has posted a interesting piece of news about the possibility of release of  transgenic Atlantic Salmon which grows twice as fast as its natural counterpart.AquaBounty, the company which has developed the fish has imposed strict restriction  not to sell the fish to farmers who do not have enclosed, inland tanks. As GNOBB readers are well aware of that

In an article entitled, “Additive genetic variation in resistance traits of an exotic pine species: little evidence for constraints on the evolution of resistance against native herbivores,” published online in Heredity,  Dec. 12, ’12,  Moreira X and Zas R and Sampedro L at the department of Department of

The preservation of  a mammoth  in Siberian permafrost is no longer a sensational news. The DNA of some of its part has been deciphered.  But now the regeneration of over 31,000 years old plants preserved in permafrost related to  Silene linnaeana into a mature plant with flowers is something  short of miracle.  In an article entitled, “Regen

The fourth Biochemistry Olympiad 2012 was held 22ndDecember in Curzon Hall.  It was a grand success, thanks to the organizational capability of the staff members of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular  Biology, DU,  spearheaded by  its Chairman,  Prof. Dr. Haseena Khan. The Chief guest on the concluding session was Prof. Dr. AA Arefin Siddique,

22nd Dec., ’12. In an article entitled, “Algal genomes reveal evolutionary mosaicism and the fate of nucleomorphs” published in the  6th Dec. ’12 issue of Nature (492:59-65), Bruce A. Curtis  and his 72 associates (affiliated to  different universities of Canada, the USA,  the UK, Czeck, Germany, France, Sweden, Australia an

In an article entitled, “Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres,” published in the 20th December, 2012 issue of Nature (492:423-427), Andrew H. Paterson and 73 authors affiliated to leading world institutions working in cotton, investigated into the role of polyploidy leading to

When given proper environment and  adequate opportunity, a young scientist may rise to an exceptionally high level.  Dr. Khadem is a  glaring example. He became a GNOBB member since the early days of its creation. Next four years saw him as a Ph.D. student under the joint  Dr. Khademul Islam supervision of  Professor Dr. &

In the Dean election of Dhaka University held on the 12th of December, Professor Dr. M. Imdadul Hoque at the Department of Botany, has been elected the Dean of Biological Faculty of Biological Sciences,  for the next term defeating his rival, Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Bashar by a difference of 10 votes – a comfortable margin considering that it was a micro-election.  Dr.

In an article entitled, “Revealing genetic diversity of tree peonies at micro-evolution level with hyper-variable chloroplast markers and floral traits” published in the 2012,  December issue of Plant Cell Reports (vol. 31 (12): 2199-2213), Suo Zhili with six associates affiliated to seven research institutes in China described  a novel method by whic

In an article, “A soybean cyst nematode resistance gene points to a new mechanism of plant resistance to pathogens,” published on the 13th December issue of Nature (Nature: 492, 256–260, Shiming Liu and 16 of his associates affiliated to five universities in the USA, report of a resistant gene at the Rhg4 (for resistance to a nematode,