A Nelson's eye on digital biopiracy

Biodiversity meet puts off decision on benefit-sharing from digital gene sequences

Nigeria isn’t ready to deal with rising COVID-19 cases

The country needs to monitor and manage the spread of the Delta variant with special focus on testing and genomic sequencing

Evolution influences our physiology today. Here’s how

Neanderthal variant in Homo sapiens responsible for more live births, with a risk of premature delivery

Gene's-eye view of Olympics

Scientists are peering into the genomes of top athletes to find out which genes can spill their secrets of success. How much of athletic …

Scientists identify vulnerabilities in over 700 cancer cells that could fuel new treatments

The new medicines could even treat types of cancers that are resistant to available therapies

Why certain parts of India churn out the best sportspersons

Haryana, with just two per cent of India's population, accounts for 20 per cent of its Olympic contingent

DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists

The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously frozen freshwater areas from the sea at the end of the last …

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants

When an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can lead …

Human evolution didn’t stop at split from chimpanzees, 155 tiny new genes identified: Study

Some of the new genes linked with growth defects, diseases, say scientists

Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals

A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost

Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet

Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe

Watch out for new COVID-19 strain, warns Niti Aayog’s Paul

Priority genome sequencing for those landing from the UK amid heightened surveillance

Researchers identify climate change-resilient chickpea genes

The first-ever successful genome sequencing of chickpea means the development of new varieties with high yields, and no pests and diseases, …

Scientists decode genes of the house fly

Understanding the fly genome could help us improve human health and the environment