Tag: Gene

In a discovery important for agriculture and food safety, scientists report the genetic regulation of a model plant’s immune response  

The researchers identified the compounds from a library of about 25 lakh small molecules maintained by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States of America

They found that 15% of Indian & other South Asian populations had this variation & that people carrying this variant are 1.5 times more likely to have hypertension, Type-2 Diabetes, coronary artery disease

In the new study, a joint team of researchers have sequenced the genome and analyzed the salinity tolerance genes of Avicennia marina, an extremely salt-tolerant mangrove specie...........................

A new study by a team of scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s New Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research (DBT-NIPGR) could help develop rice varieties that have greater tolerance to Potassium deficiency in the soil...................

The kits will be based on RT-LAMP (Reverse Transcriptase Loop-Mediated Amplification) technology for COVID-19 detection which can produce results in significantly less time thereby increasing the throughput of labs in India.....................

The rare genetic disorder called ADCY5-related dyskinesia results in the shaking and jerking of facial muscles, neck and hand. Reported in less than 400 cases in the world, the scientists now have found that coffee can provide positive relief to the patients...............

The National Institute of Plant Genome Research's scientific team has observed that two genes (SlDEAD23 and SlDEAD35) help plants to withstand biotic and abiotic stresses...............

The panel being established by World Health Organization, will review the current literature on the state of the research and its applications, and societal attitudes towards the different uses of this technology...………….

In the backdrop of the claims made by Chinese scientists, He Jiankui that he has edited the human genome embryo, the experts have pointed out that it has not been proven to be safe, and acceptable ethical guidelines have yet to be fully drafted or agreed upon...…………….