DNA Technology Bill
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsBIOTECHNOLOGY
Why in news? The cabinet cleared up the draft regulation on DNA technology (Use and Application) paving the way to its Parliamentary... Read More
Barcoding of Medicines
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsBIOTECHNOLOGY
Why in news? In an attempt to offset India’s growing reputation as a source of counterfeits, the Government plans to make bar... Read More
Cancer detection tool
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsHEALTH
Why in news? For patients with kidney and brain cancer, a team at Yale University has developed a method that can theoretically... Read More
Lukoskin
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsHEALTH
Why in news? It is a new drug developed by DRDO for leucoderma. Key information Leucoderma also called vitiligo, is a skin... Read More
New Bio-marker of Malaria
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsBIOTECHNOLOGY
Why in news? A researcher’s team from the Indian Council of Medical Research’s Jabalpur-based National Institute of Research in Tribal Health has... Read More
Superbugs
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsHEALTH
Why in news? Researchers have found out that superbugs can be transmitted from plants to humans. What are Superbugs? These are strains... Read More
Arogyapacha
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsHEALTH
Why in news? A new plant has been unearthed in the Agastya hills, also called a miracle plant. What is this plant?... Read More
GM Crops
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsBIOTECHNOLOGY
Why in news? Concerns have been expressed with regards to cultivation and growth of BT brinjal which is a genetically modified crop.... Read More
Epilepsy
Posted on13 Apr 2020
TagsHEALTH
Why in news? The World Health Organization, International League Against Epilepsy and the International Bureau for Epilepsy released a report called “Epilepsy,... Read More
Jumping genes
Posted on13 Apr 2020
Why in news? Scientists have recently discovered a technique using “jumping genes” for genetic editing. It could offer a seamless, safer alternative... Read More