Hemophilia A
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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
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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)
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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
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One Day One Genome Initiative

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) introduces the ‘One Day One Genome’ initiative

Insulin
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Insulin

Sir Frederick Banting’s birth anniversary (November 14) is observed as World Diabetes Day to honor the discovery of insulin.

Bactoneurons
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Bactoneurons

Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems.

RNA editing
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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.

Plankton
Posted in Science & Technology Biology

Plankton

Plankton balloon to six times their size to reach ocean surface

Biobanks in Precision Medicine
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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