Who are Delve founders Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar?Both founders, Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar, hold a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Tec...
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw calls for innovation-driven value creation in India's biotech sectorBiocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw urges increased investment in research and development to drive innovation and intellectual property...
12 Sep, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
TB testing technology developed by ICMR's regional centre allows tests at Rs 35ICMR has introduced a new CRISPR-based technology for detecting tuberculosis at a low cost. Capable of testing 1,500 samples in a short per...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
US FDA approves two gene therapies for sickle cell diseaseThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment in the US ...
09 Dec, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
Scientists use AI to develop better, simpler COVID-19 tests"We are trying to build a home-based test that is as reliable as a lab-based test," said Piyush Jain, a professor of chemical engineering a...
09 May, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
New smartphone-based Covid-19 test gives results in less than 30 minutes, says studyThe research found that the device accurately detected a set of positive samples in 5 mins.
08 Dec, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
View: Genome editing and lessons for IndiaIn the CRISPR system, a specific region in the bacterial genome collects small DNA snippets of the invading phage between repeat-spacer arr...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
Apollo Hospitals rises 4% on Covid test collaboration with Tata Medical and DiagnosticsFollowing the development, the stock rose 4.37 per cent to hit a high of Rs 2,399 on BSE.
20 Nov, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
This paper-strip test with gene-editing technology can detect Covid-19 in less than an hourThe test has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
23 Oct, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
ICMR issues advisory for use of Feluda paper strip testThe paper-strip uses cutting-edge CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify and target the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ...
23 Oct, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
India's Feluda COVID-19 test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR, say scientistsNamed after Satyajit Ray's famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at Rs 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to d...
28 Sep, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
DCGI approves commercial launch of Tata Group's low cost Covid-19 test 'Feluda'The Tata CRISPR test achieves accuracy levels of traditional RT-PCR tests with quicker turnaround time, less expensive equipment and better...
20 Sep, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
CSIR lab, TaTa Sons sign MoU for licensing for COVID-19 knowhowThe license shall include transfer of the knowledge for scaling up the KNOWHOW in the form of a kit that can be deployed for COVID-19 testi...
05 May, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
7,000 new marine microbial species discoveredThe scientists at HKUST discovered the microbial species, including Acidobacteria — a natural medicinal phylum containing the CRISPR gene e...
11 Mar, 2019, 11.08 PM IST
- Modified CRISPR technique treats diseases without cutting DNA
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have crea...
08 Dec, 2017, 04.57 PM IST
- CRISPR gene tool can cause unintended flaws in genome
New York, May 30 (IANS) The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome, warns a new...
30 May, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
- Off-switch for CRISPR may improve safety of gene editing system
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) In a study that has the potential to improve the safety and accuracy of CRISPR applications, researchers have disco...
30 Dec, 2016, 02.42 PM IST