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 Physics 2024
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for contribution to Machine Learning

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024) | MicroRNA
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024) | MicroRNA

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

Animal Fats
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Animal Fats

The Supreme Court criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for making allegations about the use of animal fat to prepare the Laddu prasadam at Tirumala Tirupati Temple.

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

Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics

First narrow-spectrum antibiotic successfully eliminates Fusobacterium nucleatum, a gum disease pathogen

ISDra2TnpB
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

ISDra2TnpB

ICAR develops a Miniature Plant Genome Editing Tool ‘ISDra2TnpB’

BioE3
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology Science Schemes and Initiatives

BioE3

Centre approves ‘BioE3’ policy for boosting innovation-driven support to R&D

Hayflick Limit
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Hayflick Limit

The recent death of Leonard Hayflick, a leading biomedical researcher, has renewed focus on his discovery of the Hayflick limit.

Prokaryotes
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Prokaryotes

Scientists have recently discovered that prokaryotes are highly resilient to climate change, which may lead to their increased dominance in marine environments.

Flavivirus
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Flavivirus

A recent study identified importin-7 (IPO7) as a protein that transports flavivirus core protein across the nuclear membrane into the nucleus.