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Indian chevrotain or mouse deer plays a significant role in the forest ecosystem as a seed disperser. Though commonly found in forested areas, the smallest wild deer has been listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) due to…
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Invasive alien species severely threaten biodiversity, causing local extinction of native species and impacting ecosystem services, human livelihood, economy, and health. The North African Sharptooth catfish is one such species that was…
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The mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases is very high in India, compared to western countries. Severe cardiomyopathy is one of the cardiovascular diseases, where heart failures are common. Cardiomyopathy changes the integral…
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The west coast of India harbours a rich diversity of various ethno-linguistic human population groups. The Roman Catholic is one such distinct group, whose origin is much debated. Some historians and anthropologists relate them to the…
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Council of scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Hyderabad-based constituent laboratory Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR -CCMB) recently celebrated its Founder’s Day event commemorating the 93rd birth anniversary of…
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After World Health Organisation's recent acknowledgement that there is emerging evidence of airborne spread of the novel coronavirus whole scientific community has started looking the mode of transmission of novel coronavirus with different…
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Researchers at the KEM Hospital and Research Centre, Pune; CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and the University of Exeter in the UK have found that a genetic risk score is effective in diagnosing type-1…
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended only reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test for novel coronavirus testing. Researchers at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have…
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The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has established stable cultures of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from patients’ samples. Virologists at CCMB have isolated infectious viruses from several isolates. The ability to culture the…
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The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Institute of Genetics and Integrated Biology (IGIB), along with a few other institutions, are working for the digital and molecular surveillance of the spread of novel…
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