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DNA contributes to human gene expression   Source: Cell Press   The last Neanderthal died 40,000 years ago, but much of their genome lives on, in bits and pieces, through modern humans. The impact of Neanderthals’ genetic contribution has been uncertain. Researchers now report evidence that Neanderthal DNA sequences still influence how genes are turned […]

BIOTECH, an Organisation formulating and implementing new projects for decentralised waste treatment, had designed yet another improved waste treatment biogas plant. In the waste treatment biogas plants, now being commonly used it is usually observed that mosquitoes are multiplying in large numbers and laying eggs in the narrow space existing between the gas holder and [...]

Tulsi, a herbal fix for almost everything Tulsi is a potent adaptogen that lowers cell sensitivity to stress and raises the body’s ability to adapt to changing situations. This means you can chew the herb for practically everything, from anxiety, cough, allergies, asthma, fever, diarrhoea, indigestion and vomiting to heart disease, arthritis and snakebites (Mohan, […]

Researchers detail genetic mechanisms that govern growth and drought response in plants   Source: Iowa State University   Research outlines how the genetic pathways that govern growth and stress response in plants sometimes clash. The research could lead to better performing crop varieties. New research from an Iowa State University scientist identifies a genetic mechanism […]

Making a Hybrid The team of researchers from Stanford University and the University of Tokyo first genetically modified rats so their offspring wouldn’t develop a pancreas. Then, when these rats conceived, they injected pancreas-building mouse stem cells into the rat embryos, which yielded a rat with a mouse pancreas. Once the rats had grown and their organs were […]

An interspecies transplant turned out to be an effective cure in diabetic mice, bringing the prospect of growing made-to-order human organs in other species a bit closer to reality. It’s the first time that small parts of an organ, in this case pancreatic cells called islets, grown inside one species were transplanted into another species to successfully treat a […]