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In this study, using high-throughput sequencing techniques, scientists sought to identify new variants, including rare and potentially high risk ones, in 25 previously identified risk genes in a sample of nearly 42,000 individuals. London: Researchers have completed the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases, including [...]
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London: India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott who feels the menace of fixing, which has currently dented the IPL’s reputation, emerges more frequently in the Asian countries. “The way to stop it altogether, except for the odd one — but we’re getting too many at [...]
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The ambitious programme is part of Feed the Future, the US government’s global hunger and food security initiative. Washington: India, the United States and Australia have joined hands to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat, two of the “big three” primary crops required to feed the world. As part of this endeavour, the [...]
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New York: A rare chunk of a meteorite that chipped from Mars after an asteroid impact and landed in Morocco’s Sahara Desert is expected to fetch at least $1,60,000 when it goes under the hammer. The Martian meteorite NWA 7397 was found in 2012 in Morocco’s Sahara Desert. Scientists believe it was part of a chunk [...]
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Matters got serious after Chennithala purportedly stated that it would be difficult to maintain the same equation with Chandy as he had been ‘insulted’ over a ministerial issue. Thiruvananthapuram: Discord in the Congress in Kerala between Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala has sharpened after the possibility of the latter’s entry into the State cabinet with a [...]
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Washington: Sathwik Karnik, an Indian-origin boy from Massachusetts has won this year’s National Geographic Bee contest after gruelling rounds testing his geographic knowledge about lions in Botswana, mountain ranges in Asia and port cities in England. To clinch this title, Karnik, 12, correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth’s center. [...]
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Memorials and parks which were constructed in the name of Dalit icons will now be utilised for public purposes by Samajwadi Party. Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati’s dream projects, including memorials and parks in the name of Dalit icons in the state capital, would now witness marriages and cultural events with the Akhilesh government deciding to [...]
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Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
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A porn star’s calligraphy sparked an art debate in China. Even as a Chinese newspaper called it ‘unskilled’, her ‘fans’ jumped to her support. shanghai: Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as “unskilled” after it was [...]
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Washington: Scientists have successfully created radioactive nanoparticles that hunt down lymphoma tumour cells in the body. Researchers at the University of Missouri have created nanoparticles made of a radioactive form of the element lutetium. Michael Lewis, an associate professor of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, said being able to target secondary tumours [...]
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