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DRDO develops transgenic tomato
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a transgenic tomato for growing in the cold desert regions of Ladhak.
Towards plastid transformation in maize
Transgene expression from the plastid (chloroplast) genome offers unique attractions to plant biotechnologists, including high-level foreign protein expression (presumably due to the high copy number of the plastid genome per...
Doctors Warn of Powerful and Resistant Tuberculosis Strain
Virulent strains of tuberculosis resistant to all standard drugs have killed 52 of 53 patients in a rural hospital in South Africa in recent months, a team of researchers reported here today.
Antibiotic ban reduces incidence of drug resistance
Australia 's policy of restricting antibiotic use in food-producing animals may be linked with dramatically lower levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in patients, according to scientists.
A Plague On Many Houses
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the “Black Death” or “Bubonic” plague, has been a scourge of human civilization.