COVID-19: Your genes could determine whether SARS-CoV-2 puts you in hospital
Results of an analysis suggested there were differences in people’s DNA that could influence their ability to respond to a SARS-CoV-2 infection
Gene-editing in embryos is concerning. New study shows why
Extensive copying of genetic information from one parent to another due to CRISPR could give rise to mutant copies of disease-causing genes in …
Botswana is humanity’s ancestral home, claims major study – well, actually …
Mitochondrial DNA comes almost only ever from mothers, so the story of its inheritance is much simpler than the histories of other genes
Here is how nutrition may help overcome genetic risk of diabetes
B12 and folic acid supplements have a beneficial impact on genes associated with Type 2 diabetes, says research by the Council of Scientific and …
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 …
Can we genetically alter mosquitoes to bite cattle, not humans?
Scientists have located the chromosomal rearrangement that makes some mosquitoes feed on cattle blood
Hot springs harbour microbial diversity
Untapped bacterial cultures from Unkeshwar hot springs on the bank of river Penganga in Maharashtra are being studied for their metabolic use in …
Floods in polluted rivers can pollute groundwater too
Floods have the potential to impact the microbial quality of groundwater in affected areas, say researchers from Anna University
Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
If a test could reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you get it?
India's first white paper on rare inherited disorders released
Paper asks government to improve diagnostic and treatment facilities for patients suffering from these disorders
Let's take a less bigoted view of history
With DNA adding to the slippery narratives about the past; historians, archeologists, and geneticists need to collaborate if we are to take a …
African rice genome decoded
The genetic information allows creating varieties more resistant to environmental challenges and having higher yields to fight global food challenge
Study identifies genes linked to obesity
The results could provide new insights into weight-loss therapies and help prevent metabolism-associated diseases
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
A myriad gene worries
Angelina Jolie’s dramatic disclosure has focused attention on gene patenting which has become a problematic legal question
Myriad case: human genes cannot be patented, rules US apex court
Judgement will boost research to find better methods for diagnosis of gene mutations and associated health risks, say scientists
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
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
Patent issues delaying Ebola cure
Canada's exclusive licensing rights of its Ebola patent to a US firm are holding up global development of a vaccine
Sacred lotus may hold secret of longevity
Study reveals its genetic makeup helps it combat environmental stress, retain seed viability
When exactly did the tiger colonise the Indian subcontinent?
Down To Earth popped the question to geneticists, historians and experts on the cat superstar. Here is what we were able to deduce
'Bt cotton has improved farmers' lives'
At the same time genetically modified cotton has increased fertilizer and water usage, resulting in high input costs, says study funded by farmers'…
Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India
Indefinite ban on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists also against herbicide-tolerant crops for India