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Researchers created world’s first gene-edited Lizard

Researchers from the University of Georgia have successfully targeted the pigmentation genes of Anolis sagrei lizards to create...

📅 April 10, 2019

Don Cleveland conferred with Genome Valley Excellence Award at BioAsia 2019

The 16th edition of BioAsia was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre at Madhapur from February 25 to...

📅 March 1, 2019

Arul Chinnaiyan awarded with “Outstanding Investigator Award” by U.S. National Cancer Institute to identify cancer biomarkers

Prof. Arul Chinnaiyan, an Indian-American scientist and professor at the University of Michigan, has been awarded an “Outstanding...

📅 September 13, 2018

Department of Biotechnology inks MoU with IAE on Enhancing Innovation for Clean Energy Transition

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

📅 August 31, 2018

China’s researchers claims to create world’s first single-chromosome yeast

Molecular biologists at the Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences in China have claimed to create the...

📅 August 6, 2018

Telanga government to setup a state of art “B-Hub” for biotech and biopharma sector

The Telangana government will setup a state of the art “B-Hub” for biotech and biopharma sector in Genome...

📅 August 3, 2018

India ranked as world’s fifth largest cultivated area under genetically modified (GM) crops

According to the Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/ GM Crops in 2017 by International Service for the Acquisition...

📅 July 18, 2018

India, Cuba sign two MoUs

India has signed two Memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with Cuba to enhance cooperation in biotechnology and traditional medicine....

📅 June 25, 2018

Government Enters into Agreement with World Bank on Biotech

The Government of India (GoI) has entered into a legal agreement with the World Bank for a flexible...

📅 April 29, 2018

GM Mustard

Hybrid variety of a crop is obtained by crossing of two genetically diverse plants of same species and...

📅 April 13, 2018

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