28 March – 4 April 2016 Obesity is predictable even at the age of 6 months A new study reveals that it is possible to predict the obesity of an adult even during infancy. This is made possible by simply observing the BMI over the course of time not by some fancy new technique. Find source How …
21 – 27 March 2016 Smallest genome synthetic organism created Scientists has reported development of a bacterium to have the smallest genome—and the fewest genes—of any freely living organism. The new organism has a genome of just 473 genes which are needed to survive and reproduce. Find source What's in the name? Age probably. …
14 – 20 March 2016 Living factories of the future Christina Smolke at Stanford University in California has turned yeast into a biofactory that, by starting with sugar as a raw ingredient, makes the potent pain-relief drug hydrocodone. Find source China's forest recovery shows hope for climate recovery China's sweeping program to restore forests across the …
07 - 13 March 2016 Stephen Hawking not happy with Brexit Prof Stephen Hawking has showed strong reservation over the idea of British leaving European Union. He referred Brexit as "disaster for UK science" in a letter co-written by 150 British scientists. Find source Artificial intelligence beats human This week and historical game of Go was organized …
29 February – 06 March 2016 Pakistan's 5th Invention to Innovation Summit 2016 University of the Punjab hosted 5th Invention to Innovation Summit 2016 in first week of the March. More than 500 indigenous technologies made by scientists were displayed. CEMB bags the second position on development of transgenic cotton verities. Find source UKRAINE – Science …
22 – 28 February 2016 Mental abilities are effected by anatomy of brain Every single person is different and has mixture of traits: some are tough others are not, and some are anxious. A new finding suggests that structure of brains affect both anatomical and cognitive factors, such as intelligence. Find source Decaying batteries of …
In this second issue of third volume, Advancements in Life Sciences has published multidisciplinary scholarly research papers from fields of Biotechnology, Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Molecular Forensics. This time we focused Biotechnology section for an important study on potato sweetening. All of the contents can be accessed openly. Enjoy reading! Volume 3, Issue 2 (25 February 2016) …
15 – 21 February 2016 Hunting drugs made easy by using DNA tags Trillion of DNA molecules are placed in a test tube to identify candidate drugs that can latch onto the proteins involved in disease. Find source Gut microbes help to cope with malnutrition in children Certain microbes have been identified as playing …
08 – 14 February 2016 Air pollution takes 5.5 million lives annually Power plants, vehicle exhaust, industrial manufacturing, burning coal and other related environmentally hazardous pollutants account for 5.5 million human lives every year now. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world's fastest growing economies, China and India. Find source …
01 – 07 February 2016 India becomes member of EMBO India joins the European Molecular Biology Organization as associate member state (EMBO). India is second such country outside Europe to become part of this organization after Singapore. Indian scientists can now take part in EMBO research plans and programs. Find source Low cotton production may …
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