Colchicine reduces the risk of COVID-19-related complications

Positive results from COLCORONA trial show that colchicine is the only effective oral medication for treating non-hospitalized patientsMONTREAL, Jan. 22... Read more at Yahoo Entertainment

(Download) UPSC MAIN EXAM : 2020 - Zoology (Paper-2)

(Download) CS (MAIN) EXAM : 2020ZOOLOGY (Paper 2) SECTION A Q1.(a) What is Wobble hypothesis? How does it explain degeneracy in genetic code? (b) Describe the mechanism of sex determination in Drosophila. (c) Differentiate between sympatric a Read more at Iasexamportal.com

This Great Lakes fish may have evolved to see like its ocean ancestors did

In the dark waters of Lake Superior, a fish species adapted to regain a genetic trait that may have helped its ancient ancestors see in the ocean, a study finds. ''Evolution is often thought of as a one-way process, at least over deep time, but in this exampl Read more at EurekAlert

Patients in cancer remission at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness

Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Read more at EurekAlert

Researchers examine Listeria tolerance to sanitizers

Researchers at the University of Georgia are studying the risk of Listeria monocytogenes developing a tolerance to sanitizers, with a specific focus on fresh produce production plants. The project, titled Possibility, duration and molecular predictors of san Read more at Food Safety News

Reliable, scalable functional genetics in bloodstream-form Trypanosoma congolense in vitro and in vivo

Author summary The parasites Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax are the most significant causative agents of Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT). AAT kills an estimated 3 million cattle each year and represents a huge financial burden on food production in Read more at Plos.org

This is what will happen to Covid-19 when the pandemic is over

Its likely that Covid-19 is never going away for good. In time, humans will get used to living alongside the virus
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Modelling shows chance of close to 4,000 COVID-19 cases a day by April if new variant of virus takes hold

Threshold will be reached if new form of virus becomes established in the population and the Province sticks to its plan to reopen all schools on Feb. 10, forecasting shows. Read more at Toronto Star

This Great Lakes fish may have evolved to see like its ocean ancestors did

In the dark waters of Lake Superior, a fish species adapted to regain a genetic trait that may have helped its ancient ancestors see in the ocean, a study finds. 'Evolution is often thought of as a one-way process, at least over deep time, but in this example Read more at Science Daily

RAFFI: Accurate and fast familial relationship inference in large scale biobank studies using RaPID

Author summary Inferring familial relationships has a wide range of applications. Family-based genome-wide association studies and population-based GWAS both require genetic relationships. Inferring relationship is essential for unknown familial structures an Read more at Plos.org

Future seems uncertain: Breathing life into the Corpse flower that smells like death

Corpse flowers arent doing great in their native home of Sumatra, as they are dwindling because of deforestation for lumber and crops.
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Spatial patterns and conservation of genetic and phylogenetic diversity of wildlife in China

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic diversity reflect the evolutionary potential and history of species, respectively. However, the levels and spatial patterns of genetic and phylogenetic diversity of wildlife at the regional scale have largely remained unclea Read more at Science Magazine

Early breeding reduced harmful mutations in sorghum

When humans first domesticated maize some 9,000 years ago, those early breeding efforts led to an increase in harmful mutations to the crop's genome compared to their wild relatives, which more recent modern breeding has helped to correct. Read more at Phys.Org

The Arabidopsis active demethylase ROS1 cis-regulates defense genes by erasing DNA methylation at promoter-regulatory regions

Active DNA demethylation has emerged as an important regulatory process of plant and mammalian immunity. However, very little is known about the mechanisms by which active demethylation controls transcriptional immune reprogramming and disease resistance. Her Read more at Elifesciences.org

NUI Galway contribute to significant breast cancer risk genes study

(National University of Ireland Galway) Breast cancer investigators in the Lambe Institute at NUI Galway have collaborated on a pivotal international study into breast cancer risk which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine today. The results o Read more at EurekAlert

Early breeding reduced harmful mutations in sorghum

(Cornell University) A new Cornell University study found that harmful mutations in sorghum landraces - early domesticated crops - decreased compared to their wild relatives through the course of domestication and breeding. Read more at EurekAlert

Collateral sensitivity associated with antibiotic resistance plasmids

Collateral sensitivity (CS) is a promising alternative approach to counteract the rising problem of antibiotic resistance (ABR). CS occurs when the acquisition of resistance to one antibiotic produces increased susceptibility to a second antibiotic. Recent st Read more at Elifesciences.org

Molecular evidence of the hybrid origin of Cryptocoryne purpurea Ridl. nothovar. purpurea (Araceae)

Natural hybridization has been considered a source of taxonomic complexity in Cryptocoryne. A combined study of DNA sequencing data from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and the trnK-matK region of chloroplast DNA was used to ide Read more at Plos.org

This Great Lakes fish may have evolved to see like its ocean ancestors did

In the dark waters of Lake Superior, a fish species adapted to regain a genetic trait that may have helped its ancient ancestors see in the ocean, a study finds. Read more at Phys.Org

Spectacular New Species of Bat Discovered in African Sky Island

Myotis nimbaensis, shown here, is a new species of bat named for the mountain range in which it is found, the Nimba Mountains in West Africa. Credit: Bat Conservation International ====================================================== A group of scientists Read more at Freerepublic.com