Denisovans inhabited Tibetan Plateau 120,000 years before modern humans
Contrary to popular belief that high altitudes were inhabited only by modern humans less than 40,000 years ago, fossil remains
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Why gulping water quenches thirst
The neural mechanism that signals thirst and the thirst inhibitory neurons which signal to stop drinking have been deciphered. The
Read MoreScientists edit a disease-causing mutation from genes in human embryos
As scientists repair a genetic mutation in a human embryo, the ethical debate has been revived. Scientists have for the
Read MoreControling HIV-like virus in monkeys by early intervention
In an interesting study, the immune system of monkeys was found capable of controlling HIV-like virus (simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV))
Read MoreIndian researcher uses light to speed up electronics by one million times
A researcher from India has taken the first definitive step to produce high-speed electronic devices that can operate one million
Read MoreA novel compound prevents, cures malaria
In a pathbreaking discovery, scientists from New Delhi’s International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Broad Institute of MIT and
Read MoreA novel, powerful antibiotic found inside human nose
A novel antibiotic — lugdunin — produced by a bacterium found inside the human nose has been found to kill
Read MoreFirst CRISPR trial on humans set to begin
On June 21, the National Institutes of Health gave permission for starting the first ever clinical trial using CRISPR genome-editing
Read MorePotential drug target identified for Zika virus
At a time when no vaccines or therapeutic drugs are available against Zika and other diseases caused by flaviviruses, researchers
Read MoreLandmark experiment improves coral calcification by 7% in Great Barrier Reef
A first-of-its kind, field-controlled experiment carried out for 22 days between September 16, 2014 and October 10, 2014 in a
Read MoreListening to the chirps of gravitational waves
A century after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, after decades of hard work to detect them directly
Read MoreInter-group violence may be as old as 10,000 years
Now, scientists have found what may possibly be the earliest possible case of inter-group violence or warfare among hunter-gatherers. Ten
Read MoreAn Ebola cloud with a silver lining
At the height of West African Ebola epidemic in 2014, the medicine chest was all but empty; no approved drug
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