The Rock’s “Rampage” has a Rather Fresh (Read: Mindless) Take on CRISPR
Just another Hollywood science blunder, and perhaps the first attempt (in a long...
Yikes! China Breeding 6 Billion Cockroaches/Year Using AI
Roaches are a nightmare. Specially give me the heebie jeebies. They are the bane of our existence....
Chinese Shrub Engineered to Bolster Antimalarial Compound Production
Malaria is a global health problem: in 2016 alone, there were an estimated 216 million new cases...
Scientists Unearth Long ncRNA Chromosomal Interactions
Thousands of long non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are encoded in the genome, fulfilling regulatory functions in development and disease. Long ncRNAs...
Zika Virus Unsuspected Aide in Fighting Brain Tumors
Zika virus (ZIKV) is largely known for causing brain abnormalities due to its ability to infect neural...
Biotecnika Times - BINC 2018 Application Opens, DAVV CET 2018
Online Application Open For BINC 2018
The official notification for BINC Examination - 2018 has been announced....
Pancreatic islets Implants Come With Their Own Oxygen Tanks
Islet transplantation can functionally cure Type 1 diabetes but requires immunosuppression. Islet encapsulation has promise for...
Repurposed Antivirals Effective Against Multiple Viruses
Viruses are small infectious agents of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) contained in a protective protein covering called...
Govt Enters Biotech-Championing Finance Agreement with World Bank
The Central Government of India has now reportedly entered a financial agreement with the World Bank which...
In Moonshot for Biology, a Project to Sequence all Eukaryotic Biodiversity
Increasing our understanding of Earth’s biodiversity and responsibly stewarding its resources are among the...
Scientists Generate “Essentialome” with the Help of CRISPR Screening
Haploid cells allow genetic screening through the generation of a highly enriched hemizygous mutant library, owing...
DAVV, Indore CET 2018 MSc Life Sciences Admissions 2018 Notification
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore MSc Life Sciences Admissions Common Entrance Test (CET 2018). DAVV, Indore Life Sciences...
Antioxidant MitoQ Reinvigorates Aging Blood Vessels
An antioxidant specifically engineered to seek out the mitochondria within cells may help reverse the aging of blood vessels, reducing...
DBT Call For LOI - Reproductive Biology (Maternal and Child Health Programme
Dept. of Biotechnology Call For Letter's of Intent - Reproductive Biology (Maternal and...
