GATE 2017 ALERT | Syllabus GATE BT Dear GATE BT 2017 aspirants, IIT Roorkee is going to be the organizer of GATE 2017 and it has launched its National Poster for GATE 2017. Here is the poster for your reference and information. We have also provided a highly organized layout of the GATE BT Syllabus, hoping that it will help […]
Misal Rob, secured an AIR 137 in GATE Biotechnology 2016. His GATE score was little above 600 (602 exactly). IIT Bombay had a history of keeping a GATE score cut-off around 625-650. He had minimal hopes of getting a call from IITB, but yet he applied at all IITs including IITB to ensure that he doesn’t miss on slightest of […]
BioWrit | A contest that gives you “WRITE TO EARN” BioWrit is an initiative by www.BiotechnologyForums.com to promote and appreciate scientific writing skills of Biotechnology professionals and students in India and abroad. What’s this competition about? BioWrit is an online “Article Writing Competition” for Biotechnology professionals and students. Different editions have different rules. Details of BioWrit October 2015 may be found […]
Antibiotic Resistance Marker that CANNOT be used in a cloning vector in Gram Negative bacteria is? (GATE BT 2010) a) Streptomycin b) Ampicillin c) Vancomycin d) Kanamycin Correct Answer is (C) Vancomycin Let’s discuss the mode of action of all given antibiotics to arrive at the correct answer: 1). Streptomycin: It’s an aminoglycoside. Mode of action of all aminoglycosides involves […]
The bacteria known to be naturally competent for transformation of DNA is ? (GATE BT 2010) a) Escherichia coli b) Bacillus subtilis c) Mycobacterium tuberculosis d) Yersinia pestis Correct answer is (B) Bacillus subtilis Note: Details below are mostly verbatum of the reference mentioned in the end: About Natural Competence for Transformation: Natural competence refers to the ability of some […]
Ames test is used to determine? (GATE BT 2010) (a) The Mutagenicity of a chemical (b) Carcinogenicity of a chemical (c) Both Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity (d) Toxicity of a chemical Correct Answer is : (A) The Mutagenicity of a chemical Ames test was developed in 1970‟s by a Biochemistry professor, Bruce Ames (hence the name), as a fast and sensitive assay to […]
Hybridoma Technology is used to produce? (GATE BT 2010) a) Monoclonal Antibodies b) Polyclonal Antibodies c) Both Monoclonal and Polyclonal d) B Cells Correct Answer is: Monoclonal Antibodies. Hybridoma technology Hybridoma technology, discovered by G.Kohler and C.Milstein(1975) refers to a technique wherein Hybrid Cells are produced by fusion of B-lymphocytes with tumour cells (Somatic Cell Fusion). The hybrid cells so […]
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB): CSIR A premier research organization in frontier areas of modern biology offers Summer Training programme for students of all fields of Science (especially Life Sciences), every year. Here’s an update on the same. So, apply in time! About the CCMB Summer Training Program It is not a conventional classroom lectures based training program. […]
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one of the most reputed institutes in India. It’s one of the well known 7 IITs in India (currently no. of IITs are 17). IIT Madras is an institute of national importance with expertise in higher technological education with all round focus on basic and applied research. Getting the tag of an IIT has […]
National University of Singapore is one of the most famous Universities in the world (and goes without saying about it’s reputation in Asia). A lot of students aspire to grab a PhD position at NUS, but it remains a fact that most of the students end up loosing the opportunity because of their lack of awareness about the deadlines for […]
