CONTENTS                                                  Jul-Aug 2001

IN THE NEWS
Protein-rich rice based on Afro-Asian strains Ö A network for environmental sanitation Ö Fresh and tastier milk Ö Unilever ropes in IIT Ö New facility for algae culture in India Ö Digitized inventory of economically important plants Ö Australia's first cloned piglet Ö New biotech park Ö Protein-rich maize Ö Bioterrorism genome project Ö Project on molecular marker

MARKET NEWS
Biotechnology makes inroads into pharma industry Ö Collaboration to characterize human proteins Ö China tops in fungi production Ö Proteomics and molecular diagnostics in strategic alliance

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
New carcinoembryonic antigen Ö Novel target for treating obesity Ö Cholesterol gene identified Ö Gene causes male infertility Ö World's first hybrid pigeonpea Ö Plant defence gene

R&D IDEAS
Growth hormone synthesized Ö 'Wild card' stem cells found in adult bone marrow Ö New technique to decode genome Ö Synthetic viruses Ö Detecting rotten potatoes Ö New DNA analysis technology Ö Gene associated with sleep apnoea identified

DNA-SEQUENCING
Sequencing of Aspergillus fumigatus Ö DNA fingerprinting to detect spurious chillies Ö DNA sequencing mice Ö Validating SNPs Ö R&D projects in genomics

MEDICAL BIOTECH
India's first indigenous pro-biotic yeast Ö Treating phenylketonuria Ö New biotech centre with PCR machines Ö Tender ones at risk Ö Transgenic pig cloned

AGRI BIOTECH
New technology for screening sweet potatoes Ö Edible food-grade fruit coating Ö Rare banana variety cloned Ö Gene conferring drought tolerance isolated Ö Pro-vitamin A rich rice Ö Enzymes for textile processing

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Detection of microbial contamination Ö Low-tech water purification Ö Lethal gene transfer Ö Testing device to help develop safe products

BIOREMEDIATION
Micro warriors Ö Detection of mercury in fish

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