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
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
Trai seeks industry views on interoperable set-top boxesThe sector regulator thinks that the lack of interoperability of STBs between different service providers - cable and direct-to-home (DTH) ...
12 Nov, 2019, 06.36 AM IST
Trai starts consultation on making TV set-top-boxes interoperableThe sector regulator of the view that the lack of interoperability of STBs between different service providers – cable and direct-to-home (...
11 Nov, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
GST, Cos Act bring windfall for CAsNew reforms in taxation and Companies Act push demand for CAs to an all-time high.
03 May, 2019, 02.45 PM IST
Chinese geneticist reveals another "potential" gene-edited pregnancyScientists at the conference pressed He to prove that those taking part in the trial were aware of all the risks involved in the process.
29 Nov, 2018, 09.28 AM IST
- Researchers edit gene to reduce blood cholesterol levels
New York, April 28 (IANS) Using the cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, ha...
28 Apr, 2018, 07.07 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
China to perform world's first human genetic editing trialCRISPR, short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, was named "2015 Breakthrough of the Year" by the US journal Sc...
02 Aug, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
New software makes gene editing technology simplerThis technology ultimately has applications in gene therapies for genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis.
16 Jul, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
Kashmir chasing one lakh ton CAS capacity by 2015For decades policy makers asking trade and apple producers to improve post-harvest systems in apple did not trigger any result.
02 Sep, 2013, 03.10 PM IST