All about Biotechnology and Biochemistry

08/09/2018

https://edu.t-bio.info/short-term-bioinformatics-2018/

This 1 month short-term Bioinformatics training program that will cover the basics of processing, exploration and analysis of high-throughput biomedical data, we will work through several example datasets to learn how data-driven exploration can lead to exciting discovery in basic and translational....

30/06/2018

https://qz.com/1315829/the-dna-of-all-the-animals-on-earth-will-be-recorded-in-an-enormous-new-genetics-project/

One of the fields where progress seems to be moving especially quickly is genomics, and with that progress, ambitions have grown just as fast. The Earth BioGenome project, which aims to sequence the DNA of all known eukaryotic life on Earth, is a glowing example of both progress and ambition.

It’s estimated to take 10 years, cost $4.7 billion, and require more than 200 petabytes of digital storage space (a petabyte is one quadrillion, or 1015 bytes).

28/06/2018

Join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2089300624730652/
If you want to stay up-to-date about new researches in the scientific world, share your scientific queries, be part of a community of scientists to share ideas or you are just a science addict, then this is the group for you.

28/06/2018

Scientists from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute studied the initial interaction of Plasmodium vivox, a widespread malaria parasite causing human infections, with young red blood cells for the first time using novel ‘atomic scale’ blueprint.

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Scientists from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute studied the initial interaction of Plasmodium vivox, a widespread malaria parasite causing human infections, with young red blood cells for the first…

25/06/2018

A team from the Gene Editing Institute has developed a new CRISPR tool by replacing Cas9 with another protein: Cpf1, also known as Cas12a.
With CRISPR-Cpf1, they found they could remove a molecule of DNA called a plasmid from a cell and edit it in a test tube. According to the researchers, theirs is the first CRISPR tool that can do this, and it could be an improvement over CRISPR-Cas9 in several respects.

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And it could be used in the "real-world" very soon.

24/06/2018

2-days Hands on online workshop for $10 (Pakistani Ruppee: 1,216 Rs), with certificate from a foreign institute, on June 25-26, 10am to 5:30pm CST (Pakistani time: 8pm to 3:30am).

Workshop 1: Processing and Understanding RNA-seq Data
Part 1: Processing Data – a critical approach to RNA-seq
Part 2: Detecting differences in RNA-seq data

Workshop 2: Machine Learning for Transcriptomic Data
Part 1: Conventional Machine Learning Approaches for Transcriptomic Data
Part 2: Project Workflow and Biological Interpretation

Link: https://edu.t-bio.info/lbrn-workshop-1/

Inbox for any query and to be part of the workshop.

One of the primary challenges in processing RNA-seq data is in aligning it accurately to a reference genome and getting true values associated with biological variation. In this part of the workshop, we will review how subtle changes in our pipeline for read alignment and quantification will affect....

21/06/2018

2-days Hands on online workshop for $30 (discount prices available), with certificate, on June 25-26, 10am to 5:30pm CST.

Workshop 1: Processing and Understanding RNA-seq Data
Part 1: Processing Data – a critical approach to RNA-seq
Part 2: Detecting differences in RNA-seq data

Workshop 2: Machine Learning for Transcriptomic Data
Part 1: Conventional Machine Learning Approaches for Transcriptomic Data
Part 2: Project Workflow and Biological Interpretation

Link: https://edu.t-bio.info/lbrn-workshop-1/

Inbox for any query.

One of the primary challenges in processing RNA-seq data is in aligning it accurately to a reference genome and getting true values associated with biological variation. In this part of the workshop, we will review how subtle changes in our pipeline for read alignment and quantification will affect....

26/05/2016

By altering the DNA of mosquitoes, we could eradicate diseases like malaria and Zika. But how far is too far?

Read More: http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_kahn_gene_editing_can_now_change_an_entire_species_forever?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=science

CRISPR gene drives allow scientists to change sequences of DNA and guarantee that the resulting edited genetic trait is inherited by future generations, opening up the possibility of altering entire species forever. More than anything, the technology has led to questions: How will this new power aff...

26/05/2016

There may be a new, unexpected cause for climate change -- antibiotics.

Read More: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/antibiotics-may-give-cows-gas-contribute-climate-change?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=cowgas-4556

Dosed cows’ manure gives off 80% more methane than that of unmedicated cows

22/05/2016

Some of the interesting scientific facts.

21/05/2016

Way to go Portugal!

It has been determined that between 6:45 am on May 7 and 5:45 pm on May 11, Portugal's total energy use was all covered by renewable energy sources. While four days doesn't seem like much, it's an encouraging prospect that an entire country can meet its energy demands through renewables. Perhaps it will inspire those who are particularly driven by friendly competition.

Read More: http://www.popsci.com/entire-country-portugal-runs-on-renewable-energy-for-4-days?src=SOC&dom=fb

107 hours with no emissions!

21/05/2016

Doesn't that seem shocking and funny to know? :D

Around 1 p.m. on May 8, the nation’s renewable energy generating facilities were supplying around 55 gigawatts of the 63 gigawatts being consumed – about 87 percent of the total electricity consumption. With the addition of the country’s conventional power plants, the output actually exceeded the national demand. This energy surplus meant that, for a brief time, energy prices were actually negative, meaning consumers were effectively being paid to consume electricity.

Read More: http://www.iflscience.com/environment/germany-just-produced-so-much-renewable-energy-it-had-pay-people-use-it

Electricity bills are often ludicrously high thanks to our energy-intensive modern world, but every now and then, thanks to the forces of nature, a metaphorical miracle takes place. As reported by Quartz, Germany just experienced such a phenomenon when a particularly bright and sunny day supercharge...