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Thread: Internship/Research Opportunities for Sri Lankan Students
Post: Internship/Research Opportunities for Sri Lankan S...
Many local degree programmes related to biotechnology, both BSc and MSc, require the students to carry out a short-term research project or an internship for the fulfilment of the degree. Some of the ...
Forum: Sri Lanka
07-10-2013, 09:36 PM
Thread: MSc Degrees in Biotechnology Offered by Two Top Sri Lankan Universities
Post: MSc Degrees in Biotechnology Offered by Two Top Sr...
Information on MSc at University of Ruhuna and Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Course contents, How to apply, Fees and Duration of the programs. Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) PGIS, a postgraduat...
Forum: Sri Lanka
07-09-2013, 09:45 PM
Thread: Join IFS, Sri Lanka as a Research Assistant
Post: Join IFS, Sri Lanka as a Research Assistant
Institute of Fundamental Sciences, popular as IFS among research personnel, is a renowned research institute in Sri Lanka. It conducts research on many areas including microbial biotechnology and mole...
Forum: Careers
07-06-2013, 04:56 PM
Thread: IBMBB Sri Lanka: Postgraduate Programmes and Application Details
Post: IBMBB Sri Lanka: Postgraduate Programmes and Appli...
The Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB) is a postgraduate training institute affiliated with the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. IBMBB is the National Node for ...
Forum: Sri Lanka
07-05-2013, 05:29 AM
Thread: Industrial Fermentation: Upstream and Downstream Process Overview
Post: Industrial Fermentation: Upstream and Downstream P...
Depending on the circumstance, the term fermentation can have three meanings. In a physiological sense, fermentation refers to a process that produces energy by breaking down of energy-rich compounds ...
07-04-2013, 08:09 PM
Thread: Artificial Cells Applications and their Future
Post: Artificial Cells Applications and their Future
An artificial cell can basically be defined as a particle that replaces or assists cellular functions, and in which biological or non-biological materials are encapsulated within a biological or synth...
07-01-2013, 01:03 PM
Thread: Fatty Microbes: The Concept of Single Cell Oils
Post: Fatty Microbes: The Concept of Single Cell Oils
Although not so widespread as single cell proteins, microbial production of oils and fats, termed as Single Cell Oils (SCO), is a concept that is becoming increasingly popular among the scientists an...
06-30-2013, 12:59 AM
Thread: Biopreservation: Re-discovering a 'Forgotten' Concept
Post: Biopreservation: Re-discovering a 'Forgotten' Conc...
Age-old Wisdom - Neglected Fermentation is one of the first food preservation techniques known to man. Since ancient times, it has been observed that the activity of microorganisms on certain fresh f...
06-25-2013, 03:41 AM
Thread: Bacteria as Anticancer Agents
Post: Bacteria as Anticancer Agents
Bacteria make people sick, one would say. Yes they do. However, they can also make people better. For almost a hundred years, scientists have known the potential of using bacteria to alleviate certain...
06-20-2013, 06:08 PM
Thread: Organ Printing: A Dream Coming True?
Post: Organ Printing: A Dream Coming True?
A Printed Liver? A press release issued in April 2013, by Organovo Holdings, Inc., USA, a manufacturer of 3D human tissues, announces the creation of a three dimensional human liver tissue using a te...
06-18-2013, 05:56 PM
Thread: Biofilms- Bacteria in a Fortress
Post: Biofilms- Bacteria in a Fortress
Many bacterial species that are clinical pathogens or industrial contaminants are capable of forming biofilms. These biofilms provide a safe haven to bacteria, protecting them from the attack of antim...
06-15-2013, 05:03 AM
Thread: Synthetic Microbes as Efficient Cell Factories
Post: Synthetic Microbes as Efficient Cell Factories
Scientists are trying to play God, it seems. Rather than replicating existing genomes and modifying existing microorganisms, scientists now aim to create “synthetic life” from scratch. They are con...
06-12-2013, 05:13 PM
Thread: Bioplastics: Microbial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Post: Bioplastics: Microbial Production of Polyhydroxyal...
Conventional Plastics Plastics are everywhere. They have outdone many of the traditional materials with their durability, flexibility and water-resistance among numerous other useful characteristics....
06-08-2013, 10:51 AM
Thread: Antimicrobial Enzymes: Modern Weaponry against Microbes
Post: Antimicrobial Enzymes: Modern Weaponry against Mic...
The Same Old Story- Drug Resistance and Biofilms In the age-old war between humans and microbes, we are losing grounds fast. Those so called magic bullets have long since proved unsuccessful due to t...
06-04-2013, 01:58 AM
Thread: Microbial Cellulases: From a Rotting Cartridge Belt to Designer Jeans
Post: Microbial Cellulases: From a Rotting Cartridge Bel...
An Invisible Enemy During the Second World War, the American military units stationed in the South Pacific jungles had to face a different kind of threat: deterioration of their clothing and equipmen...
06-01-2013, 09:54 PM
Thread: Fighting Cancer with Radioactive Listeria-The Lesser of Three Evils?
Post: Fighting Cancer with Radioactive Listeria-The Less...
Scientists have combined a dangerous pathogen and a radionuclide as a treatment for a yet deadly disease. A group of researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, claim to succes...
05-30-2013, 11:52 PM
Thread: Fluorescent Protein-Based Biosensors
Post: Fluorescent Protein-Based Biosensors
What are biosensors? A biosensor, in simple terms, is a biological component that can sense an analyte. It contains three parts; a biological element that detects the change, a transducer element tha...
05-29-2013, 04:24 AM
Thread: Now we can produce starch from cellulose!
Post: Now we can produce starch from cellulose!
No Food? Eat Wood! Plants give us food. But the question is can plants produce enough food to feed the growing global population that is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050? Many statistics estimate...
05-24-2013, 09:41 PM
Thread: Bacterial Viruses as Antibiotics
Post: RE: Bacterial Viruses as Antibiotics
(05-16-2013, 02:07 AM)TobyForbes Wrote: Its kind a funny thing The enemy of my enemy is my friend, but now i realize the importance of this while getting old our body capacity to fight against virus...
05-22-2013, 02:18 PM
Thread: Tooth Regeneration: Grow Your Teeth Like an Alligator!
Post: Tooth Regeneration: Grow Your Teeth Like an Alliga...
Although the mere notion of the alligator teeth could give us creeps, scientists hope that within these scary jaws lies the clue for successful tooth regeneration in humans. A latest research appeared...
Forum: Stem Cells
05-22-2013, 02:05 PM
Thread: Can Bacteria Control Obesity and Diabetes?
Post: Can Bacteria Control Obesity and Diabetes?
Excess Body Fat? Bacteria may be the remedy! A group of scientists predicts that there may be a possibility of using the common gut inhabitant Akkermansia muciniphila, a Gram negative bacterial speci...
05-20-2013, 10:10 PM
Thread: Spider Silk: A Thread So Fine
Post: Spider Silk: A Thread So Fine
Spider silk can actually stop a train! A group of physics students at United Kingdom's University of Leicester declare. According to their calculations, a single strand of silk from Darwin's bark sp...
05-19-2013, 02:05 AM
Thread: Miracle Poison: Can a Lethal Neurotoxin be a Therapeutic?
Post: Miracle Poison: Can a Lethal Neurotoxin be a Thera...
Botulinum neurotoxin, produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum is the most potent biological toxin identified thus far. A minute amount of botulinum toxin can lead to botulism, result...
05-16-2013, 03:39 AM
Thread: Bacterial Viruses as Antibiotics
Post: Bacterial Viruses as Antibiotics
The enemy of my enemy is my friend - Can bacterial viruses be used as antibiotics? Viruses, often guilty of causing diseases in animals and plants, usually have the reputation of being the bad guys. ...
05-13-2013, 07:33 PM
Thread: Controlling Pathogens: Using the Divide and Conquer Strategy
Post: Controlling Pathogens: Using the Divide and Conque...
Unity is strength, they say. This is also true in bacterial pathogenesis. Recent researches reveal that many pathogenic bacteria have communication networks that let them know when their numbers are...
05-11-2013, 06:58 PM
Thread: Camouflaged Nano-Soldiers Battling Micro-Enemies
Post: Camouflaged Nano-Soldiers Battling Micro-Enemies
Despite the discovery of new antibiotics, bacteria are becoming more and more antibiotic resistant. Most pathogenic strains have developed multi drug resistant mechanisms, making them increasingly dif...
05-10-2013, 11:57 AM