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Shinjini Bandopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata ORIGIN AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHANTOM LIMB PAIN Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) is the pain associated with a missing or amputated limb. Severe trauma, tumor, vascular diseases, or infections can result in surgical removal or amputation of a limb, giving rise to phantom limb sensations of excruciating pain or discomfort in […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata “A matter is something that takes up space and has volume. It can be classified into solid, liquid, and gas” – we’ve come across this sentence as early as our elementary school days. Then as we grew up, we understood the differences among these matters, the different properties and performed […]
-Diya Adhikary; Amity University Kolkata Biomaterials of ceramic origin (bioceramics) are “specially designed and fabricated for the repair and reconstruction of diseased, damaged, missing or worn out parts of the body”. Initially, the bioceramics were bioinert but afterward changed to responsive bioceramics. The era of hydroxyapatite in regenerative science dates from the 1950s when bone […]
Amartya Rakshit, Amity University Kolkata A country sleeps peacefully every day as the soldier performs its duties. They defend the honor of our motherland with their life and blood. But, are we really aware of the injuries and threats that they face on duty? The modern day warfare brings incidence of major injuries due to […]
CAMELIA BHATTACHARYYA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA It is a norm as well as a truth universally acknowledged that a single person who’s a prey of a situation would not be blamed alone but a scenario of discomfort would be brought upon his family as well. Yes, you read it right and I call it “Pride and […]
Koustav Maiti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara The monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus ) are very special migratory insects, traveling a vertebrate-like long distance of 4000 km, each year to reach their overwintering ground in Central Mexico. These butterflies use various survival strategies during migration. At low temperatures, they roost in the tree branches […]
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 […]
