 Gosainkunda; a high-altitude holy lake in Nepal: a niche of bacterial diversification with unique water chemistry
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Epigenetics- Introduction, Principle, Significance
Epigenetics refers to the study of heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype that occur without alterations to the DNA sequence itself
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Human genome project- Introduction, Goals, Applications
Introduction: History: The HGP has an ultimate goal of identifying and locating the positions of all genes in the human body. A researcher named Renato Dulbecco first suggested the idea of such a project while the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was also considering the same project because issues related to radiation and chemical exposure
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Cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-Introduction, Properties, Applications
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) refers to small fragments of DNA that are present in bodily fluids, such as blood, urine, saliva, and cerebrospinal fluid
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Prenatal testing- Birth defects, Types, Current practice
Prenatal testing encompasses a range of medical procedures and tests conducted during pregnancy to assess the health and development of the fetus, enabling early detection of genetic disorders, and chromosomal abnormalities.
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