Dhaka 9th July, 2014. In their joint research project, scientists from Technical University at Bursa in Turkey and North Carolina State University, USA recently carried out a comparative study between autohydrolysis and acid-catalyzed autohydrolysis of wheat straw. The object of the present study was to determine and understand the impact of acid addition in overall sugar recov

GmPIP1;6 is a valuable gene for genetic engineering to improve soybean yield and salt tolerance. Recent study on the role of this gene suggests that it may be a multi-functional aquaporin involved in root water transport, photosynthesis and seed loading.

Dhaka 9th July,  2014. USAID Bangladesh organized a special Journalist Roundtable about Bt brinjal in Bangladesh on July 8, 2014 at Dhaka. The theme of the discussion was Bt Brinjal: The Myths and Realities.Mark Lynas, an expert on environmental issues and consultant for Cornell University (USA), spoke about the potential benefits of Bt b

Researchers from Bursa Technical University, Turkey and North Carolina State University recently  jointly conducted a comparative study between auto-hydrolysis and acid-catalyzed auto-hydrolysis of wheat  straw. The goal of the present study was to determine and understand the impact of  addition of acid on overall sugar recovery from wheat for biofuel production.

Dhaka 7th July. Through genetic engineering, Dr. Wendy Harwood and her colleagues at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK developed a barley variety more susceptible to water deficit, i.e.,  a variety characterized by stomata which closed more readily when water was scarce. In other words, this mechanism enabled the newly evolved variety to  retain the pl

July 6, 2014. GNOBB would like to heartily congratulate Mohammad Sorowar Hossain and 20 of his associates including Louis W. Niessen at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK for their valuable paper entitled, “Diagnosed hematological malignancies in Bangladesh – a retrospective analysis of over 5000 cases from 10 specialized hospitals,” tha

রাজধানীর শেলটেক লাউঞ্জে গতকাল শনিবার ‘বিজ্ঞানের মজার পাঠশালা’ বইয়ের মোড়ক উন্মোচন করা হয়েছে। অনুষ্ঠানে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের সাবেক দুই উপদে�

July 6, 2014. Rhizobium vitis cause the crown gall disease of grapevines resulting in  considerable economic losses. Recent reports have revealed that the water-based crude extracts from hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) and ryegrass (Lolium perenne) act as a deterrent to antimicrobial activity against R. vitis. Researchers now  have shown that in a gree

July 7, 2014. GNOBB members who want to do Ph.D. in in the field of Drug design/development in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) may be interested to apply for a Ph.D. fellowship.  Interested candidates, are requested to send a short CV, together with a short account of their previous work/study experiences and publication (if any) to tghsasongko@gmail.com. The study wi

In a short communication published in the 2nd July issue of Crop Biotech Update, the authors have reported that they have discovered heavy metal P1B-ATPase (CsHMA3) genes in Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz, popularly known as false flax. This transgenic crop is tolerant to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and zinc and can be grown in harsh environments. Cam