TEHRAN (ANA)- Caretaker of the National Center for Genetic and Biological Resources of Iran Jafar Razeqi said that the country has made a special network to protect its genetic and biological reserves and resources.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Plant Biotechnology Research Center of Islamic Azad University’s Kermanshah branch succeeded in receiving the license of the ISO 17025 laboratory standard in the field of agriculture and food industry.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The biotechnology specialists of an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in making and indigenizing the solution of ‘FBF culture medium’ genetic kits and ‘CF DNA’ laboratory tubes.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The biotechnology specialists of an Iranian knowledge-based company succeeded in making preservative fertilizers for agricultural products by using helpful bacteria.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of Australian scientists has discovered novel biomarkers of phyllodes tumor, which could lead to better outcomes for patients suffering this rare and hard-to-diagnose lesion of the breast.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A study from UC San Diego reveals that obesity causes mitochondrial dysfunction in fat cells, driven by a specific gene and deactivating this gene in mice prevents obesity, suggesting new treatment approaches.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers succeeded in making a technological device that is capable to concurrently decellularize and cellularize the transplanted tissue, and prevents graft rejection and side effects of immunosuppressive drugs.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Using an experimental gene therapy, a team led by Chinese scientists has recovered the hearing of five children born with a genetic defect that had left them profoundly deaf.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently revealed that glucose in the brain may elicit antifungal tolerance in a certain fungus, contributing to the treatment of fungal meningitis.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at Nanjing Normal University have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40 percent compared with the global average content of less than 10 percent.