Scientists Develop Salt Tolerant Rice Variety

Scientists Develop Salt Tolerant Rice Variety

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A group of Indian scientists has developed a new salt-tolerant transgenic rice plant by over-expressing a gene from wild rice called Porteresia coarctata into the commonly used IR 64 indica rice variety. Porteresia coarctata is a native of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar and is grown mainly in saline estuaries
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Wild Blood Fruit A Source of Natural Red Colourant May Be Domesticated

Blood fruit is a woody climber and it is very popular among tribes in the Northeastern states, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bangladesh. The fruit is not only tasty and rich in anti-oxidant but is also a good source of dye for the local handicraft industry.  Now researchers have developed a standard nursery protocol for its propagation.

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Drug Resistance Posing a New Challenge for Child Survival

Drug Resistance Posing a New Challenge for Child Survival

Antimicrobial resistance has become a global health challenge, making easily treatable infections difficult to treat.  The problem is not sparing vulnerable population groups like newborn babies who need urgent treatment in case of conditions such as neonatal sepsis.

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