Dhaka 4th October, ’14. On behalf of GNOBB and me, I heartily welcome Dr. Akhter Hossain  as a member of GNOBB. We sincerely believe that his valuable contributions will enrich the  website. We do hope that Dr. Hossain  may find it possible to participate on the 10th Anniversary celebration to be held on the 9th of January 2015.

Professor Ahmed A. Azad – a very popular name in the GNOBB circle has published an interesting article entitled, “Let’s get our heads together,” in the 22nd October issue of the Dhaka Tribune. Please read the first few paragraphs and if you are interested in the whole article, click the  word  more GNOBB will very much appreciate if the

30th October, ’14. Professor Haseena Khan (in the photograph second from left in the middle row), Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dhaka University, attended the recently concluded FAOBMB (The Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Council meeting as a delegate of the Bangladesh Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biol

In an article entitled, “Oldest-known human genome sequenced,”  published  by Ewen Callaway on the 22nd October issue of Nature, the results of DNA sequencing in a group of modern humans that roamed across Asia about 45,000 years were reported.” According to this report the bone contained well-preserved DNA, and they sequenced its genome to the

Dhaka the 24th October, 2014. Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I (MPS I) is a genetic diseases resulting from insufficiency of a lysosomal enzyme, α-L-iduronidase (IDUA). This enzyme plays an important role in the breakdown of glycoseaminoglycan (GAG).  The absence or reduced activity of this enzyme leads to accumulation of heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate in different tiss

 Fellowship award by NIH GNOBB feel very proud at the achievement of Dr. Muhammad Shamsul Alam.   Dr. Alam has developed a peptide which inhibits pancreatic cancer progression. GNOBB wish to congratulate him from the core of their heart for his outstanding work.  The drug is patented from NCI already.  At the moment, the circulation of this news is limited onl

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis is a popular and widely recognized molecular marker technique. RAPD is characterized by fewer requirements on template DNA, without any hazardous contamination, and at the same time it is also inexpensive. But there are some disadvantages, like poor reproducibility and low production. By prolonging the RAMP time from annealing to exte

Dhaka 30th Sept., ’14. GNOBB always feel elated when one of its valued members either solely or jointly publishes a paper in a prestigious peer-reviewed Journal. Recently Dr. Mohammed Nuruzzaman, as the lead  author with seven associates  published a paper entitled, ”Does the Upstream Region Possessing MLE-like sequence in Rice Upregulate PsbS1 Gene E

Dhaka 22nd Sept., ’14. On the 15-16 Sept, 2014, the  2nd Annual South Asia Biosafety Conference was held at Taj Sumadra Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This was jointly organized by the South Asia Biosafety Program (SABP), Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) and the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy (MERE), Sri Lanka with the support  of the Banglade

Dhaka, 20th September, ’14. We always feel very happy when a GNOBB member solely or jointly publishes his/her article in a prestigious peer-reviewed article. Below is given the reference of  an article  entitled “Unique Genotypic Differences Discovered among Indigenous Bangladeshi Rice Landraces” by Ms Nusrat Yesmin, Sabrina M. Elias, Md. Sazzadur Rahman,