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Chernobyl Fungi as Shield Against Cosmic Rays for Deep-Space Missions 

Umesh Prasad -
In 1986, the 4th unit of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (erstwhile Soviet Union) suffered massive fire and steam explosion. The unprecedented accident released over 5% of the radioactive...
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Centromere sizes determine Unique Meiosis in Dogrose   

Umesh Prasad -
The dogrose (Rosa canina), the wild rose plant species, has a pentaploid genome with 35 chromosomes. It has an odd number of chromosomes, yet it...
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Sukunaarchaeum mirabile: What Constitutes a Cellular Life?  

Kamakhya P. Seal -
Researchers have discovered a novel archaeon in symbiotic relationship in a marine microbial system that displays an extreme genome reduction in having a highly stripped-down...
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BIOLOGY

AVONET: a New Database for all Birds  

SCIEU Team -
A new, complete dataset of comprehensive functional trait for all birds, called AVONET, containing measurements of more than 90,000 individual birds has been released...
BIOLOGY

A New Novel Way of Oxygen Production in Ocean

SCIEU Team -
Some microbes in the deep-sea produce oxygen in a hitherto unknown way. In order to generate energy, the archaea species ‘Nitrosopumilus maritimus’ oxidises ammonia, in...
BIOLOGY

Stem Cell Models of Diseases: First Model of Albinism Developed

Umesh Prasad -
Scientists have developed the first patient-derived stem cell model of albinism. The model will help studying eye conditions related to oculocutaneous albinism (OCA).   Stem cells...
BIOLOGY

Britain’s Largest Ichthyosaur (Sea Dragon) Fossil Discovered

SCIEU Team -
The remain of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur (fish-shaped marine reptiles) has been discovered during routine maintenance work at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, near Egleton, in Rutland. Measuring around...
BIOLOGY

Genetic Studies Reveal Europe has at least Four Distinct Population Groups

Rajeev Soni -
Studies of the regions of Y chromosome that are inherited together (haplogroups), reveal Europe has four population groups, namely R1b-M269, I1-M253, I2-M438 and R1a-M420, pointing to...
BIOLOGY

LZTFL1: High Risk COVID-19 Gene Common to South Asians Identified

Rajeev Soni -
LZTFL1 expression causes high levels of TMPRSS2, by inhibiting EMT (epithelial mesenchymal transition), a developmental response involved in wound healing and recovery from disease. In a...
BIOLOGY

MM3122: A lead Candidate for Novel Antiviral drug against COVID-19

Rajeev Soni -
TMPRSS2 is an important drug target to develop anti-viral drugs against COVID-19. MM3122 is a lead candidate that has shown promising result in vitro and in...
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Merops orientalis: Asian green bee-eater

Rajeev Soni -
The bird is native to Asia and Africa and its food consists of insects such as ants, wasps and honey bees. Known for its...
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