Indians should really smile when they read this. India has left China behind by miles in the arena of biotechnology. With India developing as a leading biotech region in the Asian region it is expected to leave behind China for the first time with...
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Genes could be one of the reasons behind fatal lung diseases. John Hopkins scientists have been able to find out the genes which may be the reason behind hereditary lung diseases. In order to arrive at the conclusion the researchers screened DNA...
Citric acid is the base for a polymer developed by a Professor Guillermo Ameer, which can be used in replacement of blood vessels and patch up damaged bone. He explained the procedure to make this polymer at the 'American Chemical Society' meeting in...
DuPont which as of now is the world's second largest chemical company is adopting biotechnology in its processes. The company has a biofuture vision and is looking forward to achieve economic growth through bio based raw materials.
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Gene therapy has been able to create excitement in the world of medicine but it has not been regarded as a feasible therapeutic method up till now. One of the problems being faced is that how one could get right gene into the right area and that too at...
South Korean scientist Hwang-Woo-Suk claimed to have succeeded in cloning wolves.
These two wolves belong to endanger species. According to Lee Byeong-chun, a veterinary professor of Seoul National University these two were born in Oct. 18 and 26 in...
University of Birmingham researchers have revealed the manner in which field poppy prevents self pollination which if not controlled could result in shrinkage of gene pool and lead to unhealthy offspring. Professor Vernonica Franklin-Tong who led the...
A powerful immune system is the pre-requisite for a healthy body. Our immune system is considered as the guard which fights with the negative bodies that tend to make us sick. And to help our immune system in its battle against the negative bodies, we...
It is a known fact that dental enamel cannot regenerate itself since it is formed from cell layers which are lost by the time the tooth appears and hence the same enamel suffers wear and tear over the remaining human life.
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Organic kiwi contains health promoting factors and this was studied by University of California researchers which undertook a comprehensive study for this purpose. Up till now the health benefits of organic and conventional foods was a debatable topic....
A study carried out by Michael Daly and his team at the 'Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' in Bethesda, Maryland, has put new lights on the effect of radiation on DNA.
According to Daly, it has long been thought that radiation...
Monsanto and BASF have come together for a long term plant biotechnology agreement for developing high yield drought resistant crops. The companies are looking to develop a budget of $1.5 billion for development of yield and stress tolerance traits of...
Do you know that Hemophilia is a rare inherited blood clotting disorder which affects more than 4, 00,000 people worldwide? In order to cure this disease, Pain Therapeutics has licensed a new technology for treatment of this disorder. It was Stanford...
This mystery had troubled researchers for decades but Harvard and MIT researchers have finally been able to join all the pieces together. They have been able to figure out the last link of the synthesis pathway of vitamin B-12. This vitamin makes an...
South Korea is playing a risky game as it has given the permission for using human eggs in cloning research despite a high level scandal in their country which involved one of their top scientists admitting to his involvement in doctored research work....
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