Genetics & Molecular Biology

MEC-17- Traffic Cop Of The Nervous System

An important enzyme that acts in the nervous system may lead to new treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Our cells contain a network of tubes known as microtubules that are made of protein and serve as tracks fo ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 6:18pm

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Shown To Restore Non-Functioning Ovaries

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is when a woman's ovaries stop working before she is 40. Missed periods are usually the first sign of POF. Later symptoms may be similar to those of natural menopause. Most women with POF cannot get pregnant naturally ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2010 - 6:53pm

Found: 13 Genes Linked To Body Mass

Researchers say they have found 13 genes linked to human body mass. Starting with DNA samples extracted from Icelanders' white blood cells banked in 1991 and 2002 by scientists there as part of the AGES–Reykjavik study of individuals in the general po ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2010 - 6:56pm

Isolated Microspore Embryogenesis in Cereals: Aspects and Prospects

Isolated Microspore Embryogenesis in Cereals: Aspects and Prospects Archana Chugh and François Eudes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Avenue South, PO Box-3000, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, CANADA. Telephone: 1-403-31 ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 19 2010 - 1:14am

Genes May Not Make You Smart, They May Make You Dumb

We accept that genetics make some people smarter though few consider instead that genes may be making us dumber, but deleting the RGS14 gene in mice did make them smarter- by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexibl ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2010 - 10:20am

Applications of biotechnology

Combination of biology and technology is in practice. Attempts have been made to bring them together in different parts of the world. We have made a simple attempt to bring biology and technology together in applications of biotechnology which could be use ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 22 2010 - 7:40am

Applications of biotechnology in plant tissue culture

Applicatoin of biotechnology in regeneration of rice (Oryza sativa), Maize, Eucalyptus, hot pepper, guava (Psidium guajava L.) stone fruit (Pinis pinea) and compares the features of in vitro grown plant to in vivo plants, Transgenic plants production and ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 22 2010 - 10:27am

RNA can regulate physiological processes in disease development including cancer

Mainly two types of RNA viz coding RNA and non-coding RNA were recognised. Although 90 percent of the genome is transcribed but only a small fraction i.e. 1.5 percent transcribed RNA is used for coding the protein sequence as mRNA. The major portion of non ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 24 2010 - 2:54am

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture—A Tool in Biotechnology:

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture- A Tool in Biotechnology Basics and Application Series: Principles and Practice Neumann, Karl-Hermann, Kumar, Ashwani, Imani, Jafargholi 2009, IX, 333 p. 153 illus., Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-93882-8 ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 24 2010 - 7:24am

Plant Genetic Transformation & Molecular Markers