Abiotic stresses like salinity and drought directly affect plant growth and water availability, resulting in lower yield in rice. Salinity and drought tolerance mechanisms are very complex and usually regulated by multiple genes. Moreover, along with stress tolerance, enhanced grain yield is also a major focus of rice breeding. Previous studies separately showed that mutations or lo

Dhaka August 2, 2017. IBO 2017 was organized by the Royal Society of Biology in partnership with The University of Warwick, UK. The event began on Sunday the 23rd July with an Opening Ceremony. Over the week there were two full days of exams for participants, split into  practical and  theory. There were also a number of excursions and activities for both partici

(Reuters) - Technology that allows alteration of genes in a human embryo has been used for the first time in the United States, according to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, which carried out the research. The OHSU research is believed to have broken new ground both in the number of embryos experimented upon and by demonstrating it is possible to safely an

Dhaka July 29, 2017. GNOBB would like to  warmly congratulate Dr. Richard Malo for successfully completing his PhD from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, University of Dhaka under the supervision of  Professor (Dr.) Zeba I Seraj. He was awarded the CSISA (Cereal System Initiative for South Asia) scholarship for pursuing his PhD. The research work was co

Dhaka, June 18, 2017. The GNOBB members will be pleased to know that the June issue of BAPTC&B has just been published. Among other articles the issue contains a comprehensive review article on genetics and breeding of wheat by Professor Dr. Mujeeb Kazi and his assicates at CIMMYT and other research Institutes spread all over the globe.

For the very first time an outreach program has been arranged by Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) in association with Bangladesh Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (BAPTC&B) to encourage the students regarding science specially biology. The program started with thoughtful and encouraging speeches of Professor Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj, Preside

Anannya, a fortnightly magazine has been in publication since 1987. The publication is notable to celebrate and acknowledge women for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields commencing 1993. Anannya’s top ten awards have become one of the most prestigious events in the industry with many winners going onto receive the highest national recognition such as Eku

In Bangladesh, one million out of a total nine million hectares of cultivable land are salinity affected, and the vulnerability is more profound during the dry season. Therefore, identifying novel sources of genetic variation for tolerance traits in rice is a suitable approach to cope up with this salinity crisis. Professor Dr. Zeba I. Seraj and her team at Plant Biotechnology Labor

The challenge in modern animal production is to develop non-antibiotic feed additives that promote animal health in general and gut health particularly in order to improve animal performance and productivity. Alpha-monoglycerides are a class of glycerides that are composed of a fatty acid linked to the sn1-position of glycerol through an ester bond and are known for their

CRISPR-Cas9: a cutting-edge genome editing technology is more talked about topic now-a-days; better we termed it as “CRISPR-craze”. CRISPR-Cas9, a system adapted from bacterial immune system has fueled genome editing revolution for being efficient, rapid and easy to use technology. To enrich learning experience on this technology Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotec