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India's First CAR-T Cell Therapy Approved

Keywords: CAR-T Cell Therapy, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSO), Leukaemia, NexCAR19 (Actalycabtagene autoleucel), T-...

16 Oct 2023 Biotechnology

Quantum-Technology Backed Green Hydrogen Production

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, a new High Throughput Quantum Backed Green Hydrogen Production Technology that could promote green hydrogen...

14 Oct 2023 Biotechnology

Amphibians Threatened by Climate Change

For Prelims: Amphibians Threatened by Climate Change, Amphibians, Climate Change, International Union for Conservation of Nature’s...

11 Oct 2023 Biotechnology

Uterus Transplantation

For Prelims: Uterus Transplantation, Artificial Uteri, In vitro fertilization For Mains: Science and Technology- Developments and their...

10 Oct 2023 Biotechnology

Hybrid Seeds

For Prelims: Hybrid Seeds, Open-Pollinated Variety (OPV) Seeds, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Crop Diversity. For Mains: Hybrid Seeds,...

28 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Recovering RNA From Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

Source:TH Why in News? In recent years, researchers have successfully retrieved DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), from ancient animals and plants, with...

23 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Enhancing Mosquito Control through Genetic Engineering

For Prelims: Genetically Modified Mosquitoes, Genetic Engineering, Malaria, Dengue, Zika, Yellow fever, Wolbachia, Genome Sequencing, DNA, OX5034...

14 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Lab Grown Human Embryo Model

For Prelims: Human Embryo, In Vitro fertilization, Stem Cells For Mains: Ethical considerations surrounding embryo research, Importance of...

13 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Synthetic Human Embryos: A Breakthrough or A Dilemma

This editorial is based on the Article “Without sperm or egg, how scientists grew whole model of human embryo” which was published in...

12 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

The Bottleneck in Human Evolution

For Prelims: Fast infinitesimal time coalescent process (FitCoal), Genomic Sequencing For Mains:  Genome Sequence and its Significance,...

08 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Minimal-Genome Cells Evolve as Fast as Normal Cells

Source: TH Why in News? Researchers from Indiana University, Bloomington, shed light on the evolutionary potential of cells with minimal genes...

05 Sep 2023 Biotechnology

Long Read Sequencing and Y Chromosome

For Prelims: Long Read Sequencing, X and Y Chromosomes, DNA For Mains: Significance of Long Read Sequencing Source: TH Why in News?  The...

30 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Somatic Genetic Variants

For Prelims: Genome sequencing, Cancer, Somatic Genetic Variants, Germline cells, DNA replication. For Mains: Harnessing Somatic Genetic Variants...

29 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Scientific Authenticity of Nano Liquid Urea

For Prelims: Scientific Authenticity of Nano Liquid Urea, Indian Farmers and Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), Climate Change, Ocean Acidification,...

26 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Gene Editing in Mustard Breeding

For Prelims: Gene editing, Mustard in India, CRISPR/Cas9, Glucosinolates, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, DNA, Genetically modified (GM)...

23 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Metagenomics

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, scientists from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control conducted a study utilizing metagenomic sequencing for...

16 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Genetic Diversity in the Indian Population

For Prelims: Genetic Diversity in the Indian Population, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Endogamous practices, Whole-Genome Sequencing. For Mains:...

08 Aug 2023 Biotechnology

Whole-Genome Sequencing in Newborns

For Prelims: Whole Genome Sequencing, DNA, Gene, Genome. For Mains: Whole Genome Sequence and its Significance Why in News? Recently, the use...

08 Jul 2023 Biotechnology

Lab-Grown Meat

For Prelims: Lab-Grown Meat, Cell-cultivated chicken For Mains: Potential of lab-grown meat in addressing food security, Animal welfare...

27 Jun 2023 Biotechnology

Evolution of Eukaryotes from Prokaryotes

Why in News? Recently, there has been considerable interest in understanding the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes, shedding light on the...

27 Jun 2023 Biotechnology