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A Western diet could be feeding colon cancer through gut bacteria, new study revealsNew research reveals Western diets promote colon cancer through gut bacteria. These microbes convert bile acids into compounds that fuel tu...
06 Aug, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
Debate around biofuel? In 2008, scientists found a tiny fungus that could make something surprisingly close to dieselFungus that makes diesel: Scientists discovered a fungus in Patagonia producing diesel-like chemicals. This organism, Gliocladium roseum, c...
29 Jul, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
Biotech startup StrainX Bioworks raises $13 million from Prime Venture, Leo Capital, othersStrainX Bioworks, a synthetic biology and precision fermentation startup, has raised $13 million to advance its biotechnology platform. The...
25 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Microorganisms can create electricity from wastewater: StudyResearchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have successfully engineered E. coli bacteria to generate electricity, a...
16 Sep, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Indian-origin researcher detects 135 new melanin genes responsible for pigmentation"By understanding what regulates melanin, we can help protect lighter-skinned people from melanoma, or skin cancer," Vivek Bajpai, the lead...
13 Aug, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
Lab-made 'mild virus' that mimics coronavirus can help in developing antiviral drugsThis genetically modified virus generates antibodies in humans just like the Covid-19.
22 Jul, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
- GEAC declines to give green light to GM mustard, seeks impact on bees (Comment: Special to IANS)
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The regulator for genetically modified (GM) crops in its meeting on March 21 declined to reinforce its decision in...
15 May, 2018, 07.27 PM IST
Eliminating a species of mosquitoes that cause dengue is possible, but regulations come its wayDespite a decade, GBIT took long to get an approval for field trial in India given the government’s overtly cautious approach with GM techn...
05 Dec, 2017, 04.40 PM IST
The key to colonizing Mars could be tiny green microbesIn science fiction, we find humans harvesting fields of wheat under terraformed Martian skies and growing rows of potatoes inside climate-c...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
New genetically modified rice can cut greenhouse emission: ScientistsBy inserting a barley gene into rice, Sun Chuanxin and his colleagues created SUSIBA2 Rice, which stores more starch in the section of the ...
23 Jul, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
- Bring rational regulatory regime for rDNA biotech products
The modern biotech industry represents the accrual of economic benefits by the application of recombinant DNA.
28 Mar, 2007, 02.08 AM IST