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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Aliens in the voters list
A green signal by the Swiss to carry on research in genetic engineering is making environmental organisations see red
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MONEYMAKERS
all shook up: Roche, which has one of the highest research spends in the pharmaceutical industry, has laun ched a big overhaul of its research stra tegy in a bid to slash costs and speed up drug
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Patenting mutations
Myriad Genetics, a noted biotechno logy company based in Washington, USA, recently announced that it had been awarded a patent on 47 diffe rent mutations in the BRCA1 gene, abnormalities in which
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"The North is driven by the industry"
<font class='UCASE'>Christine von Weizsaecker</font> is a senior microbiologist based in Wuppertal, Germany and the vice president of Ecoropa, the premier European environmental group. She is involved in the on going negotiations related to the Biosafet
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Potatoes to the rescue
Genetically engineered potatoes can help prevent diabetes and tackle diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
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Flower on order
Genetic engineering can soon make plants bloom on cue and change the shape of a plant as required
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Human proteins
Bioengineered crops seem to be a cheap way of producing proteins and enzymes
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An algae for plastic
Genetically engineered algae reduces carbon dioxide and produces biodegradable plastic
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Blood from animals
ppl therapeutics, the Scottish firm that last year helped Edinburgh's Roslin Institute clone Dolly the sheep, is developing a chemical technology to alter the plasma (the pale yellow
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A question of ethics
At a recent conference on bio ethics, scientists expressed, the need to check the, misuse biotechnology