SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The new protein was able to correct sickle cell anaemia mutation in patient-derived stem cells (Gene-Editing) Gene-Editing- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) have discovered a protein variant from a different species of bacteria that can edit the DNA …

The sensor was able to detect multidrug-resistant leukaemia cells even when just 10 cells per ml were present A highly sensitive carbon nanotube-based sensor capable of detecting multidrug-resistant myeloid leukaemia cells even when present at very low concentration of 10 …

The team studied a large family with many affected members and identified the relevant gene variations linked to the disorder A study by researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) and the National Institute of Mental …

Diagnosis of drug-resistant TB The kits improve the sensitivity of smear microscopy and transport of sputum samples Diagnosis of drug-resistant TB– TB diagnostic challenges, a multi-institutional team has developed three cost-effective kits that improve the sensitivity of smear microscopy This …

WHO ON HUMAN GENOME EDITING Urges countries to ensure a halt to all germline gene editing until ethical norms are framed World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase of a global registry to track research on human genome editing. …

Researchers have discovered a new pain organ in skin Researchers have discovered a new pain organ in skin, Almost one person in every five experiences constant pain and there is a considerable need to find new painkilling drugs. Researchers have …

The role of cancer stem cells in maintaining and spreading a tumour has remained a hypothesis until recently. Now, a group of researchers from Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, have shown that in a common type of ovarian cancer, cancer stem …

Data sets compared by machine learning techniques can predict risk of cancer and other diseases The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over the next five years, in a two-phase exercise, and develop diagnostic tests …

Union Minister of Science and Technology inaugurated the Next Generation Sequencing (NSG) facility at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. This NGS facility is the fourth such facility in the country. Genome sequencing is figuring out the …