Page-10 of Biotechnology

Bill proposed to curb unethical practices in biomedical, health research

Government has proposed Biomedical and Health Research Regulation Bill, 2013 in order to regulate biomedical and health research involving human participants, whether in conventional areas, or in new...

October 1, 2013

Nanomedicine for Blood Cancer developed

The Kochi-based Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine has developed a nano-medicine for drug-resistant blood cancer. This invention expected to significantly improve the treatment of drug-resistant Chronic Myelogenous...

October 1, 2013

Sapien Biosciences: India’s first commercial Bio-Bank

Apollo Hospitals and health science firm Saarum Innovations have entered into a joint venture (JV) to set up the first commercial bio bank of India named as Sapien...

September 29, 2013

Researchers grow tiny brain cells in test tubes

In a latest development in the field of Bioscience, scientists have grown mini human brains in test tubes, which will serve as a tool for them watch the...

August 30, 2013

India’s first DNA Forensic Laboratory established in Gurgaon

Global biotechnology company ‘Life Technologies’ has launched India’s first private DNA forensics laboratory which is expected to accelerate sampling process thereby reducing the burden on existing forensic laboratories. The technology based...

August 3, 2013

Biologist Prof. Obaid Siddiqi who revealed "Stop Codons" passed away

The renowned biologist, Prof. Obaid Siddiqi (81) died due to injuries after meeting an accident. He was known for his pioneer work of identifying the process that how...

July 31, 2013

Study reveals congenital anomalies linked to consanguine marriages

A study conducted in the U.K. throws light over the suspicion those marriages b/w blood relations might lead to health issues for the child. The study, in a...

July 12, 2013

First IVF baby born using NGS technique

The first IVF baby named Connor Levy was born in the US who has undergone an embryo selection using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technique, which was developed to read whole genomes...

July 10, 2013

India imposes ban on testing of cosmetics on animals

In a remarkable decision intended to prevent cruelty to animals, India has decided to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals. This has made India...

July 2, 2013

British Government gives go ahead to ‘three-parent baby’

The UK government has given approval to the controversial IVF technique that would lead to the creation of babies with three parents. If the proposal is passed by...

July 2, 2013