Category: Biotechnology
One Day One Genome Initiative
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) introduces the ‘One Day One Genome’ initiative
RNA editing
Wave Life Sciences, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, made history by becoming the first to clinically test RNA editing as a treatment for a genetic disorder.
Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC)
A new study on hematopoietic stem cell transplants sheds light on how transplanted stem cells from donors change after engraftment and mutate over time.
Biobanks in Precision Medicine
Gaps in data protection and regulatory oversight threaten to make research based on biobank data
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024) | MicroRNA
Medicine Nobel 2024 awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA
Stem Cells
Woman’s type 1 diabetes reversed with stem cell procedure in world’s first
Nanozymes
A CSIR-CLRI study has showed that nanozymes can ensure collagen’s integrity and enhance resistance to enzymatic degradation
ISDra2TnpB
ICAR develops a Miniature Plant Genome Editing Tool ‘ISDra2TnpB’
BioE3
Centre approves ‘BioE3’ policy for boosting innovation-driven support to R&D
Junk DNA
Researchers utilizing artificial intelligence have identified potential cancer-causing elements concealed within the so-called ‘junk’ regions of DNA.
Bridge Recombinase Mechanism
Scientists discovered naturally occurring human DNA editing tool – Bridge Recombinase Mechanism.
Antibiotic Resistance | Longitude Prize
A rapid diagnostic test from India could help combat the superbug crisis (antimicrobial resistance). The device won the Longitude Prize recently.