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by Kamal Pratap Singh Genomics market expands from cell culture to Data analysis, which include products and services at every step of a Genomics experiment. So the whole gamut of organizations comes into picture and we are going to summarize few of them which are on the top of list and atleast gains attention of every Genomic person or organization. The worldwide Genomics Market is systematically categorized on the basis of products, applications and technologies. Instruments, services, and consumables are the three key product segments, with a nearly 60% share, consumables dominated the industry in 2013. The Genomics market comprises…

Introduction Genomics is the study of the genomes of organisms. Its main task is to determine the entire sequence of DNA. However one cannot go far in genomics unless they know about genetics. The main difference between genomics and genetics is that genetics scrutinizes the functioning and composition of the single gene whereas genomics addresses all genes and their inter relationships in order to identify their combined influence on the growth and development of the organism. The term Genomics was coined by Tom Roderick, a geneticist at the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine). Today Genomics has revolutionize the understanding of…

The Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), Lucknow and Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) organized a three day workshop on Agripreneurship Development Among Aspiring Farmers during September 15-17, 2018. The aim of this workshop was to educate, train and motivate the young farmers to develop the qualities of entrepreneurship among them. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof Ashok Pandey, Distinguished Scientist, Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR – Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow. Ms. Nishi Morya CEO, Adhita Biosciences Pvt Ltd., a fast growing agri-based Biotech start-up and Ms. Aparjita Mehra, Prasar Bharti were guest of honor…

As said ‘‘an ace in the hole for DNA sequencing’’ by world’s most reputed Science journal i.e. Nature, it is true that Oxford is going to change what people think of Genomics. It is also evident that Gordon Sanghera and his team have developed a revolutionary device that will change the course of what people know and do with DNA Sequencing. So this special article will show you that why OXFORD has been selected for special coverage despite the presence of other major players in the market. Nanopore company is a spinout company of Oxford University. Naopre is a another…

Prof B K Thelma, known as Thelma among the BioScience community is a well recognized leader in Medical Genomics Scientific research and among the few scientists who translated her research into application. Dr Thelma is an excellent example to understand how Genomics is done and how it is applied for the welfare of general public. Thus we are trying to write as much as possible about her for our readers who search for new avenues and career prospects in Genomics. Early Life Dr Thelma came from a pretty little town called Madikeri, situated in the hills and valleys of a…

Introduction National Institutional Ranking Framework released its 3rd edition of Indian University Rankings. The higher education world in India and its stakeholders in various capacities expected eminent Institutions of the country like IIMs and IITs continue to be on top of these rankings. On a contrary, it was quite surprising to see few private institutions are ranked even above some IITs and NITs like Vellore Institute of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, College of Engineering, Pune and much more which were missing in 2017 were able to secure positions in best 10. by Rahul Bhandari, Assistant Director…

Terrorism is the most prevalent word in the developing countries. They have been fighting terror, whether it is intra or inter, since time immemorial. During the World War I, apart from human fighting against human, the resources required for livelihood was also targeted. Its impact was directly related to the food which could impair the basic skeleton of a country. Biologically active microorganisms were exploited in the form of biological weapons. Authors: Utkarsh Singh*1 and Preeti Sachan2 1Department of Biotechnology, Baba Farid Institute of Technology, Dehradun 2Department of Environmental Science, Kanya gurugul Campus, Gurukul Kangri Vishvavidyalaya, Haridwar

Introduction The exome is the sum of all regions in the genome comprised of exons. The term exon was derived from “EXpressed regiON,” since these are the regions that get translated, as opposed to the intron, or “INTRagenic regiON” which is not represented in the final protein. Exome sequencing is a capture based method developed to identify variants in the coding region of genes that havea wide range of applications, including population genetics, genetic disease, and cancer studies. In 2001 human genome project required more than 200 scientists working for more than a decade with almost $3 billion cost while…

by Ramachandra Dilip, Sri Shakti Institute of Engineering and Technology (SIET), Coimbatore, India. ABSTRACT Tardigrade also known as water bear are one of the extremophiles which are said to have survived five mass extinction events. This tardigrades species are so stress tolerant that it can survive the vacuum of space, high and low temperatures, and strong doses of ionizing radiations. Ramazzotius varieornatus is one of tardigrade species, which have the genome size of 75 to 800 mbp of DNA, revealed to have about 19000 proteins.The genome is protected by a protein called DSUP, is one kind of a protein found…

“I will not be able to complete my graduate studies, I am very dumb”, a sad and gloomy face of my lab mate popped up as I saw her rising across from her chair. “I even don’t comprehend the fundamentals of my work and my “simple” experiments fail miserably” continued the explanation. There was sense of dejection as the fear of her PhD work rose over her. “You have lots of data and you are going good in PhD” my voice rose as I saw clear signs of despondency on her face. If this sounds usual to you, probably you…