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Health rounds: DNA researchers are warned to beware of hackersResearchers warn that publicly accessible DNA research is vulnerable to cyberattacks, risking privacy, scientific accuracy, and national se...
Hope for rare skin disorder patients as AIIMS pushes for policy inclusionThe national policy for rare diseases in India may soon be expanded to include rare skin conditions such as epidermolysis bullosa (EB), xer...
A milestone in biotechnology research: PM Modi unveils genome sequencing data of 10,000 IndiansPrime Minister Narendra Modi released genome sequencing data of 10,000 Indian nationals, marking a significant milestone in biotechnology r...
Cabinet announces Rs 14,000 cr for seven farmers' welfare schemesThe Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has launched the Digital Agriculture Mission with an outlay of Rs 2,817 crore to improve farmer...
Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 storyThat the Chinese government muzzled scientists, hindered international investigations and censored online discussion of the pandemic is wel...
New data links pandemic's origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan marketThe genetic data was drawn from swabs taken from in and around the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market starting in January 2020, shortly after ...
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fearChina has only reported 15 Covid deaths since it began unwinding restrictions on December 7, shortly after which it narrowed the criteria b...
China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant"China has a population that is very large and there's limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion ...
Chinese researchers removed key Covid-19 gene data from NIH databaseJesse Bloom, a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, described the removal of the sequencing data in a new p...
CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus to global body; to share 450 more by May 15CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institu...
MedGenome secures $55 million funding led by LeapFrog InvestmentsMedGenome plans to use the funds raised to expand clinical genomic testing to India's tier-2 and tier-3 towns and cities, as well as toward...
Why gene data will put India on the mapIndia’s plan to focus on two national-level programmes to build genomic data of the population and crops is expected to help the country in...
India Inc reacts to #Budget2020: Biocon boss lauds end of tax harassment, Debjani Ghosh gives a thumbs-up to manual scavenging banBusiness leaders shared their verdict on Sitharaman’s second Budget.
How a Bengaluru lab is trying to fix the gene as therapy for hereditary health problemsAs Narayana Nethralaya is fronting it, the focus is on ocular (eye) diseases, though Ghosh’s own area of work is in muscular dystrophy.
India may win patent claims due to Traditional Knowledge Digital Library: Manmohan SinghIndia could win 105 claims on international patents due to its Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Manmohan Singh said today.
Government bill aims to build pool of DNA samples of 'offenders'; experts fear possible misuseGovt plans to introduce a bill in Parliament that aims to create a pool of "DNA profiles" of "offenders" in a bid to make crime detection m...
- Rich & poor countries now don’t agree on biodiversity
An international protocol on biodiversity is set to become the new bone of contention between the developed and developing countries. Rich ...