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WASHINGTON: Researchers have investigated overlapping patterns of altered gene activity in two separate models of the 3q29 deletion syndrome, including human brain organoids and mice with the deletion produced via CRIPSR. Mitochondrial activity has declined in each of these systems.When a small portion of chromosome 3 is missing, a disease known as 3q29 deletion syndrome
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OLDENBURG: Microplastic waste can be discovered in the marine environment even at far-off places in the world. According to research led by Dr Barbara Scholz-Bottcher of the University of Oldenburg, these tiny particles originate on land but are also released back into the atmosphere by the sea.In order to reach the Arctic region, the researchers
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WASHINGTON: According to a new study, current methods can greatly overestimate the rates at which malaria parasites multiply in an infected person’s blood, which has important implications for determining how harmful they are to a host.The findings have ramifications for understanding how medicine resistance evolves, how rapidly a parasite spreads throughout a community, and the
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BENGALURU: Here’s some good news from Chandrayaan-3 even before Isro attempts to soft-land Vikram (the lander) on August 23: With more than 150kg of fuel left, the propulsion module, which was initially expected to have a life of three-six months, is expected to live on for several years.Confirming this to TOI, Isro chairman S Somanath
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OKLAHOMA CITY: The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures — this time across Texas — are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. continues to bake.Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8 degrees Celsius) forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on
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MEDICAL LAKE: A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, officials said Saturday. The blaze started on the west side of Medical Lake, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Spokane, at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, Washington State Department of Natural
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FLORIDA: Climate change, habitat degradation, and other human-caused environmental changes are putting organisms around the world under unprecedented stress. Predicting and mitigating the impacts of growing stress on organisms and the environmental services on which we rely involves knowing why some species can exist in a wide range of conditions while others can only exist
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HOUSTON: An Indian-origin laboratory owner from the US state of Georgia was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a $463 million genetic testing scam spanning over three years to defraud Medicare.Minal Patel, who owned LabSolutions LLC, was sentenced on Friday to 27 years in prison for his role in the scheme
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MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly into Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, which forecasters warned could cause extreme flooding, mudslides and even tornados. Hilary had sustained winds near 145 mph (230 kph) early Friday, and was expected
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BERLIN: European governments must create a fair market for solar power manufacturers on the continent who can’t compete with low-cost Chinese imports, the head of solar cell maker Meyer Burger told Reuters on Friday. China dominates global solar supply but US factory construction is also soaring on the back of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction
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