Tai Chi: can it slow down the aging process?
Following a programme of Tai Chi is as beneficial as a brisk walking exercise programme in promoting haematopoietic CD34+ stem cells, which are blood cell precursors. As the life of CD34+ stem cells...
View ArticleGATE Tips for Bioinformatics Students: Question from shirly21
Recently I got a query from one of the biotechnologyforums user: shirly21. Thought to share the response with all of you. And I would encourage all queries to be made here in the forum itself (rather...
View ArticleAcademic Percentage Cut-offs for admission at NUS
Dear all, I've been getting some frequent mails regarding the chances of getting a call from NUS pertaining to different academic cut-offs. One of the recent ones was from animesh.jain88:...
View ArticleA horrible lot of questions about Biotechnology and Biomedical Science!
(The text below may sound like a soap opera.sorry!) Hello,all of you! I am an individual who wishes to learn a subject that enables him to help in the fields of anti aging process and improving human...
View ArticleMM-398 shows promise in phase 3 trial for pancreatic cancer
A phase 3 clinical trial of a new drug called MM-398, given in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin, has demonstrated an increased survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients. The trial was...
View ArticleGenome mapping
Hello I have questions related to Genome mapping. 1.what is genome mapping 2.what is genome mapping used for? 3.what are the techniques used 4.case study related to genome mapping Thank you
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A silver bullet for tumours?
A lot of research in recent years has focused on the issue of targeting therapies to tumours and sparing surrounding healthy cells and tissues. Nanoparticles have emerged as a potential vehicle for...
View ArticleAutism spectrum disorders: potential gene network targets
Analysis of copy number variations, which are deletions or insertions in DNA, has revealed that several defective gene family interaction networks (GFINs) are potentially involved in autism spectrum...
View Articlecarrier after biotechnology
i had done my graduation in biotechnology but now i m confused what i m done now. i want to doing M.SC but in which field please suggest me. WHICH FIELD IS GOOD FOR MY CARRIER NOW?
View ArticleMicrobial forensics report recommendations on outbreak analysis
In a similar way to the use of human DNA forensic evidence in criminal trials, the new discipline of microbial forensics involves use of microbial genetic information to answer questions about disease...
View ArticleTwo-faced RNA helps viruses hijack host cells
The mystery of how viruses use certain RNAs as ‘Trojan horses’ to allow the virus to hijack infected cells may have been solved. A new study published in the journal Nature suggest that the viral RNAs...
View ArticleCould bacteria trigger stress-induced heart attacks?
Dispersal of bacterial biofilms from atherosclerotic carotid arteries may be the trigger for heart attacks in response to stress, fear or over-exertion. This is the major finding of a new study in the...
View ArticleGastrointestinal microbes influence weight gain and cholesterol in mice
While it has been known for some time that the gastrointestinal microbiota- microbial population of the gut- influences host weight gain and adiposity, the mechanisms behind this have not been fully...
View ArticleCareer Road Map for Low Marks Scorers
Hi all, Recently got a query from one of the members who couldn't score much in M.Tech from a foreign univeristy but had a brilliant percentage in B.Tech. PhD indeed becomes difficult to grab for such...
View Articleneed guidance for my career improvement
hi all i am arti kumari in biotechnology in 2005. after that due to family reason i was not able to join any of the research institute or industry. in april 2008 i joined as research assistant at...
View ArticleGene variant associated with diabetes prevalence in Latin Americans
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Latin Americans is approximately twice as high as among Europeans and White Americans. A new study in the journal JAMA from an international team of researchers...
View ArticleNew biometric watches for measuring glucose, dehydration and pulse
Two new studies in the journal Biomedical Optics describe biometric watches that rely on changing patterns of scattered light. One study from researchers in Israel's Bar-Ilan University describes a...
View ArticleA new biotech product from China---EHFPI
EHFPI, a database of Essential Host Factors (EHFs) for Pathogenic Infections. EHFs are a group of host cellular genes identified from (genome-wide) RNA interference (RNAi) screens, the knockdown effect...
View ArticleBiomarker for therapy resistance in HER2 positive breast cancer
A new study from researchers in Trinity College Dublin could help predict and overcome resistance to the HER2 targeted cancer drug Herceptin and other newer anti-HER2 drugs. The results of the study,...
View ArticleUsing biomarkers to predict long-term outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
A study to be presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014; Abstract Number: OP0187) sheds light on how biomarkers identified from whole blood gene expression...
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