The plant [I]Arabidopsis[/I] has been genetically modified to suck up the poisonous metal Aresenic from the soil and transport it to the leaves, which could be dried and stored. This, according to me, is a very good example where BioHacking is actually d...
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The future of Tissue Engineering
Researchers have improved the Bioprinter technology to make more dense organs. These Bioprinters print the complete tissues (and organs, in near future) which are very much alive. This is a vital step towards replacement of old and worn out tissues. Imag...
Misc Questions/Observations…
In the past week I observed three peculiar biological phenomena. I wonder why these were evolved. The observations:
1. I have a money plant at my place. I observed that only alternate leaves on a stem dry up. Why? 2. The bananas start ripening ...
Evolved Cellular Automata for Protein Secondary Structure Prediction
Phew.... Finally, the first draft of my research paper "[B]Evolved Cellular Automata for Protein Secondary Structure Prediction[/B]" is complete. I guess the paper needs more revisions. But, I am feeling quite happy as this is my first research paper. ...
BioHacking for Dummies
I wish I could write this book someday but before that I will have to educate myself sufficiently. But, in the meantime, I can always enjoy gleaming at the cover...
I wish I could write this book someday but before that I will have to educate myself...
Viruses hacked to Assemble Batteries
The self-assembly of viruses has been used by researchers at MIT to synthesize high-density batteries. These batteries have twice the capacity of carbon-based ones.
Engineers are clearly learning and using much of nature's existing sofisticated t...
The Genomics of Dragon…
Here is an interesting bit of information. While the whole world is busy searching for Extra Terrestial life, some scientists are creating genomes for creatures that never existed. Genedupe's researchers have synthesised genomes of Dragon, Unicorn, etc ...
The Mystery behind Genetic Code
The genetic code of most of organism is same. I believe that nature doesn't do anything for random. Then why is the genetic code the way it is? There has to be some purpose behind it. I mean why there are 3 stop codons (UAA, UAG, UGA) and just one star...
Jeev – The Online Life Sciences Magazine launched…
For the past 3-4 days I was very busy with the wrapping up the inagural issue of Jeev. It is an online life sciences magazine launched by me and my batch mates at college. I feel so happy and satisfied now........ For the past 3-4 days I was very busy w...
The Selfish Gene completes turns 30…
This year, recently, the classic and einsteinian book turned thirty. The book which I am talking about is 'The Selfish Gene' by Richard Dawkins. The reason why I call the book einteinian is because it redefined not just the evolutionary biology ...