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Sandipan Talukdar
Archaic Human Species Denisovans’ Face Recreated Using DNA
21 Sep 2019
This research, published in Cell, is the first of its type to have recreated the face of Denisovans with the help of the meagre amount of its DNA buried in the limited fossils recovered so far.
Sandipan Talukdar
Translation of Genes to Proteins is More Complex than Previously Thought
12 Jun 2019
This indicates that our DNA encodes thousands of proteins that were unknown previously and with unknown functions.
Sandipan Talukdar
‘Genetics Vs Environment’ Debate: Findings on Baboon’s Gut Microbial Make-up Throw New Light
26 Apr 2019
Gut microbiota of a species in Kenya’s primate hybrid zone is determined not by genetics of baboons but by the soil they dwell upon, says new research.
Prudhviraj Rupawat
Unanswered Questions Over Zee-Pledged Shares with Credit Suisse
07 Feb 2019
Paradise Papers investigation revealed that law firm Appleby records pointed out that Credit Suisse gave loan worth $62 million to Essel Group in 2013, indirectly backed by 40 million shares of Zee…
Sandipan Talukdar
IQ Difference Based on Genetics, Racist Propaganda?
17 Jan 2019
The well-known scientist and Nobel laureate, James Watson has started a controversy by claiming that blacks and whites have differences in IQ due to genetic differences that evolved through natural…
Sandipan Talukdar
What the DNA of a 4500 year-old Skeleton from Rakhigarhi has to say about Ancient India
07 Sep 2018
The recent findings hold the possibility to thwart the right wing claim that the Indus Valley civilisation was Vedic Hindu, which has been contested by archaeologists, historians and geneticists…
Surangya Kaur
The Yeti is Actually Himalayan or Tibetan Bear, DNA Study Concludes
29 Nov 2017
While the results of the study were a disappointment for Yeti enthusiasts, they proved significant for understanding the family tree of the local bear population.
Surangya Kaur
Precise Editing of DNA Gives New Hope For Treating Genetic Diseases
01 Nov 2017
Editing DNA can possibly cure a range of genetic disorders. Chinese scientists are already using modified cells to treat cancer.
R. Ramakumar
Aadhaar Bill: An Unconstitutional Legislation
14 Mar 2016
It is often said that “privacy is not something that people feel, except in its absence”. Arun Jaitley realised it the hard way in 2013 when his telephone records where illegally obtained by the…
Prabir Purkayastha
CRISPR: Good Science or Evil Science?
28 Jan 2016
A three-year old technology of gene editing called CRISPR is now the focus of two major disputes. The disputes are: who (or which team) will get the Nobel prize for this discovery, and the other, the…