Which elements could be “deleted” without any ill effect on our lives depends on whether you mean we human animals, all life forms on the planet or us as part of an industrialised society. As humans, ...

Thousands of Instagram users have reported sudden drops in follower counts, sparking speculation that Instagram has carried out a large-scale purge of bot and inactive accounts. A large-scale purge of ...

Kolkata: Members of West Bengal University Karmachari Parishad held a gathering at Aurobindo Bhavan, the administrative building of Jadavpur University (JU), on Wednesday to celebrate the victory of ...

Transposable elements, or "jumping genes", were first identified by Barbara McClintock more than 50 years ago. Why are transposons so common in eukaryotes, and exactly what do they do? In addition, ...