In the 3rd July, ‘14 issue of Nature wheat breeders at the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus have reported that they have identified the genes in wheat that control boron tolerance significantly. This discovery will help wheat breeders advance more rapidly new varieties for increased yields
Read MoreDhaka 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
Read MoreGmPIP1;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.
Read MoreDhaka 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
Read MoreResearchers 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.
Read MoreDhaka 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
Read MoreJuly 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
Read Moreরাজধানীর শেলটেক লাউঞ্জে গতকাল শনিবার ‘বিজ্ঞানের মজার পাঠশালা’ বইয়ের মোড়ক উন্মোচন করা হয়েছে। অনুষ্ঠানে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের সাবেক দুই উপদে
Read MoreJuly 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
Read MoreJuly 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
Read MoreGNOBB is pleased to open the application call for Abdur Rahman Memorial Fellowship. Bangladeshi students who are GNOBB members, and pursuing MS/ MSc degree with research projects for partial fulfillment of their Read More
The deposition of first SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing results of a Bangladeshi patient by Dr. Senjuti Shaha, Dr. Samir Kumar Shaha along with their team from Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) opened a new do Read More
GNOBB wishes all its well wishers and readers a heartiest greetings for Eid-ul-fitr. May this special day brings peace, happiness and prosperity to everyone. Eid Mubarak! Read More