Interesting articles written by BioXone members and associates.
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata The smell is one of the most used senses used in the animal kingdom for different purposes including food, mating, etc. While animals are attracted towards other animals inside or sometimes outside their speciation, human beings use smell as a symbol of luxury and to hide their natural body odor. […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata “Teratomas arise from primordial germ cells” – Stevens in 1961. In the year 1964, embryologist Barry Pierce discovered that within each tumor, only one cell continued to divide and give rise to more cells while the rest of the cells differentiated and died. Clay tablets from 600-900 BC were believed […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata We all know how our genes are responsible for the transmission of characteristics like physical features, conditions, and diseases from one generation to the other. However, the discovery of a set of genes found in some individuals known as the “serial-killer genes” (or the “murder genes”) leads us to the […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata How do ants immediately become aware when their queen ant dies? Is it via “telepathy”? Ants seem to possess an unusual ability, that of telepathic communication. Telepathy refers to the communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known or conventional senses. It is the ability to communicate […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata The spinal cord, a long bundle of nerves and cells, extends from the end of the brain stem (medulla oblongata) to almost the bottom of the spine (lumbar region of the vertebral column). The body’s central supporting structure plays a vital role in conducting signals to and from the brain […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Can you name an animal that is even older than the Dinosaur? Well, one such animal is the Horse Shoe Crab! ‘Horseshoe crab’ (Limulus polyphemus), as the name suggests, is a marine and brackish water arthropod with a rounded head that resembles the shoe of a horse. It is a […]
Souhrid Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that may cause mild to severe respiratory disorders including death. The term ‘Corona’ means crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus. Some of the examples of coronavirus are Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and […]
Binayak Das, Team BioXone Introduction In the year 1944, Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician who first noticed amongst the children that were being referred to his clinic, that some of them depicted matching yet unique personality traits and behavior. The existing theoretical models and instruments to evaluate psychological aspects of childhood from that time failed […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Imagine visualizing alphabets or numbers in various colors when they are printed in black! Or imagine the shape “circle” bringing the taste of blueberries or the word “textbook” smelling like ground pepper! These may sound absurd but are forms of an extremely unique health condition that exists in less than […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Charlotte Brontë, the famous British novelist of the 19th century once said, “A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” Reading this today tells us how ahead of time a novelist’s thought process can be. This line clearly explains the causes and effects of insomnia. It is caused mostly due to […]
