CONTENTS                                                  Jan-Feb 2002

IN THE NEWS
Banking on genes Ö Transgenic crops spread Ö New healthcare market Ö Bio-Rad plans manufacturing base in India Ö Indo-Russia biotech centre Ö Biotech advances pave way for individualized medicines Ö World's largest study on genetics of heart disease Ö Judicial powers recom­mended for GEAC Ö Biotech parks in India Ö Malaria genome sequence Ö Stem cell research boosted Ö Vision document on biotechnology Ö Biotech courses set to grow

MARKET NEWS
Erythropoietin gets clearance from DCGI Ö GVK in biotech pact Ö Cellomics' HCS technology for Wyeth-Ayerst Labs Ö DNA-banking services Ö Genome R&D pact Ö InterMune licenses Eli Lilly antibiotic Ö Database on structural proteomics

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Liquid biofertilizers for grapes Ö Scientists build computer from DNA molecules Ö Portable chlorophyll meter Ö New software for DNA microarray analysis Ö Cloning system

R&D IDEAS
Genetic alterations caused by global warming Ö Full complement of photoreceptor genes identified Ö Life-saving leukaemia "bank"

GENOMICS
Sequencing banana genome Ö Puffer fish sequenced Ö Pneumococcus genome sequence completed Ö Centre for functional genomics Ö Computational genomics Ö Deep sea DNA sequencing Ö Mouse genome roars ahead with new map Ö Reduction in trans­cription interference

MEDICAL BIOTECH
Hepatitis vaccine from transgenic potato Ö CCMB develops new drug assay system Ö Electrochemical DNA chip Ö Biochip to test for doping in athletes

PROTEOMICS
Mix-match-split life of proteins Ö Pfizer extend research agreement with OGS Ö New search-and-cluster tool Ö High-protein spaghetti Ö Protein microarray

BIOINFORMATICS
IT giants focus on bioinformatics boom in India Ö Funds for bioinformatics

AGRI BIOTECH
Seabuckthorn: the wonder plant Ö Tissue culture in tea plants Ö Bt used in GM crops is related to anthrax germ Ö Skincare ingredient from Indian plant Ö Plant silks

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