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CRISPECTOR

CRISPECTOR is a new software tool capable of quantifying potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPER is a technology that is used to edit genomes by altering DNA sequences to enable...

May 24, 2021

Human endogenous retrovirus

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are a group of viruses within the human genome that are inherited by successive generations. They provided biological benefits as well as adverse health...

May 24, 2021

Hadal Snailfish

Hadal Snailfish, scientific name Pseudoliparis amblystomposis is snail fish species that can be found in the hadal zone of the north-west Pacific Ocean. Recently, it was in the...

May 23, 2021

Coelacanth

Coelacanth is a species of fish that was believed to have gone extinct millions of years ago along with the dinosaurs. Coelacanth can grow more than 2 metres...

May 23, 2021

Corpse Flower

Corpse Flower, whose scientific name is Amorphophallus Titanum, is said to be one of the largest flowers in the world. This flower emits a unique smell that resembles...

May 23, 2021

Zebrafish

Zebrafish whose scientific name is Danio Rerio is a species of fish found in freshwaters. Zebrafish is a native fish of South Asia and can be seen in...

May 23, 2021

Snow Leopard

The snow leopard whose scientific name is Panthera uncia can be found in the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. On the IUCN Red List it has...

May 20, 2021

African Elephant

African elephants, the largest land animals on Earth, comprises of two species – Savanna elephants and forest elephants. While Savanna elephants are larger animals living in Sub-Saharan Africa,...

March 26, 2021

EBB3 gene

EBB3 gene is a plant gene and it stands for early bud-break 3. It is a positive regulator of ‘bud breaking’ i.e. the emergence of plants from a...

March 26, 2021

Double mutant variant

Double mutant variant is a variant of virus in which 2 mutations have come together. The discovery of double mutant variant of SARS CoV 2 was reported recently....

March 26, 2021

Asian hornets

Asian hornet is an invasive species of hornet (an insect) that is known to destroy entire colonies of honeybees. It is also known as ‘murder hornet’ and is...

March 26, 2021

Gluten

Gluten is a set of proteins found in seeds. They are present in food grains like wheat, oats, rye, etc. Its adhesive and viscoelastic property is the reason...

March 20, 2021

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