The protestors, carrying placards and shouting slogans, blocked the roads near Wickremsinghe’s official residence, where several of his party MPs addressed the gathering. Wickremsinghe said people did not vote for President Sirisena to act in this manner and that they will resist what the president has done. He has demanded that parliament meet so that … Read more
A new scientific analysis of nearly 4,000 mutations deliberately engineered into the BRCA1 gene will immediately benefit people undergoing genetic testing for breast or ovarian cancer risk. The study will be published in the Sept. 12 edition of the scientific journal, Nature. Additional data from the research has been made available online. Jay Shendure and … Read more
Scientists have now developed an assay that concurrently profiles both the epigenome and transcriptome of each of thousands of single cells. The epigenome and transcriptome are part of the molecular biology that converts a genetic blueprint into tools and materials for living cells. The genomes of different types of cells may be identical, while their … Read more
The Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy of separating immigrant parents and their children on the US border has resulted in the separation of nearly 2,000 children from their parents and guardians, sparking a public outcry. Hundreds of people braved scorching sun at a park near the White House here to protest immigration policies of … Read more
‘Bastar honey’, is not just a product that is generating revenues for these beekeepers from Dantewada’s Bade Kameli village, it is gradually becoming a tool which is boosting the rural economy of the region. Hundreds of women are harvesting honey in a purely natural and eco-friendly way and the brand has become quite popular for … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday thanked the “thousands of men and women” who gathered at the India Gate on Thursday midnight to protest against the recent cases of rapes in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao and Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua. In a tweet on Friday, he said: “Thousands of men and women stood up … Read more
