Hemophilia A
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology Diseases

Hemophilia A

Indian scientists develop novel gene therapy treatment for haemophilia

Malaria
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Malaria | Genetically Modified Parasites

Preventing malaria using genetically modified parasites

Electrophoresis and Electric Fields in Biomedical Research
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

Electrophoresis and Electric Fields in Biomedical Research

A technique called electrophoresis allows scientists to analyse the molecules of life – DNA and proteins – by separating them by their electrical charge.

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA)
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Biotechnology

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA)

An international collaboration by a team called eDyNAmiCled has discovered how ecDNA contributes to the progression of cancer and drug resistance.

One Day One Genome Initiative
Posted in Science & Technology 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
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

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)
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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
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

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
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024) | MicroRNA

Medicine Nobel 2024 awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA

Stem Cells
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

Stem Cells

Woman’s type 1 diabetes reversed with stem cell procedure in world’s first

Nanozymes
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

Nanozymes

A CSIR-CLRI study has showed that nanozymes can ensure collagen’s integrity and enhance resistance to enzymatic degradation

ISDra2TnpB
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

ISDra2TnpB

ICAR develops a Miniature Plant Genome Editing Tool ‘ISDra2TnpB’