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ISSN: 2454-6968 | Biotech Express Magazine publishes articles in the field of biotechnology and allied sciences in a way that have never been presented earlier. It publishes Editorials, Guest Articles, Reports, Interviews, Current News of Govt. Academics and Business, Research Highlights and Notifications of Events, Jobs, Research Proposals in the field of Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Neurosciences, Genetics, Medical Sciences, BioPharma etc.

The alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in India can be blamed largely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, and their reckless messaging through overcrowded, unmasked election rallies as well as the Kumbh Mela. With the two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders addressing ‘massive’ rallies and roadshows without masks, an illusion of normality was created. A message was sent to the masses that Covid is a nightmare of the past. The virus loves crowds, as the saying goes, but it particularly adores crowds that don’t bother with masks or physical distancing. And the crowds at mega rallies in Assam…

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Jordan he repeatedly asked National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci when Americans will “get their freedoms back.” “Fifteen days to slow the spread turned into one year of lost liberty,” Jordan said before asking Fauci: “What metrics, what measures, what has to happen before Americans get more freedoms?” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021, on the coronavirus crisis. Ohio’s Rep. Jim Jordan got into a shouting match at a Wednesday hearing of…

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As on March 29, a total of 180 deaths (29.2%) have been reported following vaccination across the country. Complete documentation is available only for 236 (38.3%) cases. According to a presentation made to the National AEFI Committee during a meeting held on March 31, there have been 617 severe and serious (including deaths) adverse events following immunisation (AEFI). In all, 492 severe and serious AEFI have been classified by the AEFI Secretariat of the Immunisation Technical Support Unit (ITSU) at the Health Ministry. Classification has been completed for 124 deaths, 305 serious events that required hospitalisation, and 63 severe events…

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Given all the information shared by European Union and U.K. regulators, there is a reasonable chance that the AstraZeneca vaccine is associated with an increased risk of a rare condition that is characterized by blood clotting coupled with a fall in platelet counts. These divergent symptoms are what makes this a serious and difficult-to-treat reaction. The reported number in the EU calculates to about 1 per 100,000 vaccinations. Several European countries suspended use of the AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccine amid safety concerns after some blood-clotting events that regulators feared might be tied to the shot.Australia and the Philippines also limited…

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by Kamal Pratap Singh The entrepreneurial process starts with challenges of working with the unknown and building resources for survival. Several micro and macro level factors including the personality and attitudes of the entrepreneur, identification and creation of opportunities, regulatory frameworks and market conditions, presence of other startups, cultural makeup of the location, access to trained talent, technology, market, finance and mentors influence the success (or failure) of a young enterprise. The Government of India and State Governments are making efforts to promote biotechnology activities in the country by setting up biotechnology parks, incubators as well as pilot projects through…

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ASPIRE-BioNEST, UoH has been recently selected as ‘‘The Best Emerging Bioincubator in the country’’, announced in the valedictory function of Global BioIndia 2021. Global BioIndia is a biannual conference conducted by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), DBT, Govt. of India, in the presence of Hon’ble Vice President Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu and Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Incidentally, ASPIRE BioNEST has celebrated its third foundation day on 2nd March 2021. ‘‘ASPIRE-BioNEST incubation center provides an ideal infrastructure and supporting system enabling startup companies to establish and succeed in their ventures. Interested startups may contact all…

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ReaGene Biosciences (https://www.reagenebiosciences.com/) a group company of start-up ReaGene Innovations Pvt Ltd incubated at Aspire-BioNEST University of Hyderabad received the best Emerging bio-incubator 2021 award from BIRAC and was identified as an emerging start-up company by an independent jury panel of ChemTech- Biopharma conference 2021. The award was in recognition of the unique 3D models being developed by the group companies. These models are focused on discovery of new products for high value unmet diseases such as sepsis and COVID-19.  To date, majority of preclinical research is conducted in animals for both efficacy and toxicity, however, proved to be poorly…

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FEDERATION OF ASIAN BIOTECH ASSOCIATIONS (FABA), announced the reconstitution of the Management Committee of the FABA through a proper election process as a custom for every two years, for the years 2021 and 2022. The committee has representatives from the academy, industry, and Government bodies, with the president from one of the Asian member countries, , this time it is the turn of Bangladesh. The following are the members of newly reconstituted Board Management Committee: Dr. Asadulghani, ICDDR, Bangladesh (President), Prof. P. Reddanna, University of Hyderabad (Executive President), Dr. P. Ratnakar, Tech Mahindra (Secretary General), Dr. Suresh Pothani, ICMR –…

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Keerthi Sasikumar1, 2 and K. Madhavan Nampoothiri1, 2 * 1Microbial Processes and Technology Division (MPTD), CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum – 695019, India. 2Academy of scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad -201002, India *Correspondence: Tel: +91- (0) 471-2515366 Fax: +91-(0)471-2491712; madhavan@niist.res.in Nylon is the commercial name for a kind of polyamide thermoplastic. The Polyamide nylon has varying supremacy that makes it an ideal candidate for a wide range of applications. It was first developed in the mid-1930s and the global nylon market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.2% from 2018 to 2025…

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Bansod Akash Anand1 & A C Reddy2* *aswinchilakala@nipgr.ac.in 1- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 2- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi. Abstract: Synthetic biology is a new interdisciplinary field of biology which is emerging as a powerful tool which will be able to design, engineer, and synthesize life forms which were never existed before. Synthetic biology firstly involves modification of existing genetic material by incorporating synthetic DNA sequences and/or removing the junk pieces in it or secondly by completely synthesizing a new genome and incorporating it in live cells. The approaches used for engineering…

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