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Unapproved Sowing of Genetically Modified Crops
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought a detailed report on the sowing of unapproved Genetically Modified (GM)...
14 Jun 2019 Biotechnology
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The scientists have recently discovered a technique using “jumping genes” for genetic editing. It could offer a seamless, safer...
14 Jun 2019 Biotechnology
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners, the Philippines Rice Research Institute and the Bangladesh Rice Research...
23 May 2019 Biotechnology
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Researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Britain reported that they had rewritten the DNA of the bacteria...
17 May 2019 Biotechnology
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Recently, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched ‘MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’, a project for mapping every tissue of the human...
13 May 2019 Biotechnology
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Approval of Dengue Vaccine by USFDA
Dengvaxia has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration, the first dengue vaccine to get the regulatory nod in the US. Need for Dengue...
08 May 2019 Biotechnology
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The Problem of Drug Resistance in India
This editorial is based on the article 'Drug-resistant diseases could kill 10 million a year by 2050' which appeared in "The Hindu" on April 29,...
01 May 2019 Biotechnology
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BT Cotton in India - Problems and Solutions
This editorial is based on two articles “White gold: How a revolution was reversed” which appeared in Indian Express on 21st march,...
11 Apr 2019 Biotechnology
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A Reckless Experiment: on Gene-edited Babies
(The editorial is based on the article “A reckless experiment: on gene-edited babies” which appears in The Hindu for 24th January 2019....
24 Jan 2019 Biotechnology
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National Medical Devices Promotion Council to be set up
The government has decided to set up the National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) to boost manufacturing, attract investments and promote...
15 Dec 2018 Biotechnology
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Government Allows Ethanol Extraction for Blending from Foodgrains
The Central Government has extended the ambit of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme to extract the fuel from surplus quantities of food...
29 Nov 2018 Biotechnology
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An Innovative Method For Boosting Nutrition
(The editorial is based on the article “An innovative method for boosting nutrition” which appeared in Livemint on 22nd October 2018....
22 Oct 2018 Biotechnology
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GEAC Seeks Information from Bangladesh on Bt Brinjal
Recently, India’s biotech regulator, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), has sought information about Bt brinjal (a genetically...
16 Oct 2018 Biotechnology
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12 Sep 2018 Biotechnology
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12 Sep 2018 Biotechnology
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The World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August 10 to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to...
10 Aug 2018 Biotechnology
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On Longevity and Related Concerns
Life Expectancy at Birth is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current...
31 Jul 2018 Biotechnology
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EU Ruling on Gene Editing Technology
The European Court of Justice has ruled that altering living things using the relatively new technique of genome editing counts as genetic...
30 Jul 2018 Biotechnology
