An estimated 12,000 children are born with thalassemia major, a severe form of the disease, in India each year, accounting for about 10 percent of global cases.
CRISPR is like high-tech pair of scissors that can cut & edit DNA at specific locations, enabling correction of genetic defects, insertion of new genes, or removal of problematic sequences.
In study published in 'Nature Medicine' Monday, researchers from Colombia, Germany, & US cite case of a 67-yr-old whose cognition remained intact despite having genetic markers for Alzheimer's.
Investing generously in creating facilities for drug development in genetic diseases along with supportive regulatory mechanisms will be fruitful, writes Sudha Bhattacharya.
As many as 15,000 human genome samples were collected from five states in India and sent to the US for the mega genomics project by Global Gene Corp and American pharma giant Regeneron.
The study by researchers from University of Leipzig claims that agouti signaling protein (ASIP) has caused obesity in a 12-year-old girl, a gene she inherited from her father.
Conducted by a team from the US Department of Veteran Affairs’ Million Veteran Program, the study was published in the journal PLOS Genetics last week.
Bike enthusiast, porcelain retailer & glass-maker — these are some of the living descendants the Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project has identified in its research that covers 690 years.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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