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Ötzi the iceman had receding hairline and dark skin tone, study reveals

Genome analysis reveals new physical details of mummified corpse found in ice of Italian Alps

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

NDRI organises National Workshop on Genome Editing Technologies in Livestock

By Amit Kumar

The Times of India · Aug 13, 2023

Metagenome sequencing is transforming pathogen surveillance

COVID-19 pandemic changed the way pathogen identification is done, thanks to the application of metagenome sequencing. In a recent study, scientists in Nigeria demonstrated the surveilling power of metagenomics, including its ability to help us keep track of avian influenza outbreaks.

The Hindu · Aug 13, 2023

Cells with bare minimum genes can still evolve as fast as normal cells: study

Researchers from Indiana University, Bloomington, studied a synthetically designed ‘minimal’ cell, containing only genes essential for survival, and found that it could evolve as fast as a normal cell. This “demonstrates the capacity for organisms to adapt, even with an unnatural genome that would seemingly provide little flexibility,” said Jay…

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2023

Edinburgh University scientists awarded £46.3m for research into ‘dark genome’

The funding has been awarded by the Medical Research Council.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Crazy ants with crazier genetics

As yellow crazy ants spread across the globe, researchers are shocked by their strange genetics

Salon · Jul 24, 2023

Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous children could be spread by throat bacteria, researchers find

Exclusive: strep A genome sequencing by Australian scientists will likely have implications for prevention and vaccine development

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023

Evolution is the right of all life forms – even synthetic ones

Researchers led by Jay T. Lennon at Indiana University in Bloomington, U.S., attempted to understand how a synthetic life-form would adapt or evolve over time, especially in situations where the raw materials required to do so could be limited.

The Hindu · Jul 16, 2023

Study links endogamy to persistence of harmful genetic variants in India

A new study has found higher frequency of homozygous genotypes in South-Asian populations, most likely as a result of caste, endogamy, and consanguineous sexual unions. Such a frequency could lead to higher risk of genetic disorders.

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2023

Can This Genetically Engineered Tree Help Solve Climate Change?

Scientists create a genetically engineered species of poplar tree containing less lignin, a structural material of wood.

Inverse · Jul 13, 2023