Feluda: COVID-19 test developed by CSIR-IGIB scientists

The IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) operating under CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) have come up with a COVID-19 test called “Feluda”. Highlights The test has been named after a detective character in the stories of film maker Satyajit Ray. The total time taken by the test to produce results is ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) • CRISPR-Cas9 • CSIR-IGIB • DNA • feluda • RNA extraction kit • RT-PCR Machine • Satyajit Ray

CRISPR (CaS9)-The Gene Editing Tool used to treat blindness for the first time

The Gene Editing Tool called CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) has been used for the first time to treat blindness. However, doctors claimed that it will take a month to check if the vision of the patient has restored. This has been achieved at the Oregon University, Portland, USA. What is CRISPR? It ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: CRISPR gene-editing technique • CRISPR-Cas • CRISPR-Cas9 • DNA • Gene editing Technology • Genetic Diseases • genetic disorders • Genome

Chinese researchers create world’s first single chromosome yeast

Researchers from China’s Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences have claimed to have created the world’s first single-chromosome yeast while not affecting the majority of its functions. The experiment was conducted on Brewer’s yeast having 16 chromosomes and which shares its one-third genome ancestry with humans. Researchers were able to fit nearly all genetic ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: CRISPR-Cas9 • Gene editing Technology • Science and Technology • Single Chromosome Yeast

Scientists successfully use CRISPR to fix a genetic mutation causing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy disease

Scientists for the first time have successfully repaired a genetic mutation in human embryos by using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9. It has freed embryos of faulty DNA that causes deadly hereditary heart disease. It potentially opens the door to preventing 10,000 disorders that are passed down the generations. Key Facts Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017

Topics: CRISPR-Cas9 • Diseases • Genetic Mutation • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath • MYBPC3 gene • Science and Technology

Scientists for first time edit genes of human embryos

Scientists from Oregon Health and Science University, US for first time have successfully edited genes of human embryos to correct defective DNA that cause inherited diseases. They had used the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology to alter human DNA in single-cell embryos, which allows specific sections of DNA to be altered or replaced. Key Facts In ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017

Topics: CRISPR-Cas9 • Genome Editing Technology • Human embryos • Science and Technology • United States