In an article entitled, “Climate change could result in decreasing yields of staple food crops in most parts of the world from the 2030s onwards” has been published in the 20th March issue of Nature, 507:27. In this article Andrew Challinor at the University of Leeds, UK, and his team have compared the results of more than 1,700 simulations&nbs
Read MoreDhaka 24, ’14. In an article titled, “How proteins find their DNA target, ” published in the 20th March issue of Nature (vol. 507:277), Zhe Liu and his associates at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn, Virginia, looked at transcription factors made up of proteins that bind to specific genes to regulate thei
Read MoreIn an article entitled, “Lignin extraction from biomass with protic ionic liquids,” published March, ’14 issue of Green Chem., (16, 1114-1119), Wesley A. Henderson and four of his associates affiliated to Ionic Liquids & Electrolytes for Energy Technologies (ILEET) Laboratory, Department of Chemical &
Read MoreDear Colleagues. I have much pleasure in providing two important attachments of which one is the proceedings of the recently held (March 1-3, 2014) 7th International Plant Tissue Culture Conference. and the other gives a detailed account of the existing laboratories in the Universities and Research institutions.
Read More18th March, 14. The fifth Biochemistry Olympiad was held on March 14, 2014 at the Curzon Hall premises, University of Dhaka. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Dhaka University hosted this Meet. The aim of the Olympiad was to familiarize SSC/O level and HSC/A level on innovations and research works in the field of life science to the future genera
Read MoreDhaka, 14th March 2014. In today’s important dailies many of you have already read the news about the outstanding epoch making of Professor Dr. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka. GNOBB feel extremely proud to be associated with him and would like to congratulate him heartil
Read MoreDHAKA 14TH MARCH, 2014. RESEARCHERS FROM NYU, NYU ABU DHABI, LIU, THE PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SEQUENCED THE GENOME OF STEMLESS, LEAFLESS AND ROOTLESS, SAPROPHYTIC RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII. ONE OF THE OBJECTS WAS TO FIND THE CHLOROPLASTS IN THIS HETEROTROPH. E
Read MoreIN AN ARTICLE ENTITLED, “GENOME SEQUENCING OF THE HIGH OIL CROP SESAME,” PUBLISHED IN THE FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUE OF GENOME BIOLOGY, XIURONG ZHANG AND 23 OF HIS ASSOCIATES HAVE REPORTED A HIGH-QUALITY GENOME SEQUENCE OF SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM L. ASSEMBLED DE NOVO WITH A CONTIG N50 OF 52.2 KB CONTA
Read MoreDhaka, 10th March, 2014. In an article entitled, “Identification of differentially expressed genes between sorghum genotypes with contrasting nitrogen stress tolerance by genome-wide transcriptional profiling,” published in the March, issue of BMC Genomics (vol. 15:179), M. Gelli et al. reported
Read MoreDHAKA MARCH 9, 2014. IN AN ARTICLE TITLED, “LIGNIN MODIFICATION LEADS TO INCREASED NODULE NUMBERS IN ALFALFA,” PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 2014 ISSUE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, VOL. 164(3): 1139-1150, RICHARD A. DIXON, THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR AND EIGHT OF HIS ASSOCIATES HAVE SHOWN THAT REDUCTION OF LIGNIN LEVELS IN ALFALFA (MEDICAGO &nb
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