ISSN: 2456-7264 | Issue – 28 | Published On 27/03/2024 |
Transgenic cow that produces human insulin Diabetes is one of the major health problems and millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide. Thus, there is heavy demand for insulin in the international market. By using cutting-edge biotechnological tools, researchers from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US have produced transgenic cattle that can
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Auto-fluorescent agent against drug resistant malarial parasite Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium spp. that infects human and many other species. In 2021, about 247 million malaria cases were reported worldwide and there were almost 6,19,000 deaths. Although, there are drugs to cure malaria, the malaria causing parasites
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New fungal strain that can destroy food toxin Patulin (C7H6O4) is a mycotoxin synthesized by several fungal strains. It is a secondary metabolite toxic to mammals, human and plants. Patulin is found in damaged fruits like grapes, apple and pears and on many occasions, it also contaminates fruit juices, jams and
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Novel computational tool to design mRNA with more stability and immunogenicity Development of mRNA vaccines by different companies to fight COVID-19 has given scope to the scientific community to develop mRNA vaccines against other infectious diseases. Besides generation of vaccines, mRNAs have application in antibody therapy, gene therapy, personalized medicine and
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One more hope to tackle Type 1 Diabetes Diabetes is an endocrine disease characterized by high blood sugar level due to either deficient insulin production by pancreas or the body cannot use the produced insulin effectively. Almost 463 million people of the world had diabetes as of 2019. Generally, diabetes is
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Research Highlights mRNA vaccines to combat malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne febrile disease of human caused by haemoparasites of Plasmodium spp.. The disease is prevalent worldwide and the estimated number of cases across the globe is 241 million annually. In 2020, the numbers of death in the world due to malaria was
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Research Highlights Ultrasonography with a sticker Ultrasonography is one of the indispensable non-invasive diagnostic tools both in medical and veterinary science. It is mostly used for imaging tissues and organs to determine various patho-physiological status of human and animals. However, the use of probe or transducer is a constraint in monitoring patients
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Research Highlights New platform to edit mitochondrial DNA Nobel Prize was awarded in 2020 for development of gene editing technology ‘CRISPR/Cas9’. Although, CRISPR/Cas9 technology has revolutionized the process of genome editing, it was restricted to nuclear genome, and mitochondrial DNA was untouched as the guide RNA is not capable to enter the
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Research Highlights Unrevealing the genesis of “Omicron” By the end of 2021, the world has understood the impact of COVID-19 in most of the dimensions of life; however, there are many mysteries in the genesis, virulence, pathogenesis, evolution and mutation of SARS-CoV-2. Since 2020, we are experiencing new heats of COVID-19 in
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Research Highlights The most awaited day to end Malaria has arrived Malaria is caused by Plasmodium group of parasites and it is one of the deadly infectious diseases of human transmitted by mosquitoes. Annually, more than 200 million cases and 400,000 deaths are reported worldwide. But after many decades of research, the
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