With a good deal of pleasure, GNOBB members would like to congratulate heartily Professor Maqsudul Alam and his team of 28 scientists spanning over the globe for reporting the Draft genome sequence  of natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis. They have reported their results inthe most recent issue of  BMC Genomics, 2013, 14:75. H. brasiliensis  is the

Again this is not strictly a biotechnology related posting. This is meant to keep the members informed that it is very heartening to know that the younger generation of our country is very conscious about our environment and they are working hard to create better Bangladesh. The posting is about the ‘Closing and Award Giving Ceremony of the Earth Champions Program (ECP) 2011 a

The article, entitled, “Islam and Science: The Road to renewal” published on January 26th issue of The Economist is not strictly related to biotechnology and yet I thought that GNOBB members may like to read it with a good deal of interest as it addresses some fundamental issues confronting the Muslim countries. However, the situation is not as dismal as it may appe

 In the most recent issue of  Cell Reports, Yue Wu and  seven other associates at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, Brock University  Ontario, Canada have described salicylic acid (SA) as an essential hormone in plant immunity. Little is hitherto known about the receptor of this essential hormone. The authors have  demonstrated that NPR1 (Natr

In an article entitled, “Autism-related deficits via dysregulated eIF4E-dependent translational control published on the 17thJan.’13 issue of Nature (493:371-377),  Cristos G. Gkogkas and 15 other associates suggest that  hyperconnectivity of neuronal circuits owe to increased synaptic protein synthesis causes autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). &n

In an article entitled, “Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells () to Stem Cell-like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection,” published on 17th January 2013 issue of Cell (152:51–67), the lead author Toshihiro Masaki with four other associates from four research groups have  reported  that the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae

In the weekly science magazine Nature a piece of breakthrough news has been published in its 18th Jan,  2013 issue that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) has approved a new seasonal influenza vaccine through the use of novel DNA recombinant technology.  The trivalent vaccine named Flublok  has been made for the prevention of seasonal inf

GNOBB extends heartiest congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Ariful Islam for his extraordinary research achievements in Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea. In December ’12, he completed his PhD having received THE BEST RESEARCH AWARD for 2012 by Brain Korea 21. Brain Korea 21 is a special project that picks up best research worker from participating universities in recog

In an article entitled, “Whole-Genome Sequencing in Autism Identifies Hot Spots for De Novo Germline Mutation,” published on 21st Dec 2012 issue of Cell (151:1431–1442), the lead author Jacob J. Michaelson with twenty-seven other associates from thirteen research groups have reported the results of their latest investigation on de nov

In their blog site on December 21st, 2012, GCP (Generation Challenge Program) has focused Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj, Professor, BMB-DU for her brilliant work in crop breeding involving molecular genetics. GCP was created by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in 2003 with the mission to use genetic diversity and advanced plant sciences to improve cr