Dhaka 5th August,  ’14. A team of engineers has developed a class of tiny bio-hybrid machines that swim like sperm, the first synthetic structures that can traverse the viscous fluids of biological environments on their own. Led by Professor Taher Saif, the University of Illinois Gutgsell Professor of mechanical science and engineering, the team published its wo

GNOBB wishes all its members and well wishers a very happy and Joyous Eid. 

GNOBB members will be pleased to  read a message received from Dr. Arthur G. Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., AAAS,  Science & Technology Policy Fellow (AFITZMAU@nsf.gov>. The message comprises a very good news  that  the U.S. National Science Foundation has published a book entitled,”Excellence Everywhere: A Resource for Scientists Launching Research Careers in

Outstanding Achievement of a Bangladeshi Expatriate Scientist

In the 3rd July, ‘14  issue of Nature wheat breeders at  the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus have reported that they have identified the genes in wheat that control boron tolerance  significantly. This discovery will help wheat breeders advance more rapidly new varieties for increased yields

Dhaka 9th July, 2014. In their joint research project, scientists from Technical University at Bursa in Turkey and North Carolina State University, USA recently carried out a comparative study between autohydrolysis and acid-catalyzed autohydrolysis of wheat straw. The object of the present study was to determine and understand the impact of acid addition in overall sugar recov

GmPIP1;6 is a valuable gene for genetic engineering to improve soybean yield and salt tolerance. Recent study on the role of this gene suggests that it may be a multi-functional aquaporin involved in root water transport, photosynthesis and seed loading.

Dhaka 9th July,  2014. USAID Bangladesh organized a special Journalist Roundtable about Bt brinjal in Bangladesh on July 8, 2014 at Dhaka. The theme of the discussion was Bt Brinjal: The Myths and Realities.Mark Lynas, an expert on environmental issues and consultant for Cornell University (USA), spoke about the potential benefits of Bt b

Researchers from Bursa Technical University, Turkey and North Carolina State University recently  jointly conducted a comparative study between auto-hydrolysis and acid-catalyzed auto-hydrolysis of wheat  straw. The goal of the present study was to determine and understand the impact of  addition of acid on overall sugar recovery from wheat for biofuel production.

Dhaka 7th July. Through genetic engineering, Dr. Wendy Harwood and her colleagues at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK developed a barley variety more susceptible to water deficit, i.e.,  a variety characterized by stomata which closed more readily when water was scarce. In other words, this mechanism enabled the newly evolved variety to  retain the pl