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A new research published by Oxford University Press in Genome Biology and Evolution suggests that rapid evolution in bats may explain the animals' unique capacity to host and survive infections as well as avoid cancer. Read further on Dynamite News:

Insud Pharma inaugurated its Oligonucleotides centre in Genome Valley, India, approved by U.S. FDA, Spanish Health Agency, and Drugs Controller General of India. It will produce a novel antisense Oligonucleotide for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and export products to various markets. Chemo India Formulation, a wholly-owned subsidiary,…

Syngene to invest up to ₹788 cr in Genome Valley, Hyderabad. Expansion to create 1,000 jobs in science over 5 yrs. Inaugurated PROTAC lab & Central Compound Management facility. Ease of doing business & living in Telangana praised by Syngene's non-executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

Mosquitoes have plagued humans for centuries, transmitting deadly diseases. To combat this, we now have access to the whole genome sequences of multiple mosquito species, allowing us to genetically manipulate them. Gene-drive technology is one such approach, which has been used in outdoor trials in India, Brazil, and Panama, showing…

The genetic mapping of almost the entire kākāpō population has shed new light on specific traits that will help conservation biologists in their efforts to save the critically endangered flightless night parrots.

Scientists have known of somatic variants and their role in diseases for many years now, but there has been an explosion in the amount of data and knowledge only recently. This was due to our ability to sequence the genetic material in individual cells. Specifically, using advanced microfluidics and high-throughput…

A recent study showed that tests for sick newborns that look at their full genetic blueprints are nearly twice as good at finding genetic problems as narrower, more commonly used tests

In 1991, hikers came across a body that was partially contained in ice high up in the Alpine province of South Tyrol, Italy. Initially thought to be from a recent death, the body was later discovered to be 5,300 years old – from a time known as the Copper Age.

More than 20 years ago, the human genome was first sequenced. While the first version was full of “holes” representing missing DNA sequences, the genome has been gradually improved in successive rounds. Each has increased the quality of the genome and, in so doing, resolved most of the blank spaces…

One of the smallest chromosomes in humans, the male sex chromosome is the final one to be fully sequenced.

Consider a living cell, which can have thousands of genes. Now think of these genes as dials that can be tweaked to change how the cell grows in a given environment. Tweaking a gene can either increase or decrease growth, and this is made more complex considering these dials are…