ISSN: 2456-7264 | Issue – 30 | Published On 19/09/2024 |
Valuable skin care products from fish gut bacteria Scientists from the Republic of Korea have identified some pretty strange molecules from the gut bacteria of fish that have skin-brightening and anti-wrinkle properties. A total of 22 compounds were identified from the gut bacteria Ruegeria atlantica and Pseudoalteromonas neustonica of Pagrus major and Acanthopagrus schlegelii, respectively. Sixteen (16) compounds
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Unraveling an ancient extinct bird The phenotypic properties of many extinct species like Dinosaurs could be determined by sequencing the fossil DNA using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology. Recently, researchers from multiple institutes have sequenced the complete genome of an extinct flightless turkey-sized bird, the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis). It
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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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