Interesting articles written by BioXone members and associates.
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata, West Bengal A very rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease, Goodpasture syndrome (GPS) was discovered in 1919 by Dr. Ernest Goodpasture when he reported a case of bleeding in the lungs and glomerulonephritis during an influenza epidemic. Its rate of occurrence is 1 out of 1 million per year. This disorder […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University, Kolkata ‘I feel as if I’m losing all my leaves. The branches, and the wind, and the rain. I don’t know what’s happening anymore.’ This is the statement that reminds us of Anthony Hopkins’ accurate portrayal of a dementia patient in “The Father” (2020). And precisely, the movie attempts to put […]
Shagun Nikke Churasia, Guru Nanak Dev University Introduction Genes, the functional units of DNA that compose the human genome and play a vital role in various aspects of an individual’s life. From a person’s behavior to physical characteristics, genetics are responsible for nearly every human trait a person has. The behavioral trait that can be […]
Aayushi Gaur, U. I. E. T., Kurukshetra University Doctors battled to keep patients breathing in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing mostly on treating lung and circulatory system damage. However, evidence of neurological consequences was already collecting at the time. Some COVID-19 patients were suffering from delirium, which manifested as confusion, disorientation, and […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Have you ever experienced sudden fear on the sight of an eight-legged monster with fangs that’s crawling towards you? Yes I am talking about spiders. According to recent research, arachnophobia, or intense fear of spiders and spider webs can be a product of human evolution. Let us know how that […]
Seshadri Dutta, NIIT University Introduction Recently, there has been a major interest in using laser therapy in health and dentistry. There are various types of lasers available, and their applications are well defined by parameters such as wavelength, energy density, power output, and radiation duration. For example, light interacts with photosensitive cells in our retinas […]
Hari Krishnan R, SRM Institute of Science and Technology An Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition is a reversible event that occurs in embryonic development and cancer. As indicated by the name, this process involves the conversion of epithelial cells to mesenchymal cells. Cells undergoing this process are highly capable of migration, proliferation, and differentiation into various cell types. […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata WHERE IT ALL BEGAN We have probably heard of “dark matter”, which is believed to make up more than a quarter of the universe. Although its presence is confirmed, scientists have not been able to detect it yet. Recently, elusive genetic matter has been detected in the genome. This biological […]
Seshadri Dutta, NIIT University Introduction Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells are a type of genetically engineered T- cells, modified in order to produce an artificial T-cell receptor that can be further used for immunotherapy. These receptor proteins are engineered in a way that it gives the T-cells the ability to target a specific protein. Following […]
Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT, West Bengal Neutralizing antibodies are antibodies from the adaptive humoral immune system that neutralize a pathogen before entering our cells. And, they provide sterilizing immunity to our bodies by neutralizing the pathogen before infection. Production of these antibodies in our body happens naturally by our immune system. They are in charge […]
