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Padmanaban, Govindarajan
- Biomedical Research in India:Paradigm Shift to Translation
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1 Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
2 Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Government of India, New Delhi, IN
1 Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
2 Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Government of India, New Delhi, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 239-240Abstract
Biotechnology, a word coined in 1919 by the Hungarian Engineer Karl Ereky, was used to denote products derived from raw materials with the aid of living organisms. It evolved from brewing and fermentation industries to address requirements in almost all facets of day-to-day life: health and disease, food and agriculture, environment and industry. The elucidation of the DNA structure in 1953 and the advent of genetic engineering tools in the 1970s have provided an unlimited scope for the application of this technology. Growth in the biopharmaceutical sector would give a rough measure of the rate of growth of biotechnology globally.Full Text
- Hydroxychloroquine: A Relatively Obscure Antimalarial Takes Centre Stage in COVID-19
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1 Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
2 Infectious Disease Biology, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar 751 023, IN
1 Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
2 Infectious Disease Biology, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar 751 023, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 10 (2020), Pagination: 1489-1491Abstract
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an old antimalarial known for its use to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, it has been shown to be useful in COVID-19 treatment, although its efficacy is being debated and the data from large-scale clinical trials are yet to be available. Overall, it appears that HCQ-Azithromycin-Remdesevir may be a viable treatment option on a case to case basis. There is also a case to evaluate curcumin as an adjunct foodsupplement to prevent and treat COVID-19.Full Text
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