Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Biotechnology
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Deciphered!
Scientists map an entire sequence of a human chromosome
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This and that...
How the same genes play different roles in different animals
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How Dolly was cloned
why are we reviewing a book on the history of molecular biology? Not because Michel Morange, who wrote it, is a professor of microbiology at the University of Paris VI and Ecole Normale superior,
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A mammoth clone?
Scientists are trying to create it, though the chances are slim
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Going slow on terminators
Seed gene technology will not be commercialised, says Monsanto<br>
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Important, but not busy
Genes that are
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Dealing with mutant genes
Jaques Fresco of Princeton Univer sity, New Jersey, USA, and his colleagues have found a cunning way to repair the mutation that causes sickle-cell anaemia. They have designed a DNA strand that
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How genes cheat
In order to promote themselves, certain genes resort to underhand tactics. Welcome to the realities of evolution
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Genetically modified, and spreading
Cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops is increasingly becoming popular. Supporters of biotechnology feel that GM crops are the answer to the problem of food security and will curb the
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MONEYMAKERS
<b>CLONING TECHNOLOGY:</b> Geron, the US-based biotechnology company specialising in embryo research has bought the Scottish cloning technology that led to Dolly the sheep. The company aims to clone patients' cells to produce specialised tissues for transplantation. Geron is issuing about US $28 million of new shares to buy Roslin Bio-Med, a private company set up in 1998 to commercialise cloning research. Ian Wilmut, the scientist in charge of Roslin's cloning programme said Scottish science would benefit through Geron's research funding.