Category: Biology
Hemophilia A
Indian scientists develop novel gene therapy treatment for haemophilia
Malaria | Genetically Modified Parasites
Preventing malaria using genetically modified parasites
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)
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
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) introduces the ‘One Day One Genome’ initiative
Insulin
Sir Frederick Banting’s birth anniversary (November 14) is observed as World Diabetes Day to honor the discovery of insulin.
Bactoneurons
Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems.
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 Physics 2024
Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for contribution to Machine Learning