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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...
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...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...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...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...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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
