Genome India Project
Recently, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has made the genome data of 10,000 individuals publicly accessible, under the Genome India Project (GIP)
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Brain-eating amoeba
The “brain-eating amoeba” causes a fatal infection of the brain and its protective layers. What is the brain-eating amoeba?
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Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a condition in which bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.
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Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the ability of living organisms to produce light through chemical reactions. Bioluminescence is usually blue.
IIT researchers take rare look inside foetal brain
IIT researchers take rare look inside foetal brain, The foetal brain atlas is the largest of its kind and can detect brain disorders like autism.
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Biosimilars
Biosimilars refer to a biologic that is very similar to the one that has been cleared by the authorities for prescription by doctors.
Rare Diseases
Rare diseases as a debilitating, lifelong condition that affects 1 or few in 1,000. Around 8% of the population is estimated to have a rare disease.
Nafithromycin
Nafithromycin, India’s first indigenously developed antibiotic, under the trade name “Miqnaf”, developed by BIRAC, launched by GOI.