Category: Biology

India stands on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala azar.

5 countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease recently

The Egyptian god Thoth was represented by a baboon — which is odd because baboons aren’t native to Egypt. An interdisciplinary team of scientists recently cracked this long-standing mystery.

UK Biobank recently opened world’s biggest set of human genome sequences to scientists.

As per the World Malaria Report 2023, there’s a declining trend in malaria cases in India, even as the global numbers are on the rise.

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time.

In a recent landmark study, scientists reported the successful generation of a live chimera in non-human primates.

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Recently, scientist estimated that the total taxonomic diversity of Chilika lagoon in Odisha is about 1,071 families across the tree of life using environmental DNA (eDNA) method.

The latest developments in gene editing technology have the potential to be applied in the creation of animals that are resistant to diseases.

Karnataka steps up surveillance after detection of Zika virus.