What makes some people with an abrupt decline in kidney function develop renal disease while others get better? A recent study co-led by bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego, may provide a detailed insight at the level of individual cells into the underlying factors contri
Bamboo was discovered by researchers to be a desirable resource in efforts to provide environmentally friendly renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. The research was published in the journal 'GCB Bioenergy.'
In low- and middle-income nations where the disease kills more than 3,00,000 women annually, Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that may make cervical cancer screening more accessible.
New Delhi [India], June 5: The World Environment Day on June 5th is a strong reminder that planet earth is on the brink of ecological catastrophe due to human apathy. This calls for immediate and collective efforts by all stakeholders to reverse the dire situation through reduction of carbon
The hybrid "eBiobots" are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics, said researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University and collaborating institutions. They described their centimeter-scale biological machines in the journal
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/ATK): Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the ambitious E20 ethanol blending target for the nation during the India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru. This decision is a major milestone for India's renewable energy sector and will have a profound im
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have studied the efficacy of a specific bacterial endoglucanase enzyme, RfGH5_4 from Ruminococcus flavefaciens in breaking down woody biomatter into a simple sugar that can be fermented efficiently to produce bioethanol.
As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including major depression.
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): The UNESCO Bioethics Unit of SGT University (Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary) celebrated the seventh edition of 'World Bioethics Day', on October 19, 2022.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): GPS Renewables, a Bengaluru-based bioenergy technology firm, has launched ClimBridge, a curated B2B marketplace exclusively for sustainable climate solutions. ClimBridge aims to help businesses discover products and solutions that ca
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Recently, India's premier research institute IIT-Kanpur and Niche Agriculture & Pharmaceuticals Limited, a company engaged in Agricultural activities and formulation of advanced medicines, partnered for research on cultivation of