Tag: DBT
Tinkering with root hair may help boost crop yields
In a collaborative study, researchers at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) here have discovered in rice plant that production and transport of a hormone, auxin, in root hair zone triggers elongation of root hair under low phosphate conditions...........
Glycogen in neurons of degenerating brains is beneficial: study
The latest findings have established that glycogen synthase is required for neurons to survive during stress and synthesis prevents aggregation of abnormal proteins, and helps in their clearance...............
Bioscience community hails Dr Renu Swarup’s appointment as secretary of DBT
The appointment of Dr Renu Swarup who has a rich experience of initiating and monitoring many key projects since last 29 years as the Secretary of Department of Biotechnology is being widely hailed by various stakeholders of the bioscience sector............
Scientists must come from every section of society: Dr K VijayRaghavan
After being appointed as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, the former Secretary to the Department of Biotechnology, Dr K VijayRaghavan took to Twitter to thank the scientific community and other well-wishers.............
Agribiotech stands ignored in India: Dr Usha Zehr
In her comments on the current stalemate on genetically modified crops in India, Dr Usha Barwale Zehr, Director and Chief Technology Officer, Mahyco called for a better clarity on the regulations around usage of modern technologies in agriculture............
BIRAC’s 6th Foundation Day: Experts discuss market driven pathway for sustaining...
The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) marked the completion of its six years by organizing an event at Delhi where stakeholders from bioscience industry deliberated over sustaining innovation and its flow to the market place............
BIRAC turns 6, to celebrate its foundation day today at Delhi
The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) will mark the completion of its six years by organizing an event at Delhi where stakeholders from bioscience industry will deliberate on sustaining innovation and its flow to the market place..........
“Indian institutions need to adopt research management for competitiveness”
In an exclusive interaction with Dr Shahid Jameel, CEO, Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance and Dr Savita Ayyar, Programme Coordinator of India Research Management Initiative (IRMI), the BioVoice News tried to know the objectives of the new initiative, its benefits and implementation..........
ICSB 2018: Experts from 19 nations deliberate on sustainable biofuels at...
Advanced or second-generation biofuels produced from non-food biomass materials and specially grown high yielding plants or algae, if managed sustainably can contribute to significantly reduce emissions..............
5th Global forum on TB vaccines: Experts call for global funding...
Globally, there are 12 Tuberculosis vaccines in various stages of clinical trials, with many more candidates and concepts in earlier stages of development.....................