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AI Designs Complete Functional Genomes

The genome language model Evo 2 has designed novel functional genomes of bacteriophage ΦX174. About 300 of the AI-generated designs were chemically synthesised and tested in...

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

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...

Centromere sizes determine Unique Meiosis in Dogrose   

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...

Understanding Sesquizygotic (Semi-Identical) Twins: The Second, Previously Unreported Type of Twinning

Case study reports first rare semi-identical twins in humans to be identified during pregnancy and only second ever known till now Identical twins (monozygotic) are...

New Anti-Ageing Intervention to Slow Motor Ageing and Prolong Longevity

Study highlights the key genes which can prevent motor function decline as an organism ages, for now in worms Ageing is a natural and inevitable...

Biological Barriers of Reproduction from Same-Sex Mammals Overcome

Study shows for the first time healthy mouse offspring born from same sex parents – in this case mothers. The biological aspect of why mammals...

The Largest Dinosaur Fossil Excavated for the First Time in South Africa

Scientists have excavated the largest dinosaur fossil which would have been the largest terrestrial animal on our planet. A team of scientists from South Africa,...

How Ant Society Actively Reorganizes itself to Control the Spread of Diseases

A first study has shown how an animal society actively reorganizes itself to reduce the spread of disease. Generally speaking, high population density in a...

‘Adult Frog Regrows Amputated Legs’: An Advance in Organ Regeneration Research

Adult frogs have been shown for the first time to regrow amputated legs marking it as a breakthrough for organ regeneration. Regeneration means re-growing a...

A New Drug that Prevent Malaria Parasites from Infecting Mosquitos

Compounds have been identified which could prevent malaria parasites from infecting mosquitos, thereby stopping the spread of malaria. Malaria is a global burden and it...

Have We Found the Key for Longevity in Humans?

SIRT6, a crucial protein responsible for longevity has been identified for the first time in monkeys. Plethora of research is happening in the field...

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Carbon-free Ferrocene Analog Synthesised

The synthesis of the first carbon-free inorganic sandwich compound  (an osmium...