One of the attactive features at the IAS Conference was poster presentation by local participants. Two posters from Plant Biotechnology Lab at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology headed by Professor Zeba Islam Seraj won First and Fourth prizes. The first wining poster entitled, “Prediction of DNA markers and unique identifiers in indigenous rice landrace culti

British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. One of most enthusiastic and energetic GNOBB members, Dr. Md. Tanvir Rahman at BAU has conveyed the following BBC announcement for display in the GNOBB website. “The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) has combined an ancient ancestor of whea

In an article entitled, “Delineating Antibody Recognition in Polyclonal Sera from Patterns of HIV-1 Isolate Neutralization,” published in May 10, 2013, issue of Science (DOI:10.1126/science.1233989), the lead author Ivelin S. Georgiev with 24 other associates from seven research groups have developed a new tool to identify broadly neutralizing antibodies (

The 19th International Conference of Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) was held in Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh to share scientific and technological innovations with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries. The IAS, the Foreign Ministry, the Science and Technology Ministry, BD, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Bangladesh

In an article entitled, “Single-molecule DNA repair in live bacteria,” published in April 29, 2013, issue of PNAS (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi:10.1073/pnas.1301804110), the lead author Stephan Uphoff with four other associates from three research groups have reported a technique to observe DNA repair in living bacteria. Damage caused by mutagens to the

Micropropagation and genetically modified plants are produced through tissue culture techniques. New genes are introduced into single plant cells that are growing in culture. Each cell then replicates and is eventually made to regenerate into a complete plant with the introduced genes by the application of appropriate plant hormones. In addition to the genes that comprise its gen

The International Conference organized by the Islamic Academy of Sciences is due from May 5 through May 8 under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikh Haseena. As published in  the GNOBB website  earlier, the International Conference will be inaugurated by Her Excellency Sheikh Haseena, the PM of the Democratic Republic of Bangladesh. It will be a 4-day conference from

In an article entitled, “Identification of a previously undescribed divergent virus from the Flaviviridae family in an outbreak of equine serum hepatitis,” published in March 18, 2013, issue of PNAS (www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1219217110), the lead author Sanjay Chandriani with seven other associates from two research groups have identified a previo

In an article entitled, “A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions,” published in Scientific Reports on Friday, the 25th April, Christopher (Kit) J. A. Macleod and eleven of his associates affiliated to six well-known UK  Biology institutes have reported the results of their intensive research of a hybrid

A conference on Metabolic Signaling & Disease: From Cell to Organism  will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on August 13 – 17, 2013. Abstract Deadline: May 31, 2013. The Conference which begins on Tuesday evening, August 13 and ends at noon on Saturday, August 17, 2013.