Interesting articles written by BioXone members and associates.
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata The story of RNA Our understanding of the molecular biology of gene regulation has come a long way since the term “The Central Dogma” was coined in 1957. While early research was dedicated to comprehending DNA and proteins mostly, RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) biology has since gained a growing amount of […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata We might have encountered the term zombies in movies such as “Resident Evil”, “The Walking Dead” etc. According to folklore and pop culture, a zombie is either a reawakened corpse with a voracious appetite or someone bitten by another zombie infected with a zombie virus. Haitian voodoo culture has reported […]
Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disease of the brain. It is a biological process that alters the neurochemical pathways in the brain. Although addictions may be of varying types, the most frequently occurring and the most damaging ones include substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, tobacco). Substance abuse physically affects […]
Shreemoyee Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Role of Solvent tolerance in biofuel production and its trend in the species- Microorganisms have been considered as a boon that shapes all biological sciences. Microorganisms form an integral part of our everyday lives as they are not only present around us but also within us, some also involved in […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata DISCOVERY: During the Roman Empire, in the 1st Century AD, Psoriasis was described by famous encyclopedist A. Cornelius Celsus as “Impetigo” (meaning: impetigo that appears on the skin of the nails and extremities). Even though Galen, a Greek physician is considered to have been the first to have coined the […]
Ankita Chattopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Previously, COVID19 was associated with the onset of numerous symptoms that ranged from mild to moderate severity, starting from cough and fever to complete loss of movement in some cases. Unusual numbers of people from all over the world started showing different sorts of symptoms with different severities, at some […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University, Kolkata Recent updates “On Thursday, the Delhi High Court (HC) restrained Sci-Hub and Libgen, the two online repositories providing free access to paywalled research, from uploading, publishing or making available any article till January 6 on a plea by the three global academic publishers, Elsevier Ltd., Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. and […]
Natasha Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic that spans almost the entire world. Starting from the initial months of 2020, when the birth of this pandemic-driven worldwide havoc was witnessed, to now at the beginning of […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata You probably know the fate of Jack & Rose – famous fictional characters featured in the movie ‘Titanic’, but have you ever wondered about what happened to the ‘unsinkable ship’ after it got swallowed into the near-freezing water of the Northern Atlantic ocean. The passenger and mail steamship, Royal […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Archaeology, anthropology, and the need to estimate dates: The study of humans and what made them where they are today is something of great interest and it has always been this way for ages. Knowledge of the past (history) leads to a better understanding of the present and the future. […]
