Tag: DBT

The call for proposals in the area of synthetic biology for proof of concept and early/late stage validation by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council was opened up on 15th May and would be closing on 30th June............

In fishes, species identification is particularly challenging due to high resemblance of dissimilar individuals and the changing colour of same species as the age progresses..............

The number of young scientists returning to do scientific research in India and taking up positions in research and academic institutions is steadily rising.........

In his address to the media on the completion of four years of Modi government, the union science and technology minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan talked about the focus on developing the better scientific ecosystem and promoting indigenous technologies..........

By increasing the expression of this microRNA, the researchers have developed an early flowering transgenic plant of Indian mustard cultivar Brassica juncea cv. Varuna and shown that by manipulating flowering time, one can develop a plant variety..........

In an exclusive conversation with the BioVoice, Mr K Vijayraghavan, Chairman, Sathguru Management Consultants shared his insights on the importance of One Health and various aspects related to it............

The Department of Biotechnology had sought the comments/ suggestions from stakeholders pertaining to the two guidelines: ‘Environmental release of GEM: Regulatory requirements for risk assessment and approval in India, 2018” and “Guidelines and Protocols for analysis of effects of GE plants on soil microorganisms, 2018.............

Scientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh have found that a protein called Arf-like (Arl) GTPase-11(Arl11) activates macrophages in response to pathogenic stimuli...........

At present, there are no drugs or vaccine available in the market to treat Chikungunya disease.................

Watch and read the exclusive FACE TO FACE interaction of Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology and Chairperson, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) with the BioVoice's Rahul Koul....................