Do we need ‘music in our genes’ to be exceptional? Not always, shows Beethoven’s DNA analysis
A person's genetic predisposition to musicality (or the lack of it) is no indicator of their ability
Genome sequencing data to help in predictive and preventive medicine
Minister Harsh Vardhan claims project will help in cost-effective, precision medicine
IMTech Chandigarh to start novel coronavirus genome sequencing
Two other institutes under CSIR already on the job
Genome sequence reveals big cats evolved to kill, eat meat
Mapping of genomes to help wildlife conservation efforts and combat wildlife crime
In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system
The country sequenced only 0.2% samples till date, one of the lowest in the world
COVID-19: XBB detected in India in Sept 2022, became dominant in Nov, INSACOG says in late bulletin
Weekly bulletin was published after a gap of over three months
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
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
Scientists found that its sequence was comparable in size to that of the human genome
Humans and mice are similar, yet different creatures, says study
Research will help experts to better test medicines meant for humans on mice
Scientists map microbes in healthy humans
Will help in diagnosis and treatment of diseases
You shed DNA everywhere you go, raising ethical questions about privacy
Trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are
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
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
Indian researchers decode function of non-coding part of human genome
Simple sequence repeats punctuate genome; discovery will help improve gene therapy
Return of bird flu in India raises alarm
No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one
New study can help develop wheat varieties with high zinc levels
Indian and foreign scientists have identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for concentration of zinc in wheat grain
The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA — now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%
Efforts continue to create diverse genomic references that fully represent the human population and life on Earth
Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes, use big data to unlock genetic secrets
If researchers wanted to understand humanity in all its diversity, it would take sequencing thousands or millions of complete genomes. Now, a …
Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique
Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week
Why it took 20 years to ‘finish’ the human genome — and why there’s still more to do
The newly updated sequence fills in most of the remaining gaps, providing the full 3.055 billion base pairs of our DNA code in its entirety
Major new study unveils complexity and vast diversity of Africa’s genetic variation
More than three million new genetic variants discovered, details of migration and expansion of groups across the continent found