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The Novel Langya virus (LayV) identified in China  

Umesh Prasad -
Two henipaviruses, Hendra virus (HeV) and the Nipah virus (NiV) are already known to cause fatal disease in humans. Now, a novel henipavirus has...
BIOLOGY

Thiomargarita magnifica: The Biggest Bacterium that Challenges the Idea of Prokaryote 

Umesh Prasad -
Thiomargarita magnifica shows presence of prokaryotic phylogenetic marker 16S rRN. If it were a eukaryote, the phylogenetic typing would reveal presence of 18S rRNA gene sequence...
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...
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