African rice genome decoded

The genetic information allows creating varieties more resistant to environmental challenges and having higher yields to fight global food challenge

Inbuilt storage

Earth's mantle could be holding three times the water found in oceans

A nobel indictment of gene patenting

Legendary scientist James Watson files court brief against lunacy of gene patents

Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’

Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers

Scientists decode genes of the house fly

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

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

Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition

Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link

Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite

It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another

Genetic mapping of cancer cells raises hope of improved treatment

Researchers say better understanding of how cancers start and evolve can help improve efficiency of targeted treatment of cancers

India's genome saviours

Farmers and organisations who have won government recognition this year for conserving seeds of indigenous crops and plant species

One test to detect different types of cancers

Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells

Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome

Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy

Cuban crocodiles near extinction; inter-breeding with other species main reason

Study finds breeding between Cuban and American crocodiles is more extensive than thought earlier

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one