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by Biotech Express Bureau If you are interested to find how market projections changed during CoV pandemic then you may see many financial advisors’ websites or reports but the aim of this article revolve around the aim to see how a biological agent can hit the economies of many countries including world leaders like America and China. Success in biological containment of the virus had come at the price of slowing economic activity, no matter whether social distancing and reduced mobility are voluntary or enforced. The coronavirus shock is severe even compared to the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–08, as…

On February 28, 2020, Prof T P Singh was conferred with the SASTRA – G. N. Ramachandran Award for Excellence – 2020. He has now got all G.N. Ramachandran Awards of our country including Dr. G.N. Ramachandran Award of the Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment in the year 2017, Professor G.N. Ramachandran-Born day Lecture Award of the Central University of Haryana in the year, 2016, Professor G.N. Ramachandran Lecture Award of the Society of Biological Chemists of India in the year 2015, Professor G.N. Ramachandran CSIR Gold Medal for the Excellence in Biological Sciences and Technology in…

By Pratyush Kumar Das (Editorial Board Member, Biotech Express) A 2day workshop – Cum – Training Programme titled “Guided Publishing & Ethics” was successfully conducted by Nron Bioventure (Bhubaneswar) in association with Biotech Express, JABET (Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics) and Macon Enviro Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The workshop was conducted in two different batches (19 – 20 February 2020 and 28 – 29 February 2020) under the supervision of Mr. Pratyush Kumar Das (Head, Publication and Programme Coordinator) at Nron Bioventure premises at Bhubaneswar. The workshop was attended by 40 graduate and postgraduate students belonging from different institutes…

Shashi Meena, Shivani Nagar & Archana watts Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012. E-mail: meena7shashi@gmail.com Abstract Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy that is triggered by partially hydrolysed gluten proteins. A life‐long adherence to gluten‐free diet is the only effective treatment currently available for CD. Gluten proteins present in wheat, rye and barley cereals are the main stimulating factor for this disease. There are three main causes of celiac disease: the environmental trigger (gluten), genetic susceptibility, and unusual gut permeability. Gluten intolerance affects genetically predisposed individuals carrying the prerequisite genetic markers HLA-DQ2 or…

Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA), a non-profit, non-government organization, is established in 2005 as registered society under the Indian Societies Act. The main objective of FABA is to provide a common platform for development of biotechnology sector across the globe, particularly in the Asian countries. BioAsia has been one of its brain child and later became the flagship event of State Government and is being organised in Hyderabad annually for the past 17 years. FABA has been organizing seminars, workshops and distinguished lectures not only in India but also in several Asian countries. These activities over the years enabled…

Muzaffar Hasan, Chirag Maheshwari*, Ajay Yadav & Adinath Kate Agro Produce Processing Division, ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal, M.P.-462038 Email of corresponding author: cmchandak07@gmail.com Introduction Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a herbaceous plant with thick and fleshy rhizomes and leaves in sheaths that characterize the family Zingiberaceae. Curcuma longa L., was originated in India and at present distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, is widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries. Turmeric is commonly known for its medicinal values in the Indian traditional systems of medicine. Turmeric contains 2-9 % curcuminoids which are comprised of curcumin (80%), demethoxycurcumin (17%) and bisdemethoxycurcumin…

by Sonia Goel and Jasina Arora SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana In the verge of New Year celebrations of 2020 a news spread like biological bombshell in the medical college of China about the attack of Corona virus. It was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spreading from person-to-person in different parts of that country initially. World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a global emergence threat as the virus is affecting different parts of the world. Coronavirus was first isolated in 1937 from an infectious bronchitis virus in birds that has the ability to seriously devastate poultry stocks,…

by Dr Seema Pavgi Upadhye Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of India, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. This year no…

Prof Dr M K Bhan passed away on 26th January 2020 at the age of 73 only, which shocked the people of biotech and medical sciences field as it was a great loss to the nation. For his extraordinary work(s) he was awarded Padma Bhushan from Govt. of India and many several other notable national and international awards. Another great administrator of his time, Prof Sudhir Kumar Sopory said, “A great scientific mind, able administrator, institution builder and a wonderful human being. Being classmate since college days, I have known him for over 50 years and is a great personal…