Map – Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (1995 Data) Golden Rice to counter Vitamin A deficiency | UPSC – IAS Golden rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. It is intended to produce a fortified food […]
Genome Sequencing Significance in India | CSIR | UPSC – IAS Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome Significance of Genome Sequencing – Able to study the entire genome sequence will help them understand how the genome as a whole works – how genes work together to
Maternal Spindle Transfer (MST) Technique | UPSC – IAS Recently, Fertility doctors in Greece and Spain have produced a baby from three people in order to overcome a woman’s infertility, the team used a technique called maternal spindle transfer (MST). Maternal Spindle Transfer is a technique similar to Pronuclear Transfer in its effort to prevent
Indian Human Microbiome Initiative | UPSC – IAS | PIB Indian Human Microbiome Initiative Project, led by The National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR) – National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) has been put up for approval. What is Microbiome? | UPSC – IAS | PIB The collective genome of all micro-organisms contained within the
About Earth BioGenome Project | UPSC – IAS International biologists have launched an ambitious Earth BioGenome Project at an estimated cost of $4.7bn. Aim of the Project – It aims to sequence, catalog and characterize the genomes of all of Earth’s eukaryotic biodiversity over a period of ten years. Significance of Earth Biogenome project | UPSC
