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When bacteria are attacked by a virus, they can defend themselves with a mechanism that fends off the genetic material introduced by the intruder. The key is CRISPR-Cas protein complexes. It is only in the last decade that their function…

Fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrients as possible during pregnancy, Cambridge scientists have discovered. The unborn baby 'remote controls' its mother's metabolism so the two…

Preity Zinta recently took to her IG handle to share pics of her kids Jai and Gia post the mundan ceremony. She wrote, "So the Mundan ceremony finally happened this weekend. For Hindus, the first shaving off the hair for babies is…

Artificial intelligence can predict on- and off-target activity of CRISPR tools that target RNA instead of DNA, according to new research published in Nature Biotechnology. The study by researchers at New York University, Columbia…

Just three days before Sara Bell was due to give birth to her first child, she received the kind of news that is every expectant parent's worst nightmare.Sara, a primary school teacher from St Neots, Cambridgeshire, had been for a routine…

CRISPR gene editing is a breakthrough that has been used to treat diseases such as sickle cell anemia, leukemia and genetic disorders, but it has challenges that limit its broad utility. Identifying the root of those issues led a research…

A research group at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University in Japan has used artificial intelligence to determine that Piezo, a channel that receives mechanical stimuli, plays a role in controlling the mating posture of male…

Performing cutting-edge science requires thinking outside the box and bringing together different scientific disciplines. Sometimes this even means being in the right place at the right time. For David Brückner, postdoctoral researcher and…

Researchers from the United Kingdom have found a human gene that plays a crucial role in preventing the avian flu from replicating in people. The study, published Wednesday in Nature, found the gene called BTN3A3 helps prevent the…

LONDON : UK researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people.Bird flu chiefly spreads among wild birds such as ducks and gulls and can also infect farmed birds and domestic…