Category: Biology

The latest developments in gene editing technology have the potential to be applied in the creation of animals that are resistant to diseases.

Karnataka steps up surveillance after detection of Zika virus.

A groundbreaking discovery has unveiled that hemoglobin is not exclusively utilized by red blood cells.

A recent study suggests that severe COVID might be linked to fungal organisms in the gut microbiome, potentially resulting from alterations in the immune system triggered by certain fungal species.

More than a year after the Criminal Procedure Identification Act was passed by Parliament, the Centre is all set to roll out “DNA and face-matching” systems at 1,300 police stations across the country.

Egypt has become the 1st country to achieve the “gold tier” status on the path to elimination of hepatitis C as per WHO criteria. 

India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted approval for the nation’s 1st Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy to address blood cancer.

In a new study, researchers investigated the resistance of some cancer cells to a drug called Taxol.  Taxol:  Chemotherapy: Antibody-drug…

India’s first genetically modified mustard crop Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11) has failed to meet the minimum weight criteria required for the commercial release as seed.

Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines.

Kerala gets ICMR approval to conduct Truenat test to detect Nipah virus.

Centre decided to procure doses of monoclonal antibody (used in Australia for the Hendra virus) to combat the Nipah virus.