Young blood cells help malaria parasites evade drugs: RGCB study
Thiruvananthapuram, June 17 ( IANS) Scientists at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) here have identified a new mechanism that allows malaria parasites to withstand artemisinin, the world’s most widely used anti-malarial drug. The breakthrough study, published as an Editor’s Choice article in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, reveals that young red blood cells, […]
RGCB launches first Veterinary Medical Services Unit in Kollam
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 20 (IANS) In a major initiative to support Kerala’s animal husbandry sector, the premier central institute – Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) has opened its first veterinary medical laboratory services unit at Oyoor in Kollam district. The multi-speciality diagnostic centre, inaugurated on September 19 by Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development […]
