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,

Dhaka September 16, 2014. In an article entitled, ‘Genetic erosion in maize’s center of origin’ published in September 2, 2014, issue of PNAS (doi:10.1073/pnas.1407033111), the lead author George A. Dyer with three other associates from five different research institutes have reported that the diversity of maize varieties grown on farms across Mexico has decli

The Second Annual South Asia Biosafety Conference  under the auspices South Asian Biosafety will be held September 15-16 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Over15 participants from the Ministry of Environment, GoB, Dhaka University, BRAC University, BARI, BRRI, NIB and a few other institutions from Bangladesh will attend the Conference. The following gives details of the tit

September 3, 2014. Some GNOBB members may be anxious to know the list of speakers at the 10th anniversary of GNOBB. Those who are expected to deliver their presentations are as follows. The list is yet to be finalized. Besides the Plenary Session speaker, Dr. Narendra Tureja,  the tentative list of speakers for Day 1 and Day 2 are: Dr. Akhter (Australia), Dr Nahid (Netherl

August 28, 2014. Mr.  Munir  Hasan,  the most popular and well-known scientist in our circle announces that sponsored by the First Security Islami Bank The Children Science Congress 2014 will be held 29-30  August from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.  at the National Science and Technology Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka.  The organizers are expecting around 10