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Priyanka Saha, Amity University Kolkata Introduction to prions Prions are infectious-disease causing agents which are mainly bits of misshapen proteins, more precisely referred to as “proteinaceous infectious particles”. After entering any living body, it misshapes the other proteins by deforming them during a sequence reaction until the brain is stuffed with holes like ‘Cheese’. Prions […]
Hari Krishnan R, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Introduction Recombinant DNA technology has been an important developmental tool for mankind since the last few decades, and the recent advances in genetic manipulation have benefited various fields including medicine, agriculture, and industries. Most of the synthetic products we use today are slowly being replaced with […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Normal body temperature plays a vital role in not only detecting illnesses or diseases but also in all the biochemical reactions taking place inside the body as these reactions cannot tolerate wide temperature fluctuations. Enzymes play a major role in various chemical reactions by acting as catalysts, helping in the […]
Moumita Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Introduction Prosopagnosia is an impairment that causes the inability to acknowledge previously known faces and to find out new faces. It is also known as “face-blindness”. It may occur as a developmental variant or after a brain lesion. Humans have acquired the flexibility of recognizing faces effortlessly, rapidly, and accurately […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Stages of sleep: Various research studies have elucidated the various aspects of the mind in the midnight hour. While we sleep and have dreams, our brain is directly involved in regulating our sleep cycles and monitoring sleep and dream quality. Sleep has two stages: (i) REM (rapid eye movement) (ii) […]
Debopriya Ghosh, UIET. Panjab University, Chandigarh Yoga, which means “union” in Sanskrit, is defined as the collection of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines that originated in ancient India. Yoga-based exercises have been revealed in numerous studies to help in the reduction of extra body fat, in improving immunity and lung capacity. Achieving such results becomes […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Cardiovascular complications in patients with COVID-19 require attention. Patients having comorbidities like acute cardiac injury, arrhythmia hypertension, and coronary artery disease have been associated with increased mortality. The novel coronavirus, conversely, increases the risk of developing cardiovascular pathologies like cardiomyopathy, acute coronary syndrome, myocarditis, thromboembolism, and various arrhythmias. In several […]
Anish Pyne, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Very recently, two types of unicellular nano-eukaryotes (protists) were found drifting along the waters of the Gulf of Maine off the North American coast. The organisms depicted certain features that could potentially lead them to be regarded as the world’s first known virophage to science! INTRODUCTION: Famous Hungarian-American […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Let’s understand what Forensic Odontology is- Forensic odontology is a branch of forensic science that deals with the collection, intricate analysis, handling, and presentation of dental evidence related to a criminal act before a court of law. In spite of various recent advances in the field of DNA technology and […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Researchers have discovered a “non-oxygen breathing” animal called Henneguya salminicola, which is a cnidarian parasite on some species of salmon fish. This discovery has changed one of science’s assumptions— that all multicellular animals are aerobic (need oxygen to survive) in nature. Other organisms (fungi, amoebas) are found in anaerobic environments […]
