UNCOVERED: 10 | History Defined

CTCRI to use genome editing to develop industry-friendly tapioca varieties

₹4 crore research project to develop tapioca varieties with waxy or high-amylose starches that are useful in industry.

The Hindu · May 10, 2024

PTSD tied to 95 'risk hotspots' in the genome

In a group effort, scientists from all over the world came together to create a detailed map of the genetic causes behind PTSD.

LiveScience · Apr 26, 2024

Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study

New research based on genome data for 9,506 species, as well as an examination of 200 fossils, provides the deepest understanding to date of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, called angiosperms

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2024

Bird species exploded after dinos’ doom, largest yet bird genetics study says

New study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing

China’s He Jiankui, who used Crispr to edit genome, says he is working on genetic diseases and suggests human embryo gene editing will one day be accepted

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2024

Sugarcane's genetics more complex than humans: research

Research has found sugarcane genomes are three times the size of human's and far more complex with hopes the finding will improve crop breeding.

AAP · Mar 28, 2024

Why it matters that scientists modified a ‘sexual’ fruit fly to be asexual

Decades of research on fruit flies led to a groundbreaking discovery of parthenogenetic asexual reproduction in Drosophila species.

The Hindu · Mar 11, 2024

Scientists genetically modify ‘sexual’ fruit fly to reproduce asexually

Breakthrough research engineered asexual reproduction in fruit flies by manipulating specific genes, revealing profound biological consequences.

The Hindu · Mar 10, 2024

'All of Us' research project diversifies the storehouse of genetic knowledge

The National Institutes of Health initiative that aims to make human genome research more inclusive reports its first results. Some 275 million new genetic variations have been identified.

WEKU · Mar 7, 2024

Decoding the script: On the Genome India Project and its sequencing 10,000 Indian genomes

The findings of the Genome India Project should involve collaborations with scientists, technology companies, ethicists and social scientists to push forward India’s understanding of itself

The Hindu · Mar 1, 2024