Biotechnology Published Insights

Published Date : 31 Oct, 2023

Biopharmaceutical stabilization or lyophilisation or freeze drying is a process in which water is removed from a product after it is frozen and placed under a vacuum, allowing the ice to change directly from solid form to vapour form without passing through liquid state. The process consists of thre... View more

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 : 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 : 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 : 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