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Scientists Confirm Four Different King Cobra Species After 188 Years of Mystery
A recent study has confirmed that the King Cobra, previously thought to be a single species, is actually made up of four distinct species. After 188 years of uncertainty, scientists identified the Northern, Sunda, Western Ghats, and Luzon King Cobras based on genetic differences and physical characteristics. This discovery helps explain the variati...
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Will Men Be Wiped Out By A Fading Y Chromosome? What Current Science Reveals
Y chromosome has significantly reduced in size over millions of years, raising the possibility of evolving new sex-determination systems and the emergence of different human species in the distant future.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils Share Striking Genetic Similarity, Study Finds
The researchers noted that despite significant cultural and linguistic differences, the two groups intermingled in the past for several hundred years, which resulted in genetic affinity.
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Scientists Discover Unique Group of Polar Bears Relying on Glacial Ice in Southeast Greenland
Scientists have discovered a unique group of polar bears with distinct behaviour in southeast Greenland, that have remained isolated for hundreds of years. These polar bears are genetically different from other polar bears. While polar bears in the Arctic region usually depend on sea ice to hunt seals, the new group of polar bears appears to have ...
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Evolution Might be Happening 4 Times Faster Than What Charles Darwin Had Predicted: Study
A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...
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Can Quickly Adapt To Fight Coronavirus Strains, Say Indian Vaccine Makers
Pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to fight new variants once their genetic sequence is known. In recent months, India has confirmed the presence of the variants first identified in Brazil, Britain and South Africa, which are believed to explain an up...
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Gene Mutation Behind Different COVID-19 Death Rates Among Indian States: Study
Variation in a genetic mutation among Indians may be the main reason behind the difference in the death rates due to COVID-19 across various states of the country, says a study that could inform new policies for controlling the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Same Diet Has Different Effects On 2 Different People, Even If They're Identical Twins: Study
A new study has confirmed this belief through a study that showed that the same meal plan will not show the same results for two people even as genetically similar to each other as twins.
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Which Pill To Pop? - Too Many In Shop!
There is only one goal we have in mind while taking medicines - immediate relief!. Very few of us get into the technicality of how medication works, why different people respond to different medicines, why some medicines work faster, why do some cause extreme side effects. Let's know more
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Thinking Supplements? Your DNA Has Something To Say
YOU are unique. YOU are built differently from others around you. YOU are genetically, "molecularly", nutritionally, metabolically unique!!!
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Differently-Abled Girl Tops CBSE Class 10 Exam, Says Didn't Want To Be Treated Special
While Anushka Panda topped the CBSE class 10 examinations in the differently-abled category, what she's most proud of is not using the extra half-an-hour in each paper, to which she is legally entitled.
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The Wacky World Of DNA
We all share about 99.9% DNA with each other. Its true. That 0.1% difference in our genetic make up is what makes us different! Its this 0.1% difference that makes us susceptible to different diseases, and dictates how we respond to the same drugs.
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Low-Carb Or Low-Fat Diet, Here's What Scientists Find Effective
According to the study published in the journal JAMA, said there is very little difference in terms of impact of both the diets. They studied the genetic makeup as well as responses to these diets.
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4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Were Thought To Be Brothers. Genetics Tells A Different Story.
Long ago, Egyptians carved a cemetery into a rock wall along the Nile River 250 miles south of Cairo. The cemetery outlasted its 12th Dynasty creators. It survived intermittent pillaging by tomb raiders. And then in 1907, an excavator named Erfai discovered an untouched tomb. This was an unusual burial site. Within the tomb lay two high-society men...
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Scientists Confirm Four Different King Cobra Species After 188 Years of Mystery
A recent study has confirmed that the King Cobra, previously thought to be a single species, is actually made up of four distinct species. After 188 years of uncertainty, scientists identified the Northern, Sunda, Western Ghats, and Luzon King Cobras based on genetic differences and physical characteristics. This discovery helps explain the variati...
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Will Men Be Wiped Out By A Fading Y Chromosome? What Current Science Reveals
Y chromosome has significantly reduced in size over millions of years, raising the possibility of evolving new sex-determination systems and the emergence of different human species in the distant future.
-
Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils Share Striking Genetic Similarity, Study Finds
The researchers noted that despite significant cultural and linguistic differences, the two groups intermingled in the past for several hundred years, which resulted in genetic affinity.
-
Scientists Discover Unique Group of Polar Bears Relying on Glacial Ice in Southeast Greenland
Scientists have discovered a unique group of polar bears with distinct behaviour in southeast Greenland, that have remained isolated for hundreds of years. These polar bears are genetically different from other polar bears. While polar bears in the Arctic region usually depend on sea ice to hunt seals, the new group of polar bears appears to have ...
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Evolution Might be Happening 4 Times Faster Than What Charles Darwin Had Predicted: Study
A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...
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Can Quickly Adapt To Fight Coronavirus Strains, Say Indian Vaccine Makers
Pharmaceutical companies Bharat Biotech and Biological E Ltd said on Monday they could quickly rework their COVID-19 vaccine products to fight new variants once their genetic sequence is known. In recent months, India has confirmed the presence of the variants first identified in Brazil, Britain and South Africa, which are believed to explain an up...
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Gene Mutation Behind Different COVID-19 Death Rates Among Indian States: Study
Variation in a genetic mutation among Indians may be the main reason behind the difference in the death rates due to COVID-19 across various states of the country, says a study that could inform new policies for controlling the novel coronavirus pandemic.
-
Same Diet Has Different Effects On 2 Different People, Even If They're Identical Twins: Study
A new study has confirmed this belief through a study that showed that the same meal plan will not show the same results for two people even as genetically similar to each other as twins.
-
Which Pill To Pop? - Too Many In Shop!
There is only one goal we have in mind while taking medicines - immediate relief!. Very few of us get into the technicality of how medication works, why different people respond to different medicines, why some medicines work faster, why do some cause extreme side effects. Let's know more
-
Thinking Supplements? Your DNA Has Something To Say
YOU are unique. YOU are built differently from others around you. YOU are genetically, "molecularly", nutritionally, metabolically unique!!!
-
Differently-Abled Girl Tops CBSE Class 10 Exam, Says Didn't Want To Be Treated Special
While Anushka Panda topped the CBSE class 10 examinations in the differently-abled category, what she's most proud of is not using the extra half-an-hour in each paper, to which she is legally entitled.
-
The Wacky World Of DNA
We all share about 99.9% DNA with each other. Its true. That 0.1% difference in our genetic make up is what makes us different! Its this 0.1% difference that makes us susceptible to different diseases, and dictates how we respond to the same drugs.
-
Low-Carb Or Low-Fat Diet, Here's What Scientists Find Effective
According to the study published in the journal JAMA, said there is very little difference in terms of impact of both the diets. They studied the genetic makeup as well as responses to these diets.
-
4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Were Thought To Be Brothers. Genetics Tells A Different Story.
Long ago, Egyptians carved a cemetery into a rock wall along the Nile River 250 miles south of Cairo. The cemetery outlasted its 12th Dynasty creators. It survived intermittent pillaging by tomb raiders. And then in 1907, an excavator named Erfai discovered an untouched tomb. This was an unusual burial site. Within the tomb lay two high-society men...
