Page-9 of Biotechnology

Over 90% of human genome is ‘junk’ DNA: Research

July 26, 2014

According to the researches at Oxford University, less than 9.5% of human DNA is functional. This is in contrast to the hitherto presumed theory that 80% of the human genome is of some biological importance. The study uncovers that at ..

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The Miracle girl "Mississippi baby"cured of HIV as an infant now detected with virus again

July 12, 2014

The baby girl who had emerged as a ray of hope for the global combat against AIDS, when she was cured of HIV after being born to an infected mother has now been detected with the HIV virus. In a ..

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4 new vaccines added to India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)

July 3, 2014

As per an announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India plans to introduce four new vaccines as part of India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). The vaccines will be against Rotavirus, Rubella and Polio (injectable) which will ..

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India denies patent to US pharmaceutical firm Abraxis BioSciences' anti-cancer drug "Abraxane"

June 24, 2014

The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has denied a patent on US firm Abraxis BioSciences’ anti-cancer drug ‘Abraxane’. The application was rejected on the grounds that the drug lacked invention, not being patentable and insufficient. While rejecting the patent IPO took into account Section ..

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Immunotherapists from US and Japan win the inaugural 'Tang Prize'

June 20, 2014

Immunologists Dr James Allison of the US and Dr Tasuku Honjo of Japan were named joint recipients of the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for their discoveries that have helped advance immunotherapy and has brought new ray of hope ..

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Effectiveness of Medication is Gene-dependent: Research; that's why a particular drug is effective for certain people but not for others.

May 14, 2014

A new research attempts to answer why a particular drug is effective for certain people but not for others. The research team has found that genes play a significant role. Scientists have generated a database associating 145 genetic regions with ..

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Scientists succeed in replicating semi-synthetic DNA containing unnatural bases

May 13, 2014

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have succeeded in replicating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which contained artificially inserted synthetic pair of DNA “letters,” or bases, not found in nature.  It was done through an engineered E. coli bacterium which replicated ..

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UK conducts world’s biggest human organ imaging project

May 4, 2014

The UK has launched world’s biggest scanning project- UK Bio-bank imaging study  in which 100,000 British volunteers are participating to undergo a detailed imaging of their brain, heart and vital organs to help researchers study a wide range of common, chronic ..

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