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 …

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens — our study shows how

Avian flu is caused by an ever-evolving virus that gets around numerous biosecurity measures

Brain fog after COVID-19? Study shows severe infection can trigger expression of ‘old age’ genes

Inflammation, not virus infiltration in the brain, may be responsible for alteration in brain gene activity

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

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

When did humans first start to speak? How language evolved in Africa

Ability to produce speech sounds catapulted Homo sapiens into a world in which they would dominate all other species

Coronavirus variants: why being more transmissible rather than more deadly isn’t good news

At the heart of this assertion lies an old foe that has plagued us right from the start of this pandemic: exponential growth

Nobel Prize for chemistry for gene-editing: A gene engineer explains how it works

CRISPR has huge potential to transform how scientists can detect, treat and even eradicate diseases as well as improve agricultural products

French-American duo share 2020 Chemistry Nobel for ‘genetic scissors’

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools  

Ancient GPS? Older, evolutionarily unchanged part of the brain guides lost fish back home

This part of the brain might perform a similar function in other vertebrates, including humans