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In 2017, a fully automated facility for plant bioscience research was launched to the International Space Station: What NASA studied in space?In 2017, a fully automated facility for plant bioscience research was launched to the International Space Station. The Advanced Plant Habit...
After someone planted golden bamboo beside an Oʻahu road, the single ornamental planting escaped and grew into a 1-acre patch, crowding out native plantsGolden bamboo, once a beloved addition to gardens, is now recognized as an invasive menace. Its rapid growth through underground rhizomes t...
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...
Foxconn’s India hiring spree; Dark store boom exceeds metrosApple supplier Foxconn is intensifying its manufacturing efforts in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop sustainable method for Ammonium removal from wastewaterResearchers at IIT Guwahati have developed an innovative method for removing ammonium from wastewater using microalgae and bacteria. This s...
Bio-E3 policy will usher in bio-revolution in India: Jitendra SinghThe government's Bio-E3 policy aims to position India as a global bio-economy leader, similar to the IT revolution in the West. Launched la...
Absolute launches biological agri-input business Inera CropSciencePrimarily, Inera’s biological inputs offer growers the benefit of tailored solutions to improve soil quality, plant immunity, disease resis...
HiMedia is striving in service of the nationFor decades, HiMedia has worked to make India Atmanirbhar in the field of biosciences.
Absolute raises $100 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital, Alpha Wave, Tiger GlobalLast year, Absolute Foods had raised $2 million from Sequoia Capital’s incubation programme, Surge, and two angel investors: Nadir Godrej a...
Hester Biosciences jumps as company inks Covaxin pactThe scrip jumped 14 per cent to Rs 3,099 in early deals, but gave up some of those gains to trade at Rs 2,914.75 at 11:00 am.
Pact signed between Bharat Biotech, Gujarat Covid Vaccine Consortium: Hester BiosciencesGCVC comprises Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), Hester Biosciences and Omnibrx Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd, Hester Biosciences sai...
Gujarat govt in talks with Bharat Biotech to ramp up production of Covaxin: DBT"Further, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Department of Science and Technology Govt of Gujarat along with Hester Biosciences and Omn...
NCBS scientists identify 33 molecules that could be used to treat virus patientsA group of scientists led by Professor R. Sowdhamini at NCBS has identified the 33 small molecules from a database of over 3,30,000 small m...
At Harvard, city scholars get to know what ails Indian researchWhile premier institutes in India do have funding, sometimes a lot of effort goes into setting up technical support before you get to do re...
European Union-India joint drug inspection may take offThe issue gained prominence after the European Union last July banned the marketing of around 700 generic medicines for alleged manipulatio...
India gets its first 2G Ethanol plant in UttarakhandUnion Minister Harsh Vardhan today inaugurated the country's first second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.
- A greener way out of farm crisis
Chemical overuse is turning India’s grain bowl into a basket case. But a few brave farmers have switched to bio-fertilisers and reported sp...
Scientists find an ingenious way to prevent deadly outbreaks of foodborne illnessOrganic produce is especially vulnerable, because it is often grown with manure (aka bacterial 'heaven') instead of synthetic fertilizer.
First govt bio-incubator plant in Gujarat to aid small enterprisesTo address need of small enterprises in bio-tech industry, first government-run 'bio-incubator plant' in Gujarat is all set to be establish...
- Rust-resistant coffee plants now a reality
International Coffee Organisation Okays Coffee Board’s Project.