Tag: Biotechnology

US developed and field-tested GE version of American chestnut tree (named as Darling 58) and is awaiting clearances from government agencies to grow them in wild.

Recently, six children with rare disorders caused by deletion in the genomes of their mitochondria were successfully treated for the first time by Stem-cell derived Mitochondria Transplantation.

Recently, the results of a trial of messenger Ribonucleic Acid vaccine made by Moderna and MSD (Merck & Co.) when taken along with an immunotherapy drug Keytruda has shown promising results against advanced melanoma, a kind of skin cancer.

Recently, scientists in the United Kingdom (UK) have successfully tested a new form of cancer therapy, ‘Base Editing’ for the time in a patient with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL).

Scientists have, for the first time, used CRISPR technology to insert genes that allow immune cells to attack cancer cells.

Recently, GEAC cleared the proposal for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard.

Recently GEAC cleared the proposal for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard.

Latest GEAC approval allows for the environmental release of two varieties of genetically engineered mustard.

Government released guidelines to speed up development of plant varieties recently.

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