Author: Biotech Express

by Kamal Pratap Singh |   PDF There was time when few researchers were feeling overwhelmed because of their achievements, but suddenly a paradigm shift occurred and everything changed abruptly. This is case with few professors who graduated in scientific misconduct and of some who even continued it till superannuation, some are fellows of Indian Science Academies and some are enjoying international positions. In this article we have filtered out 85 papers of biological sciences, from 01-07-2018 to 15-07-2019 from ‘’Retraction Watch database’’, a database that brings problemaic papers into attention. A total of 84 papers involving more than 300 researchers…

Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) in association with PC2 Solutions and C.R Rao AIMSCS organized a one day Symposium entitled “ Research and Development of Vaccines: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities” on the 19th May 2018. The symposium was graced by world renowned scientist Prof Dr Manuel Elkin Patarroyo who is creator of the first chemically synthesized vaccine (SPF66 ) against malaria. He in his kind gesture donated the patent of malaria vaccine in 1995 to World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure a cheap and accessible cure for people in developing countries. Prof. Patarroyo in his keynote address to the…

Though three-and-a-half decades have passed since the death of renowned Indian botanist, E K Janaki Ammal, her life and immense contributions to the field of cytology remain little known outside academic and scientific circles. It was a space that retired school teacher Nirmala James of Kadakkal in Kollam district wanted to fill as she went on to write a detailed biography of Janaki, who was also one of the first women scientists to receive a Padma Shri back in 1977. Even in her native Kerala, no text book carries the story of her illustrious career to inspire younger generations to…

On world environment day, 5th June 2019-06-14 IGF organized an event in ABESIT College, Ghaziabad in which volunteers planted more than 2000 plants in and around campus. On this occasion leaders of nine Gram Panchayats gathered along with officials of Central Polluyion Control Board(CPCB), Ghaziabad. On this occasion CCIL and IGF committed to plant 1000 plants annually and to recruit a dedicated team for their maintenance . The main event was sponsored by Continental Carbon India Limited. Event was inaugurated by Mr Andrew, Continental Carbon Limited, Vikas Hindu(Pradhan), Ranjeet Singh(Engineer, CPCB) and Chandra Kiran Singh(GS IGF). Other dignitaries present at…

Mining is considered as one of the most economically important activity worldwide. Though economies of developing countries like India are highly dependable on its mines, but still it is associated with many environmental concerns and leads to dire consequences. However, remedial measures to combat such concerns are readily available through applications of modern technology. Photo: Prof. KA Natarajan (third from right) unravelling the book of abstract at GTCE-2019 “Technology for safe mining is available, then what are we waiting for?”, Prof. KA Natarajan, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru, said…

The University of Hyderabad (UoH), a premier institution of post graduate teaching and research in the country was established by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 39 of 1974) on 2nd October, 1974 as a Central University fully funded by the University Grants Commission. For over four decades, it built cutting-edge research and quality education to millions of students. In addition it builtunparalleled knowledge-based foundation for nurturing innovations and entrepreneurship activities in various science and engineering disciplines.University of Hyderabad always remained in the top 10 universities of India, and past decade, it has been ranked in the top-3. The establishment…

Scientific misconduct is not a new term among Global Scientific community, people like to do anything to prove their research correct. But Since we are living in digital world today, when scientific literature too can be verified by peers, the cross verification is just a click away. In this article we are using Retraction watch and Pubpeer as reference medium to understand scientific misconducts and their possible consequences on research and career. Although we are citing Retraction watch regularly but recently, a post of the ‘the Hindu’ newspaper which refers Pubpeer, attracted huge attention, including leaders of Biotechnology and Life…

The first edition of the Start-up Podium, a platform to engage in a dialogue on innovation and start-up was launched at the Hitex City in Hyderabad from 3rd to 5th May at Mediko 2019. An initiative to bring together individuals and start-ups at the forefront of healthcare innovation across industries and functions. The event was one of its kind that offered product demos, innovation showcase, expert talks along with B2B networking to explore synergy and develop partnerships with industry players. The three ways of engagement at the Start-up Podium was through Innovation Talks where the experts and decision makers…

A big challenge that we have been facing in medical domain is to search a better cure for cancer. Despite several treatment regimens prevailing in cancer treatment such as radiation therapy, a few drugs viz., Vinblastine Sulfate, Vincristine Sulfate, Uridine Triacetate, Tamoxifen Citrate, Methotrexate and several monoclonal antibodies, the cure and consequent longevity are still in dubious. A cancer patient suffering is unending. In this line, 2018 Nobel Laureates contributions have given us the hope. The immune biology underlying the investigations for cancer cure in brief is narrated in this article. Introduction Mammalian immune organ system comprises of about 1.0…

Patisiron (Onpattro), a RNA-drug based on gene silencing was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations recently. This approval will pave the way for new generation drugs by targeting disease causing genes. The mechanism of RNA interference which involves silencing of target gene by short stretch of complementary RNA molecule has been fascinating the scientific fraternity ever since its discovery. Two scientists viz., Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello shared the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006) for their path breaking finding about RNAi which is the control mechanism that determines the flow of genetic…