omicron variant BA.5 found in 2 city patients, NMC may quarantine high-risk suspects

NAGPUR: Two patients — a woman aged 54 and a 27-year-old man from Dharampeth zone — have tested positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5 by SARSCoV2 whole genome sequencing at NEERI lab. The BA.5 is one of the Omicron variants which is causing a surge in different countries and is being…

Inverse

A single gene could stump a deadly parasitic infection

New research illuminates how the African sleeping sickness parasite changes form — and how we can speed up its life cycle.

The Independent UK

Netflix-style algorithm could help guide cancer treatments, study suggests

It is hoped that one day doctors will be able to look at a patient’s fully sequenced tumour and offer more personalised cancer treatment.

The Times of India

Covid-19: New subvariant driving US surge found in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

MUMBAI: The fast-spreading Omicron subvariant, BA 2.12.1, which is currently driving the surge in the US, has been detected in some samples in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, reports Sumitra Deb Roy. Though its spread is limited for now, states have been asked to strengthen genome sequencing to keep track of…

The Hindu

Focus on vaccinating school-going children, dispensing precautionary dose to elderly: Health Minister

Warns Covid is not over yet, urges States to continue surveillance and genome sequencing.

The Conversation

'Jurassic World' scientists still haven't learned that just because you can doesn't mean you should – real-world genetic engineers can learn from the cautionary tale

“Jurassic World: Dominion” is hyperbolic Hollywood entertainment at its best, with an action-packed storyline that refuses to let reality get in the way of a good story. Yet just like its predecessors, it offers an underlying cautionary tale of technological hubris that’s very real.

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