Biotechnology Published Insights

Published Date : 05 Sep, 2023

DNA Chips, Biochips or DNA microarrays consists of a microscope slide made materials such as glass, silicon chips, and nylon membrane, which is printed with thousands of minute spots. These spots contain a known DNA sequence or gene in an orderly sequence. DNA microar... View more

Published Date : 19 Oct, 2022

A temperature monitoring system regulates and controls the temperature of a particular environment. A patient temperature monitoring helps in measurement of the body temperature which helps in detection of the patient illness. The patient temperature monitoring is use... View more

Published Date : 28 Jan, 2022

Cell therapy can be defined as the transfer of new cells into a patient’s body to repair or replace damaged tissue or cells to treat a disease. The introduced cells can be from patient’s own body or from the donor. Different types of cells can be utilized ... View more

Published Date : 22 Dec, 2021

Bioreactors are processing vessels used for providing effective environment for enzymes or cells during biochemical processing which involves biological active substances and microorganisms. The bioreactor processes are aerobic or anaerobic. There are various types of... View more

Published Date : 15 Dec, 2021

A rapid diagnostic test of a sample of a person helps to detect the presence of viral proteins (antigens) related to the COVID-19 virus. This ensures an accurate and a speedy diagnosis, and its usage is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC-app... View more

Published Date : 01 Dec, 2021

Lymphoma is the most common type of blood cancer which occurs when white blood cells called lymphocytes grow and multiply uncontrollably in the human body. Lymphocytes are a part of the immune system of the body, which travel around the body through the lymphatic syst... View more

Published Date : 15 Sep, 2021

COVID-19 infection is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is a highly transmissible and life-threatening strain of coronavirus. Nasal swab is a method used for collecting clinical test samples of nasal secretions. Nasal swabs can be used for analysis of number of infectious d... View more

Published Date : 30 Aug, 2021

Diabetes, also known as Diabetes mellitus is a condition, wherein the concentration of glucose increases in the blood due to shortage of insulin or insulin resistance. Some of the commonly experienced symptoms of diabetes include increased thirst, frequent urination, ... View more

Published Date : 15 Aug, 2021

Antifreeze proteins are peptides or polypeptides produced by certain organisms that lower the freezing point of water to prevent crystallization in the frozen state. This allows organisms to survive at a temperature below zero degree Celsius without any freezing damag... View more

Published Date : 15 Aug, 2021

Genomic biomarkers are either DNA or RNA characteristics that are associated with a physiological process, immunological process or therapeutic response. A genomic biomarker reveals the expression, function, and regulation of a gene. DNA characteristics that act as ge... View more

Published Date : 13 Aug, 2021

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that circulates through the entire body with the help of a network of blood vessels such as arteries, veins, and capillaries. Blood is made up of four major components, which include red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and p... View more

Published Date : 28 Jul, 2021

Gene panels are specialized diagnostic tools used to assess multiple genes at once for mutations related to diseases such as cancer, cardiomyopathy, and others. Gene panels enable the users to obtain results at a reduced cost and time. Gene panels are useful in s... View more

Published Date : 17 Feb, 2021

Regenerative medicine is a biological heterogeneous domain that incorporates material science, engineering, medicine, biological science, and surgery. It acts therapeutically by augmenting and stimulating the body’s capacity for regeneration and self-repair. Reg... View more

Published Date : 24 Nov, 2020

Plant-based biologics are biologic drugs that are manufactured by using plant molecular farming. They are also known as plant-made biologics (PMB). The applications and advantages of plant-based biologics have stretched beyond the traditional boundaries of vaccines an... View more

Published Date : 13 Jul, 2020

Transcriptomics the study of structures and functions of transcript molecules. Transcripts comprise all types of ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules namely, messenger RNA (mRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and other non-coding RNA molecules. Increasing ap... View more

Published Date : 17 Dec, 2018

Protein expression is an integral tool in biological research and it is gaining significant traction as a pharmaceutical production mechanism for biological therapeutics. The biotechnology industry uses both cell types prokaryotic (bacteria) and eukaryotic (animal, fu... View more

Published Date : 30 Nov, 2018

In recent past, most of the gene therapies received orphan drug designations. Orphan drugs are generally defined as those medicines with one or more indications approved under the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. The Orphan Drug Act supports the development of innovative trea... View more

Published Date : 20 Jul, 2018

Recombinant therapeutic protein drugs are an important class of medicines, which helps patients in need of novel therapies. Recently approved recombinant protein therapeutics have been developed to treat a wide variety of clinical indications, including cancers, inflammation/autoimmunity, genetic... View more