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Uttarakhand plans genetic improvement of its indigenous Badri cow

Uttarakhand plans genetic improvement of its indigenous Badri cow

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To increase the productivity of its small indigenous Badri cow, which grazes on Himalayan medicinal herbs, Uttarakhand is now planning its genetic improvement. To recent Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with Uttarakhand bureaucrats, Hill State Livestock Department officials proposed to use sex sorted semen technology to improve production of Badri cattle. …

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Proprioception: describing the genes associated with the sixth sense – Neuroscience News

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Summary: Study identifies genetic markers in cells associated with proprioception. The findings provide new clues about how proprioceptive sensory neurons help control movement. Source: Center Max Delbruck To perform coordinated movements, we rely on special sensory neurons in our muscles and joints. Without them, the brain wouldn’t know what the rest of our body is …

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Debate at COP15 revolves around how to divide nature's genetic spoils

Debate at COP15 revolves around how to divide nature’s genetic spoils

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People visit the immersive video experience hosted by the National Geographic Society during a press event during COP15 in Montreal on December 7.ANDREJ IVANOV/Getty Images Anyone who shows up at the UN biodiversity conference, known as COP15, will find that it takes time to get through the door. After first showing proof of vaccination in …

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Bovine genetics can impact carbon emissions

Bovine genetics can impact carbon emissions

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For decades, the beef industry has studied the role genetics play in cattle performance. This research has enabled beef producers to utilize expected offspring differences (EPDs), leveraging inherited traits to produce animals that excel in their particular environment and management style. New cooperative research between the American Hereford Association and Colorado State University (CSU) is …

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Lab-grown 'mini eyes' shed light on blindness in rare genetic disease

Genetic barriers, a warming ocean and an uncertain future for an important forage fish

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Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …

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Lab-grown 'mini eyes' shed light on blindness in rare genetic disease

Genetic barriers, a warming ocean and an uncertain future for an important forage fish

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Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …

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Researchers determine genetic variants offering protection during the Black Death

Researchers determine genetic variants offering protection during the Black Death

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Infectious diseases are among the strongest selective pressures in human evolution, selecting genetic variants that increase resistance to infection. In the face of a pandemic, disease resistance undergoes strong positive selection which probably affects the genetic make-up of the population thereafter. The Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, remains the most devastating pandemic …

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Pharmaceutical trials: when Left's obsession with race kills

Pharmaceutical trials: when Left’s obsession with race kills

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One of the last things Francis Collins, then director of the National Institutes of Health, did before retiring was to pressure Moderna into delaying the release of its COVID-19 vaccine because he wanted more minorities in its clinical trials. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel was happy to oblige, saying diversity “is more important to us than …

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Early detection and appropriate treatment essential for prostate cancer

Early detection and appropriate treatment essential for prostate cancer

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According to estimates by the American Cancer Society, there will be 268,490 new cases of prostate cancer in 2022, along with 34,500 deaths from prostate cancer.1 These are staggering numbers that show just how common the disease is among American men. While these numbers are concerning, there is a silver lining: the 15-year relative survival …

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Experts urge caution over biotechnology that can eliminate insect pests

Experts urge caution over biotechnology that can eliminate insect pests

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Published on: 09/12/2022 – 19:48 Paris (AFP)- Dozens of scientists, experts and activists called for a ban on the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild, in a statement on Friday warning of potentially serious risks to the world’s pollinators. The call came during the crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal, where delegates from nearly …

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