Researchers develop insect sex pheromones in transgenic camelina plant for maintainable pest control Kumar Jeetendra | January 15, 2021 The camelina plant, a source of cooking oil for centuries, is on its way toward revolutionizing pest management in agriculture. Researchers at ISCA, Inc., a green agtech firm based in Riverside, Calif., and their collaborators in Sweden have “grown” insect sex pheromone precursors in genetically modified strains of camelina plants, creating a low-cost source of …
The Cancer Microbiome Atlas gives more clear picture of microbiota living in organs Kumar Jeetendra | January 14, 2021 Biomedical engineers at Duke University have devised an algorithm to remove contaminated microbial genetic information from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). With a clearer picture of the microbiota living in a variety of organs in both healthy and cancerous states, researchers will now have the ability to find new biomarkers of disease and better understand …
RheinCell Therapeutics Achieves Milestone GMP Certification to Manufacture Cord Blood-Derived iPSCs for Safe and Compliant Cell Therapies Kumar Jeetendra | January 13, 2021 LANGENFELD, Germany – 13. January 2021 – Life Science Newswire – RheinCell Therapeutics GmbH, a developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as starting materials for cell therapies, announced it has received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification and Manufacturing Authorization. This marks a landmark achievement for RheinCell, which is now among a …
Sero-Surveillance is Essential for Monitoring of COVID-19 Pandemic and Safety at Workplaces to Revive Economy Kumar Jeetendra | December 31, 2020 Sero-surveillance is important for developing a comprehensive management strategy to counteract COVID-19 pandemic, by restoring employee strength at workplaces and also for evaluating the impact of vaccination programs by prioritization of healthcare workers, essential service providers and vulnerable groups for receiving the vaccines on basis of their immune status. Towards this, the Confederation of Indian …
Microbiologists Society, India and HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai Covid 19 Warrior Memento Distribution function Kumar Jeetendra | December 7, 2020 Microbiologists Society, India is working for upliftment of the subject and for sustainable development of the society. In the Covid 19 Pandemics, we made an appeal to all microbiology teachers and students to help the government by extending services in Covid labs & other industries for using their microbiology skills. We are happy to note …
Researchers distinguish systems behind inflammasome initiation by fungal pathogens Kumar Jeetendra | December 3, 2020 Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind inflammasome activation driven by infection with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal infection, especially with A. fumigatus, is a leading cause of infection-associated deaths in people with compromised immune systems. The work provides clues to a potential therapeutic approach for treating infectious and …
SMART AMR researchers Boon Chong Goh and Linh Chi Dam evaluate the bacterial cells after treatment with lysins Kumar Jeetendra | December 1, 2020 Singapore, 1 December 2020 – Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have developed a method to produce customisable engineered lysins that can be used to selectively kill bacteria of interest while leaving others unharmed. The discovery presents a …
Microorganisms in the lungs could impact lung cancer progression and prognosis Kumar Jeetendra | November 11, 2020 Bottom Line: Enrichment of the lungs with oral commensal microbes has been correlated with advanced stage disease, worse prognosis, and tumor progression in patients with lung cancer. Journal in Which the research was Published: Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Author: Leopoldo Segal, MD, director of the Lung Microbiome Program, …
Bio-Gate successfully markets antiviral and antibacterial Protective Film Spray for surfaces Kumar Jeetendra | October 30, 2020 Nuremberg, 28. October 2020 – Bio-Gate AG (ISIN DE000BGAG981), one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative technologies and individual solutions for health and hygiene, has successfully launched the new antiviral and antibacterial MSBG-Tec Protective Film Spray. The spray is being used in the public transport system in Nuremberg to supplement the existing hygiene measures. …
New AGA report subtleties adequacy and wellbeing of fecal microbiota transplantation Kumar Jeetendra | October 4, 2020 Now, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released the first results in the NIH-funded AGA Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) National Registry, the largest real world study about the effectiveness and safety of FMT. Published in Gastroenterology, the registry reported that FMT resulted in a treatment of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in 90% of individuals across …
ICMR gives positive nod for HiMedia-Syngene COVID-19 antibody test kit, ELISafe19™ Kumar Jeetendra | September 10, 2020 The Indian Bioscience leader, Himedia Laboratories, an expert in media developer, manufacturer and diagnostics, has manufactured an IgG based ELISA test kit, ELISafe19™ for COVID-19 in collaboration with Syngene International, an integrated research and development services company. The antibody test kit has a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 99% and has now been approved by …
MIC Made as Easy as A, B, C, D Kumar Jeetendra | August 31, 2020 In recent years, there has been a growing interest in researching and developing new antimicrobial agents from various sources to combat microbial resistance. Several factors led to this increase, particularly the selection pressure exerted by overuse & misuse of antimicrobial agents which resulted in the emergence of resistant microorganisms. This, in turn, led to increasing …
