In a path-breaking genetic study that could significantly reduce the risk of organ rejection and other medical complications, scientists of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here have formulated a method to predict the optimal dose of an immunosuppressant drug given to kidney transplant patients.
The berry-bearing black nightshade shrub is proving to possess the potency to treat liver cancer, as the compound, Uttroside-B isolated from this plant as part of the path-breaking research programme of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology .
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Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan
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Union Minister says Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology association with cancer hospitals in Kerala is expected to facilitate advanced cell-based therapy against cancer at affordable cost
The upcoming second campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) at Akkulam here will be developed as a major facility for translational applications of immunotherapy and development of therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer, Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said.
Addressing the 13th general body meeting of RGCB over a video-conferencing network, Dr. Vardhan said RGCB’s close association with multiple cancer hospitals in Kerala was expected to facilitate the advanced cell-based therapy against cancer at affordable cost. A lead anti-cancer molecule discovered by scientists at RGCB had been licensed to a multinational company and was in the final stages of p
New steriliser promises cleaner air indoor than outdoor
March 01, 2021
‘100 per-cent safe bet against Coronavirus pathogen’ Layout and design of a building, as well as occupancy, type of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC), can impact the potential airborne spread of Coronavirus, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
A Kerala-based researcher has now patented an air steriliser that operates on a ground-breaking visible light photo-catalytic technology and promises ‘100 per cent safe air’ in air-conditioned, closed environments. A visiting Vice-President M Venkiah Nadu commended the invention at a function here as last week.
Cleaner air indoor
Syriac Joseph Palackal, a scientist in synthetic chemistry with many international patents to his credit, said that his Aerolyz ASR 600 steriliser can generate cleaner air indoor than outdoor. Available data suggest that indoor air is five-time more polluted than outdoor.