Kerala gets hi-tech lab to carry out research on viruses like COVID-19's SARS-CoV-2A new Bio-safety Level-3 Lab is being established near the Kerala capital by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) to conduct re...
Kerala should give importance to virology research, says NITI Aayog memberNITI Aayog member Vinod Kumar Paul has urged Thiruvananthapuram to prioritize virology research given that the state faces an increased ris...
RGCB research proves anti-cancer capabilities of black nightshade leaves"The berry-bearing black nightshade shrub is proving to possess the potency to treat liver cancer, as the compound, Uttroside-B isolated fr...
Kochi-based biotechnology startup develops test kit for genomic analysisCOVIGENE, developed by technology-driven, genome -based wellness enterprise SAGENOME on its OhMyGene platform, will provide sufficient info...
COVID-19 crisis far from over; 3rd wave to be more dangerous: CSIR officialContinued collaboration across institutions was necessary to come out of the current situation as well as ward off catastrophic situations ...
After political parties, progressive outfits condemn move to name new RGCB campus after MS GolwalkarWith a political row raging over the Centre's decision to name the second campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology here after th...
LDF, Congress flay government's decision to name RGCB's second campus after GolwalkarTharoor, in a series of tweets, asked whether the Centre wanted to "memorialise a bigoted Hitler-admirer, who in a 1966 speech to VHP, asse...
Scientists sceptical about Russia's Covid vaccine, cite lack of evidence for efficacyWhile the country hopes to start mass-producing the vaccine by October and plans to offer the first doses to essential workers, many in the...
Human trials begin in fortnight, J&J works to ramp up production of affordable COVID vaccine: Top scientistThe US-based pharma giant, which has already advanced its schedule of starting human trials of its candidate vaccine to the second half of ...
US-based firm leads COVID-19 vaccine race, clinical trials show promising early results: ExpertsCautioning that a vaccine is still months, maybe even a year away, experts said the US-based biotechnology firm's results have propelled it...
Tharoor slams govt over 'faulty' rapid test kits, calls for indigenous productionIndia's apex medical research body ICMR on Tuesday advised states to stop using the rapid antibody test kits till it examines their quality...
Six Indian companies working on COVID-19 vaccine, many challenges in finding a preventive: ExpertsNearly 70 'vaccine candidates' are being tested and at least three have moved to the human clinical trial stage, but a vaccine for the nove...
DNA testing to identify those killed in fire tragedy"The testing procedures has started. Samples will start arriving this afternoon", Institute Director, Prof M Radhakrishna Pillai, told PTI.
Centre will consider Rs 100 crore bio lab for Kerala: Harsh VardhanThe Centre will seriously take into consideration Kerala government's plea for setting up a bio-safety lab in the state at an estimated cos...
Kerala willing to hand over institutions to Centre: CM Oommen ChandyThe Kerala govt was willing to hand over more state-managed Science and Technology institutions if the Centre shows interest in taking them...
IT, Biotechnology are engines of growth: Sonia GandhiReferring to the funds to develop the campus, Gandhi said "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was kind enough to sanction Rs 100 crore for the s...
- Kerala mud snake genetically related to Chinese water snake
Linking it to a chance migration through the coastal waters between China and India, researchers have found that Kerala’s mud snakes are ge...