Study identifies 114 genetic variants associated with oral cancer in humans
The Hindu
In what is claimed to be path-breaking finding, city-based researchers have identified 114 genetic variants which cause oral cancer in humans. The study has also revealed key genetic signatures that c
In what is claimed to be path-breaking finding, city-based researchers have identified 114 genetic variants which cause oral cancer in humans. The study has also revealed key genetic signatures that can predict survival in oral cancer patients with over 90% accuracy.
On the occasion of World Cancer Day on Friday, C.N. Ashwatha Narayana, Minister for IT/BT and Science and Technology, at a press conference, said the research was conducted jointly by Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), an institute set up by State Department of IT/BT, and doctors from HCG Cancer Centre, using state-of-the-art genomics facility at IBAB.

In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












