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Indian Chemical Society established by Acharya P C Ray in 1924 is the oldest professional body in India which has been engaged in promoting Chemical Sciences, Engineering and Technology for the benefi of educationaist, researchers and innovators in different sectors. Prof Ashok Pandey is third Indian scientist with h-index more than 100. He is the recipient of many national and international awards and is Founder President of the Biotech Research Society, India (www.brsi.in)The Indian Chemical Society, a premier Scientific Society of India, was founded in 1924, as National Forum for the community of chemists and members of allied disciplines in…

by Kamal Pratap Singh Emmanuelle Charpentier, now at the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Berlin, and Jennifer Doudna, at the University of California, Berkeley were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for discovering one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. And The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Using components of the CRISPR system, researchers can add, remove, or even alter specific DNA sequences. This technology has introduced new opportunities in…

Professor Pillai was youngest director of a national institution, one of India’s best-recognized researchers and an exceptional individual who seeks knowledge for the betterment of humanity. Professor M. Radhakrishna Pillai’s trailblazing initiatives propelled Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) into one of India’s finest disease biology and biotechnology research and development institutes. Following a successful stint as Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Regional Cancer Centre, he joined RGCB in March 2005. Being the youngest director of a national institution at 44, Dr. Pillai was an outstanding scientist, administrator, and guide all rolled into one; he helmed RGCB for 15…

by Amir Mohammad Arsh and Suhana Mishra Email- arsh786rizvi@gmail.com, suhanamishra05@gmail.com Affiliation: School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRACT In the pandemic situation of SARS-CoV-2, where infection cases increase with 90K cases daily in India at a rapid pace per day, precautions are the only way to prevent contamination. Ayurveda seems to be a feasible option, with no existing drugs available to treat or suppress COVID-19, with vaccines under development, and no potential to be available on the market soon. It can be used to eradicate or reduce COVID infection and increase immunity as a preventive…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on September 26 that his country’s vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the COVID-19 crisis. “As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today,” Modi said in a pre-recorded speech to the U.N. General Assembly. “India’s vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis.” Modi said India was moving ahead with Phase 3 clinical trials – the large-scale trials considered the gold standard for determining safety and efficacy…

A Class XII Delhi student has won the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s (HRD) ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Ideathon’ under the category of Sustainable Environment after he created a web-based app LungAI, which can detect COVID-19 and other lung disorders. Aryan Gulati of Delhi Public School, RK Puram won the contest and became the youngest winner of the contest. Aryan has received Rs. 2 lakh to further implement his app that has an accuracy rating of 90 percent. According to reports, the app provides results in 3 to 5 seconds after uploading an x-ray or a CT scan of the chest on…

The health department’s politically appointed communications aides have demanded the right to review and seek changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly scientific reports charting the progress of the coronavirus pandemic, in what officials characterized as an attempt to intimidate the reports’ authors and water down their communications to health professionals. In some cases, emails from communications aides to CDC Director Robert Redfield and other senior officials openly complained that the agency’s reports would undermine President Donald Trump’s optimistic messages about the outbreak, according to emails reviewed by POLITICO and three people familiar with the situation. Michael…

by Kamal Pratap Singh   |    September 2020 About The Book The book ‘‘ Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics (Medical Virology: From Pathogenesis to Disease Control)’’ provides a comprehensive overview of recent novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, their biology and associated challenges for their treatment and prevention of novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Discussing various aspects of COVID-19 infection, including global epidemiology, genome organization, immunopathogenesis, transmission cycle, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control strategies, it highlights host-pathogen interactions, host immune response, and pathogen immune invasion strategies toward developing an immune intervention or preventive vaccine for COVID-19. This book…

Dr. Maneesha Phadke corresponding author e-mail: maneesha2605@gmail.com Abstract   The whole mankind is at a vulnerable stage at present due to a unique challenge brought on by  the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The recent pandemic is likely to bring stressful times for all leading to universal psychosocial impact, economic burden along with mass hysteria or mass fear of COVID-19, termed as “coronaphobia”. The implied lockdown across the globe due to high infectivity and fatality rate resulting in a plethora of psychological consequences. In order to prevent disease spread and help to develop herd immunity, forced quarantine is implied world over to combat…

by Biotech Express Bureau |  September 2020 ASPIRE, Association for Scientific Pursuits in Innovative Research Enterprises, is a section-8, not-for-profit organization that manages the innovation and entrepreneurial activities at the University of Hyderabad through incubation of startup companies in various disciplines of science and technology. BioNEST at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) is a life sciences bio-incubator with 20000 sft, set-up with the Support of the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Government of India Enterprise under Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology. It provides a plug-and-play life science ecosystem for incubation. UOH STARTUP SELECTED FOR COVID-19…