Tag: Biotechnology
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Unilorin to contribute 10,000 genome to boost human cells, research
University of Ilorin’s Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology (UIMSB), will be contributing 10,000 genomes to the 100 million genome project in the next five years. Dr Kolawole Matthew, the Ag. Director of the institute, made the disclosure in Ilorin on Tuesday while declaring open the annual workshop on Biomedical Innovation and Research Commercialization. A…
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We’ll boost Nigeria’s GDP via biotechnology – FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to improve the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) via biotechnology (the use of biological processes in industrial production). Mr Abayomi Oguntade, the Director, Bio-resources Technology Department, in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, made this known in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja. Oguntade stated that…
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Nigeria needs Technology Park to drive innovations – Scientist
A top scientist in the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has called for the urgent creation of a science and technology park in the country that he said would stimulate and drive innovations which will serve to grow science and technology in Nigeria. Scientist Alfred Kalu, who is of the Environmental Biotechnology and Bioconservation Department…
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Lack of collaboration hampers biotechnology effectiveness – Experts
Biotechnology experts say lack of collaboration in the face of limited resources will hamper the efficiency and effectiveness of the use and application of biotechnology in Nigeria. The experts told the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews on Friday in Abuja that only synergy would help the nation achieve food security. Dr Rufus Ebegba,…
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Google trends: Most searched consumer tech of 2016
Google has released search trends for year 2016 recently, dubbed ‘Year in Search 2016’ with Apple topping the list of most searched consumer tech worldwide, raking up four positions worldwide and taking top spot as the most searched mobile phone in Nigeria. This year, many topics set a new all-time high in search interest. Some…
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Scientist expresses concern over genetically engineered humans
From all indications, genetically engineered humans will be here with us sooner than we expected, and historian scientist Michael Bess has expressed concern. Michael Bess is a historian of science at Vanderbilt University, who is also the author of an enthralling new book, Our Grandchildren Redesigned: Life in a Bioengineered Society. The field of genetic…