Agriculture
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- Neem Oil For Pests
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- Tomato?s Genome Sequence Finally Cracked!
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- Tomato Genome Decoded: Researchers To Publish Fruit's Dna Sequence In Full
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- Genomics To Improve Farming
By Ijaz Ahmad RaoBiotechnology is having an increasingly important impact on various sectors and disciplines. Combined with genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, biotechnology can greatly aid our ability to confront the challenges of production, management,...
Agriculture
Genome sequence to give a peek into neem?s medicinal qualities
| A laboratory here has completed the genome sequencing and translational genomics of neem, traditionally known for its medicinal and pesticide qualities. | |
| The firm, Ganit Labs, a public-private initiative, is geared to sending the results of the genome sequencing of neem plant to peer review journal and has also communicated its findings to state biodiversity board. It is also in the process of setting up information knowledge portal to upload, retrieve and share neem data. ?It will be an open access portal, where all current genome study, coding parts, molecular evolution of neem plant will be uploaded. The aim is to encourage students to access the information and come up with innovative ideas,? said Binay Panda, head of the labs. Though neem was used extensively by people in rural areas, nothing about its genome or genetic structure was known till now. Based on the lab?s genome sequencing, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries could conduct further studies to replicate? medicinal or pesticide genetic structure for use in making commercial products. Vijay Chandru, CEO, Strand Life Sciences, the private collaborator in setting up Ganit Labs, said: ?We know about neem?s medical and pesticide properties. We know it works but it becomes scientific only when you explain the mechanism of action and give biological interpretation which is acceptable to modern science. We have the tools and capabilities to explain the mechanism now.? Traditional knowledge Economically relevant plants that have rich traditional knowledge but no molecular knowledge are next in the Labs? agenda. Ganit Lab has been working along with Mazumdar Shah Cancer Centre in collecting samples of oral cancer tumours from the tongue and sequencing the genome. ?We are trying to identify genetic signature specific to oral cancer that is peculiar to India, considering the high prevalence of this type of cancer. Once we detect the genetic signature, it can be used in diagnosis which will ensure early detection,? Chandru said. source- deccanherald | |
- The Benefits Of Agricultural
Agricultural biotechnology is any technique in Which living organisms, or parts of organisms are altered to make or modify agricultural products, to improve crops, or develop microbes for specific uses in agricultural processes. Simply put, when the...
- Neem Oil For Pests
It seems like no matter what time of the year, insects abound, but there is a great organic solution available to keeping bugs in check. Of course good gardening practices and proper crop rotation help, but sometimes you need a helping hand to keep your...
- Tomato?s Genome Sequence Finally Cracked!
44 Though science has still not replied to the eternal question of whether tomato is a fruit or a vegetable, it has stepped closer to answering it. The full genome sequence of tomato has been discovered by an international team of scientists, working...
- Tomato Genome Decoded: Researchers To Publish Fruit's Dna Sequence In Full
By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/30/2012 01:07 PM EDT on LiveScience For years scientists have slaved away, trying to piece together the genes that make up the ripe, red goodness that is the tomato. They have finally published...
- Genomics To Improve Farming
By Ijaz Ahmad RaoBiotechnology is having an increasingly important impact on various sectors and disciplines. Combined with genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, biotechnology can greatly aid our ability to confront the challenges of production, management,...