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• GSK to fund doctoral programs at Regional Centre for Biotechnology

  Students with a master’s degree in biostatistics, maths, statistics and bioinformatics can apply, and will have to take an aptitude test and clear an interview.

  

• Over 800 national and international delegates attend the Eighth NGBT Conference

  The conference showcased the application of NextGen sequencing and genomic technologies for basic and translational science in all areas of Biology, including human genetics, drug discovery, clinical medicine, biomarkers, diagnostics, animal, plant and agricultural sciences.

  

• Biotechnology will take the country into the next big global league : Dr Cyrus Karkaria

  The biotechnology ecosystem in India is on the brink of becoming a major global force in terms of manufacturing and research capabilities.

  

• IIT Kharagpur to launch genomics study for beginners

  Students will be able to visualise protein inside the bacteria and animal cell using fluorescent microscopy and conduct many experiments to get an overall idea from the cell to the genome

  

• This is how a clutch of scientists around the country are working to decode cancer

  In 2008, the International Cancer Genome Consortium was formed to identify the DNA alterations that drive cells to become malignant as a result of exposure to various cancercausing agents.

  

• A new tool to decipher evolutionary biology

  Understanding evolution is one of the cornerstones of biology – evolution is, in fact, the sole explanation for life’s diversity on our planet.